Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Preceptorship and Professional Development Educator (MH)

The closing date is 08 March 2026

Job summary

The post holder will be an integral member of the Clinical Education and Development Team, committed to supporting the development, progression, and retention of registered healthcare professionals across the Trust, including those within Nursing and Allied Health Professions. The role focuses on enhancing staff knowledge, skills, competence, and confidence to ensure a skilled, diverse workforce capable of delivering highquality, compassionate, personcentred care.

Working across classroom, hybrid, online, and clinical practice settings, the post holder will contribute to the coordination, delivery, and evaluation of a range of education and development initiatives. This includes supporting the Senior Preceptorship and Professional Development Educator in delivering the Trust's Preceptorship programme and other identified training pathways.

Main duties of the job

*Act as a positive professional role model in promoting clinical excellence and ensuring that high levels of clinical excellence and attitude are maintained and promoted

*Provide a variety of high quality, evidence based, clinical education and training sessions / programmes across HIOWH, including Preceptorship, whilst supporting learning and assessment in clinical practice

*Promote a positive working and learning environment providing support through coaching, mentoring and reflective practice to enhance knowledge and skills

*Identify and promote clinical learning opportunities as appropriate

*Support in the completion of assessments in practice

*Support the development, practice and assessment of clinical competence

*Ensure all training, information and guidance provided is up to date and evidence based

*Support registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to access and complete the Trust's Preceptorship programme within the recommended timeframe

*Work with clinical teams to support in creating a positive learning environment, and promote a culture of learning

*Support the Clinical Education and Development Team with regards to identifying learning needs in practice and meeting Organisational objectives

*Liaise and work collaboratively with clinical practice areas to ensure consistency across the setting and blended learning approaches to support the transfer of learning and skill attainment

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-COR-10562

Job locations

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional registration as a Mental Health Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Evidence of continuing professional development
Recognised learner support qualification (Practice Assessor, Practice Supervisor)

Desirable

Teaching qualification i.e. PTLLS/Award in Education and Training
Coaching experience and/or
Professional Nurse Advocate
qualification

Experience

Essential

Sound clinical knowledge, skills and experience
Experience of working with staff from diverse communities
Knowledge of working with safeguarding procedures
Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating education / training / development sessions / programmes
Experience of working with learners with complex needs, and providing support in practice
Confident and professional leadership approach with the ability to influence and negotiate to enthuse, motivate and involve others
Knowledge of current national guidance in relation to the role

Desirable

Project management experience with evidence of leading and managing improvement projects
Demonstration of leadership and management skills with clinical experience in health or social care, within the appropriate environment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional registration as a Mental Health Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Evidence of continuing professional development
Recognised learner support qualification (Practice Assessor, Practice Supervisor)

Desirable

Teaching qualification i.e. PTLLS/Award in Education and Training
Coaching experience and/or
Professional Nurse Advocate
qualification

Experience

Essential

Sound clinical knowledge, skills and experience
Experience of working with staff from diverse communities
Knowledge of working with safeguarding procedures
Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating education / training / development sessions / programmes
Experience of working with learners with complex needs, and providing support in practice
Confident and professional leadership approach with the ability to influence and negotiate to enthuse, motivate and involve others
Knowledge of current national guidance in relation to the role

Desirable

Project management experience with evidence of leading and managing improvement projects
Demonstration of leadership and management skills with clinical experience in health or social care, within the appropriate environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)