Band 7 Clinical Education and Competencies Manager in Birmingham

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Moseley Hall Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/10/2026

Band 7 Clinical Education and Competencies Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge in your clinical career or would you like a development opportunity as the Clinical Education and Competencies Manager within the Education Department as an exciting opportunity has become available.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the Education Department for 15 hours a week to support the development of our clinical workforce within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

As the Clinical Education and Competencies Manager you will have management responsibility for the delivery and evaluation of professional teaching activity, training programmes, continuing professional development activity and skills training for the clinical workforce, ensuring appropriate development and competency support for Trust colleagues in line with regulatory requirements.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the management responsibility of the clinical education remit, The Clinical Education and Competencies Manager also supports a broad range of training programmes and complex educational activities, including identification of training opportunities, training the trainers and co-ordination of projects to assess and/or improve clinical education.

This role also supports preparation to work across the services.

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties:

• Management of Clinical Education and Training provision across the organisation; this includes includes the planning, delivery and evaluation of professional education and training activities, training programmes, continuing professional development, induction and skills training for the clinical workforce.
• Provide specialist knowledge and advice and guidance for assurance and delivery of clinical and training programmes, and oversight of competency reporting.
• Work with the Nursing Education Lead, clinical tutors, speciality leads, external trainers and library services to monitor, evaluate and develop high quality, evidence based clinical education.
• Implement and monitor all relevant legislation and policies and/or procedures as identified by the organisation into the appropriate training and development programmes.
• Ensuring the delivery and appropriate development of quality assured, competency based clinical development programmes and assessment.
• Manage clinical development programmes, ensuring full engagement with all the relevant divisions, identifying the clinical competence that is required to ensure safe and effective patient care.
• Ensure data collection and reporting processes are in place for quality assurance and governance.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Educated to Master degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Relevant experience of working with broad spectrum of Clinical Divisions and Clinical workforce development
• Relevant experience of clinical education management
• Relevant experience of working with Higher Education Institutions and external partners
• Relevant experience of managing and developing appropriate databases

Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to handle sensitive and complex information
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• High level of IT literacy to include Microsoft word, excel and power point
• Ability to work autonomously
• High level of negotiating and influencing skills
• Knowledge of academic curriculum management

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.

We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

DBS Costs

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with the Trust will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary in 3 payments over a 3-month period once you start employment. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to these deductions being made. The charges for the DBS include the administration fee. The total costs are £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. For bank Workers the full cost of the DBS check (as detailed above) will be deducted from your pay following completion of your online mandatory training. No payment will be made for your online training until it is all complete and verified by the Temporary Staffing Team. Please note: You will not be able to work any bank shifts until you have completed your mandatory training, and your DBS is in place.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.