Clinical Educator (XR07) in Leeds

Are you an experienced clinical leader with a passion for education and professional development? We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate Senior Clinical Educator to join our Oncology team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. You will help shape the future of cancer care by supporting, educating, and developing both registered and unregistered staff across our oncology services.

Overview

• Lead on the design, delivery and evaluation of clinical education programmes for nursing and AHP staff.
• Support staff development through preceptorship, clinical supervision, and mentorship.
• Act as a role model and expert practitioner, embedding best practice and evidence-based care.
• Collaborate across professional boundaries to improve care quality and patient outcomes.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the CSU through workforce development, quality improvement and service innovation.
• Provide leadership and oversight to junior staff, and deputise for the Matron where required.

Main duties of the job

The job holder will lead development of clinical staff (registered and unregistered) and enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust-wide continuous professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas, ensuring a high standard of education.

They will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. They will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments, enhancing the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.

You will lead the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring excellence in care. The post holder will lead on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and Trust, enabling and supporting interdisciplinary and cross-city working to share good practice and deliver high-quality, effective and efficient care.

JOB DIMENSION: The role is essential to ensure nurses and/or ODPs work within governing standards set by professional and regulatory bodies. The job holder will support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff to meet standards for high-quality evidence-based care, and will deliver education on a Trust-wide basis across a wide range of clinical areas and departments.

They will contribute to planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training of the registered and unregistered workforce, work with the senior management team to maintain the service vision and embed it in practice, identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams. The post holder will lead by example, disseminate good practice and challenge assumptions, practice and performance where appropriate.

About us

Our LTHT values are part of what makes us different from other trusts. They were developed by our staff and guide how we work. Our five values are: Accountable and Empowered. All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

Additionally, the core values relating specifically to this post are:

• Commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care
• Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment
• Commitment to own development and the development of junior staff
• Commitment to maintaining the highest standard of nursing patient care

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to redeploying at-risk members of our workforce to new roles. Our job adverts are subject to this policy. If there is a delay in shortlisting, please bear with us and contact the named contact with questions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

JOB PURPOSE: The job holder will lead the development of clinical staff (registered and unregistered) and enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust-wide continuous professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas, delivering a high standard of education.

The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. They will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.

You will lead the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research, and will function as a role model for staff within the clinical area and Trust.

JOB DIMENSION (continued): The role supports nurses and/or ODPs to work within professional standards, delivering high-quality evidence-based care across Trust-wide education and training programs. The post holder will collaborate with senior management to embed the service vision and ensure high-quality, cost-effective care.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / ODP (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children’s areas)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Masters degree or postgraduate level development equivalent to a masters

Experience

• Significant experience in a junior leadership role (e.g., Band 6 or equivalent)
• Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
• Clinical experience within the specialty
• Audit and standard setting

Skills & Behaviours

• Compassionate and caring
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Motivator of self and others
• Positive approach to change
• Flexible
• Adaptable
• Able to manage stress in self and others

Disclosure and Barring Service check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any prior criminal convictions.