Practice Education Facilitator

Job summary

The Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) will play a key role within the Professional Workforce Team in supporting the growth, development, and retention of the AHP, Nursing, and Midwifery workforce. The post holder will help ensure high-quality learning environments, effective support for learners and staff, and delivery of workforce initiatives aligned to organisational and national strategies.

Working across clinical teams as well as with senior leaders, the PEF will facilitate learning, champion professional development, support quality improvement, and contribute to strategic projects that sustain and strengthen the future workforce for AHPs, Nursing and Midwifery.

Main duties of the job

Education, Learning & Workforce Development

• Support high-quality learning for pre-registration AHP, nursing, and midwifery learners.
• Contribute to coordinating and delivering apprenticeships.
• Work flexibly to meet changing workforce priorities.
• Deliver education sessions, workshops, and presentations.
• Guide clinical teams on supervision and learner support.
• Collaborate with universities and partners on placement quality, learner issues, and capacity planning.

• Support workforce growth and retention strategies across AHP, nursing, and midwifery.
• Assist senior leaders with workforce planning and pipeline development.
• Participate in early-careers, progression, and widening-participation activities.
• Help enhance the experience of learners and new starters to foster belonging.

• Support monitoring and reporting of placement quality, governance, and learner experience.
• Assist with audits, action planning, and improvement work.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to data analysis.

• Work with clinical leaders, educators, and workforce teams to maintain strong learning environments.
• Build relationships with HEIs, apprenticeship providers, and professional partners.
• Act as an ambassador for the Professional Workforce Team.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.