Clinical Educator - Theatres and Cardiac Services

Job Description

Clinical Educator- Theatres and Cardiac Services

Cromwell Hospital, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.)

£55,000 Per Annum And Above, Dependant On Experience.

Permanent.

Monday to Friday.37.5 hrs a week, 7.5 hr shifts a day.

Application closing date: 23 October 2026

We make health happen. At Bupa, you can be the Nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority.

Building a career in Nursing has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services – it is a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

At Bupa, we are proud to offer access to our state-of-the-art Clinical Training Academy in Staines – a cutting-edge space for immersive learning, innovation and growth. With advanced simulation labs, XR and VR tech, and digital training environments, it is where we’re shaping the future of healthcare.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

The Clinical Educator is responsible for leading education, competency development, induction and professional development across operating theatres, cardiac and angiography services, interventional services, and associated perioperative areas. You will work collaboratively with clinical and operational leaders, consultants, and the wider Clinical Education Team to build a skilled, competent, and compliant workforce that delivers safe, effective, evidence-based, and person-centred care.

The role combines clinical education with practice development, governance, and quality improvement. You will be a visible and accessible expert resource, translating learning from incidents, complaints, audits, patient feedback, research and national guidance into targeted education and sustainable improvements in practice. The role will also support the safe introduction of new equipment, technologies, procedures, and service developments.

• Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of an annual education and workforce development plan for Theatres, Cardiac and Perioperative Services.
• Design, implement and review specialty-specific competency frameworks and learning pathways for scrub practice, anaesthetics, recovery, angiography, Surgical First Assistants, Surgical Care Practitioners, robotic surgery, interventional procedures, and advanced clinical skills.
• Assess and sign off competence using direct observation, supervised practice, simulation, clinical work records, and other appropriate assessment methods.
• Deliver high-quality classroom, practical and clinical teaching for registered professionals, support workers, students, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support preceptorship, mentorship, practice assessment, and clinical supervision, ensuring staff who undertake assessment responsibilities are appropriately prepared.
• Identify individual and service-learning needs and develop targeted programmes in response to clinical priorities, audit findings, incidents, complaints, patient feedback, research, national guidance, and service change.
• Maintain accurate competency, attendance and training records and provide clear reports on workforce capability.

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed

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