Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Education team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our core values -Compassion, Excellence, and Collaboration are at the forefront of delivering responsive, effective, and safe patient care. The Trust is committed to ensuring that all staff have access to the clinical education and training required to provide outstanding care. We are seeking a Clinical Educator to join our dynamic team and help the Trust maintain its position as one of the most innovative and leading cardio-thoracic specialist NHS organisations. You will share in our vision and values, be enthusiastic and professional in their approach and have drive and passion for multi-professional education. The role is central to the planning, delivery, and management of training programs across the non-medical professions and grades, tailored towards staff, students and other learners within the organisation. You will be responsible for liaising with internal and external stakeholders and providing line management support to Clinical Education Facilitators, thus ensuring the delivery, evaluation and development of training and development. As a senior team member, you will work closely with colleagues and peers collaboratively to ensure the portfolio of Clinical Education activity remains relevant, meets required standards and is delivered to the highest quality. Please note this post is being advertised as Band 7 but is subject to a consistency checking process. Main duties of the job Key responsibilities of the role include: collaboration with senior managers, specialists, and educators to identify training needs and develop comprehensive clinical education programs across a variety of clinical skills. Act as the Trust lead for regulatory standards, supporting mentors, assessors, and learners in competency development and assessment. Coordinate placement programs for Pre-Registration Learners, working with HEIs to maintain quality clinical learning environments. Deliver core clinical training, induction, and competency workshops for staff, ensuring alignment with organisational needs. Manage and develop junior team members, ensuring high performance through effective supervision and appraisal. Lead audits and reviews to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives, contributing to service improvement and innovation. About us Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview. For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour Date posted 09 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 175-2425-1-ED1054 Job locations Heart and Lung Research Institute Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY Royal Papworth Hospital Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered professional: Nurse, Allied Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Scientist. Qualification and experience in student assessment such as: Practice Assessor/Educator, the mentorship preparation pathway, ENB 998, or equivalent Experience Essential Ability to communicate information which may be difficult / sensitive or complex to both individuals and groups. Experience in teaching and assessing competencies / proficiencies in the clinical learning environment. Knowledge of HCPC Standards / NMC Code of Conduct, Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment and professional practice guidance in relation to pre-registration education. Experience at band 6 level with knowledge of pre-registration nursing and AHP programmes and NMC/ HCPC standards relating to education Additional Criteria Essential Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered professional: Nurse, Allied Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Scientist. Qualification and experience in student assessment such as: Practice Assessor/Educator, the mentorship preparation pathway, ENB 998, or equivalent Experience Essential Ability to communicate information which may be difficult / sensitive or complex to both individuals and groups. Experience in teaching and assessing competencies / proficiencies in the clinical learning environment. Knowledge of HCPC Standards / NMC Code of Conduct, Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment and professional practice guidance in relation to pre-registration education. Experience at band 6 level with knowledge of pre-registration nursing and AHP programmes and NMC/ HCPC standards relating to education Additional Criteria Essential Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration 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 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). Employer details Employer name Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Heart and Lung Research Institute Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY Employer's website https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)