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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Educator

The closing date is 21 July 2025

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Job summary

This 12 month fixed term maternity cover will play an essential role in supporting Matrons and Senior Sisters by facilitating education, training and practice development within Child Health establishing a high standard of education for all clinically based staff.

The post holder will work in partnership with Senior Sisters, and will be responsible for implementing evidence based, patient focused practice. They will work within the clinical area, working with staff to facilitate the development of skills in order to integrate education and practice development, thus enhancing quality care delivery from both registered and unregistered workforce.

The post holder will lead and facilitate audit and research and will function as a role model for staff within the clinical area, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross site working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post

Main duties of the job

This cross-site role requires the post holder to demonstrate the knowledge and skills of an experienced paediatric nurse and will:

  • Work a mix of clinical and managerial duties, across York and Scarborough Hospitals, ensuring equitable education is delivered to high standards.
  • Lead on the delivery of core clinical training, induction, and competency workshops for staff, ensuring alignment with paediatric proficiencies and organisational needs.
  • Maintain and develop clinical expertise to act as an expert resource to colleagues by acting as a role model guiding practice development and education delivery.
  • Develop and review relevant policies and documents and ensure training is delivered and benchmark against national standards.
  • Lead audits and reviews to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives, contributing to service improvement and innovation.
  • The post holder will promote a proactive innovative approach to education, learning and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.
  • Network with teams within the wider Trust and outside the Trust developing interpersonal relationships.
  • Line management responsibilities of the paediatric education team including work planning and managerial duties.
  • Ensure the education provision to the nursing teams are met cross site ensuring an equitable provision and high standards of education and teaching.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  • For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7310484-CE-FH

Job locations

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Children's Nurse
  • oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • oFirst level Degree Education
  • oKnowledge of education, training and practice development
  • oEPALS - European Paediatric Advanced Life Support or equivalent

Desirable

  • oMasters level education
  • oRecognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oAt least 2 years' experience at a senior level within paediatric services
  • oDelivery of education and training within clinical area Audit and standard setting
  • oEvidence of charge management

Desirable

  • oService development and/or charge management

Training

Essential

  • oEvidence of continued professional development
  • oWilling to undergo training as necessary

Desirable

  • oQuality improvement training (eg QSIR)

Special Knowledge

Essential

  • oCurrent issues in healthcare clinical & Quality governance framework

Behaviours

Essential

  • oCapable of lateral thinking
  • oEffective working within multi professional team
  • oRole Model
  • oGood Communication Skills

Practical Skills

Essential

  • oExcellent written and verbal skills
  • oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload
  • oUnderstanding of skills and knowledge required develop team members

Values & Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours:
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Children's Nurse
  • oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • oFirst level Degree Education
  • oKnowledge of education, training and practice development
  • oEPALS - European Paediatric Advanced Life Support or equivalent

Desirable

  • oMasters level education
  • oRecognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oAt least 2 years' experience at a senior level within paediatric services
  • oDelivery of education and training within clinical area Audit and standard setting
  • oEvidence of charge management

Desirable

  • oService development and/or charge management

Training

Essential

  • oEvidence of continued professional development
  • oWilling to undergo training as necessary

Desirable

  • oQuality improvement training (eg QSIR)

Special Knowledge

Essential

  • oCurrent issues in healthcare clinical & Quality governance framework

Behaviours

Essential

  • oCapable of lateral thinking
  • oEffective working within multi professional team
  • oRole Model
  • oGood Communication Skills

Practical Skills

Essential

  • oExcellent written and verbal skills
  • oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload
  • oUnderstanding of skills and knowledge required develop team members

Values & Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours:

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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Matron, Acute Paediatrics. Child Health

Gemma Granger

gemma.granger@york.nhs.uk

01904723182

Details

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7310484-CE-FH

Job locations

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


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