Senior Practice Education Facilitator

Job summary

We're looking for an inspiring and forward-thinking leader to head our Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) team within the Emergency Department (ED). This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the educational culture of a busy, dynamic department and play a key role in developing the workforce of the future.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and support the CPF team, ensuring high-quality educational support is embedded throughout the ED.
• Oversee a comprehensive induction programme for all new starters--both registered and unregistered--ensuring everyone is safely and effectively welcomed into the department.
• Set the strategic vision for education in ED, aligning priorities with departmental and divisional objectives, and regularly presenting progress and outcomes at senior leadership forums.
• Ensure accurate training and competency records are maintained, promoting full compliance with Trust-mandated training and supporting staff in achieving their required competencies.
• Deliver ED-specific clinical education, ensuring staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide safe, evidence-based patient care.
• Contribute to clinical audit and quality improvement activity, identifying training needs, proposing solutions, and helping shape the ongoing development of the ED workforce.
• Support the wider Directorate education strategy, working collaboratively to ensure high-quality training is embedded and sustained across emergency care services.

Main duties of the job

• Leading the coordination of education, training, and practice-development activity across the ED
• Ensuring staff achieve required competencies and have access to reflective learning, CPD, high-quality teaching, research opportunities, and professional support
• Working collaboratively with universities, Trust colleagues, and external education providers to design and deliver programmes that meet departmental and national standards
• Supporting the development of guidelines, leading audit activity, and championing innovation in clinical education
• Managing educational records and data, contributing to governance processes, and ensuring policies remain current and evidence-based
• Driving service improvement through excellent communication, strong relationships, and effective planning

This is a pivotal role for someone who is passionate about developing others, enhancing patient care through education, and ensuring the ED remains a vibrant, supportive, and high-performing learning environment.

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.