Neonatal Clinical Educator

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Clinical Educator

The closing date is 03 November 2026

Are you an experienced and passionate neonatal nurse readyto shape the future workforce of neonatal care?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative NeonatalPractice Educator to join our dedicated neonatal team. This is an excitingopportunity for an experienced neonatal practitioner to combine their clinicalexpertise with education, leadership, quality improvement and servicedevelopment across our neonatal services.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with neonatal, paediatric, maternity and multidisciplinary teams, you will:

• Lead and deliver neonatal education, training and simulation programmes.
• Support the development of newly qualified nurses, students and experienced practitioners.
• Drive clinical excellence through evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives.
• Champion patient safety, governance and professional standards.
• Influence service development and workforce transformation across neonatal care.
• Act as a clinical leader and expert resource for colleagues across the Trust.
• Help shape the next generation of neonatal professionals.

Develop and deliver education plans, competency based training programmes and support activities relating to clinical nurse education, training and development, and multi professional team development.

Collect, evaluate and analyse data, and make judgements on the clinical implications of the evidence, applying this to development programmes.

Develop and present relevant reports and presentations on essential and role specific training performance and training needs analysis for forward planning

Work cross site and across the perinatal and paediatric services

Support the regional provision of nurse education within the neonatal network.

Participate in Trust wide neonatal life support training and updates

About us

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Job responsibilities

Lead education andtraining for neonatal nurses, student nurses, midwives andmultidisciplinary colleagues, including induction, preceptorship, emergencyskills training and ongoing professional development.

Support and develop staff in clinicalpractice, acting as a mentor, coach and expert role model to ensure highstandards of evidence-based neonatal care.

Drive quality improvement and patientsafety, helping implement learning from incidents, governance initiativesand national neonatal standards.

Work clinically alongside staff,supporting newly qualified nurses, return-to-practice staff and colleaguesrequiring additional development.

Promote excellence in neonatal care bydeveloping policies, guidelines and care pathways based on current evidence andbest practice.

Lead workforce development strategies,identifying training needs and ensuring staff have the skills and knowledgerequired to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Collaborate across neonatal, paediatric,maternity and obstetric services to improve patient outcomes and ensureconsistent standards of care across the Trust.

Support service development, audit,research and innovation, helping to shape and enhance neonatal services forthe future.

Person Specification

Experience

• Proven experience as nurse leader
• Proven ability to work effectively independently and within a team
• Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleague
• Experience of professional development / appraisal facilitation
• Research or audit experience.
• Experience of MDT working linking with outside agencys
• Active participant and strong interest in Evidence Based Practice Group

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing Studies or Health related subject
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Evidence of study relating to education management & leadership
• NLS Instructor, or working towards instructor status
• Incident reporting / RCA training
• Duty of candour training
• APLS/EPLS or equivalent

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of clinical risk management
• Sound knowledge of national and local networks / guidelines
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience of developing and delivering training / education to staff
• Audit & report writing
• Involvement in clinical audit projects and/or guideline development
• Knowledge of complaints management
• Ability to use initiative
• Committed to professional and personal development
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experiences with others
• Takes ownership of problems

Special Requirements

• Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

Statutory Registration

• Registered Nurse (adult or Child) on part 1 of the NMC register
• Valid UK NMC PIN

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum, pro rata,

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