Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Practice Educator -secondment until 05/08/2026 - 34 hpw

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

Closing Date: 29.06.25

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 30.06.25

Interview expected to take place on: 11/07/2025

Are you passionate about supporting students? Do you want to shape and develop future health care professionals? Are you dynamic, creative and forward thinking? If you have answered yes - this is the role for you!

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic HCPC registrant or NMC registrant to join the excellent Training and Education department at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will support placement areas to offer high quality placement experiences for the future workforce, as well as offering pastoral support to learners across a range of professions. Additionally the candidate will work within a multi-professional team to support the provision of education, learners and newly qualified health care professionals.

This role will have specific oversight to support, maintain and develop our learning environments and predominantly support Allied Health Professional students.

We are passionate about your development and you will have opportunity to develop your portfolio and maintain your professional registration in this role. Your role will include involvement in wider department activities such as supporting simulation courses, preceptorship and clinical skills teaching.

Main duties of the job

For this role you require experience of teaching, assessing, and supporting students, and be committed to improving the quality of placements. You will have the opportunity to showcase innovative ideas to increase student capacity and improve feedback. The post holder will have the opportunity to work within the wider education department to develop new skills and should therefore be committed to supporting the education and development of others. We are passionate about educators maintaining clinical competence and can support you to work a variety of hours in clinical practice.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

  • We value people
  • We are one team
  • We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

389-25-7277317

Job locations

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience within an acute setting
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing in clinical settings
  • Evidence of providing pastoral support to learners
  • Experience of providing leadership in a clinical environment

Desirable

  • Evidence of facilitation of simulation training
  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of writing policies/guidelines

Skills

Essential

  • Presentation skills within a variety of both formal and informal settings to large groups and at different professional levels.
  • Organisational and time management skills
  • Computer literate - use of word, power point and other databases
  • Able to identify and prioritise complex, time sensitive work and projects.
  • Has evidence of experience and commitment to education in practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Allied Health Professional or NMC Registrant
  • Current registration with HCPC/NMC accordingly
  • Hold a mentor, supervisor, or assessor qualification
  • Evidence of on-going professional, personal and academic development.
  • First Level Degree in relevant profession

Desirable

  • Teaching Qualification (PG Cert In Education), or willingness to undertake
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience within an acute setting
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing in clinical settings
  • Evidence of providing pastoral support to learners
  • Experience of providing leadership in a clinical environment

Desirable

  • Evidence of facilitation of simulation training
  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of writing policies/guidelines

Skills

Essential

  • Presentation skills within a variety of both formal and informal settings to large groups and at different professional levels.
  • Organisational and time management skills
  • Computer literate - use of word, power point and other databases
  • Able to identify and prioritise complex, time sensitive work and projects.
  • Has evidence of experience and commitment to education in practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Allied Health Professional or NMC Registrant
  • Current registration with HCPC/NMC accordingly
  • Hold a mentor, supervisor, or assessor qualification
  • Evidence of on-going professional, personal and academic development.
  • First Level Degree in relevant profession

Desirable

  • Teaching Qualification (PG Cert In Education), or willingness to undertake

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Education Manager

Laura Gornall

laura.gornall@bthft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

389-25-7277317

Job locations

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


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