Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Senior Clinical and Professional Educator

The closing date is 09 December 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a Senior Clinical and Professional Educator to join our team on the Isle of Wight to support the delivery of the Trusts 2024-2029 Working Together, Improving Together Strategy and the Trusts Clinical Strategy, to enable our workforce to deliver excellent person-centred care for patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a team that is innovative and passionate about driving a culture of improvement, enables access to continued professional development for all, and leads programmes of development. You will work across the organisation to support professional and clinical practice using clinical experience and evidence-based practice.

About us

Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

Our Vision:

Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency to be agreed locally.

Date posted

24 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1878V

Job locations

St Mary's Hosp (IOW), Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an internal vacancy and we invite applications from employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

NHS Band 6: Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: Permanent

Base Location: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Rd, Newport PO30 5TG

Key Role and Responsibilities:

You will support the work of the Practice Development Lead and The Head of Professional Education in the key workstreams: Preceptorship, Apprentice Nurse pastoral and practice support, Professional Nurse Advocacy, Safer Learning Environment Charter, Resilience Based Clinical Supervision.
You will contribute to the development of guidelines, policies, curricula and competencies for practice and support compliance with NICE/CQC/HEE where relevant to the multi professional clinical workforce.
Supporting clinical and professional education and development, working with service and professional leads, whilst also maintaining own clinical competence.
Engage in the quality monitoring which support practice areas to maintain professional and regulatory body standards for practice-based education.
Maximise the number of newly registered professionals/students/learners who can be supported within clinical practice areas and positively influence the quality of the learner experience and learning environment under the Safety Learning Environment Charter.
Ensuring and supporting clinical governance, data and reporting, enabling learners to deliver high quality clinical care, represent education in key trust councils and forums.
Proven leadership qualities that enable you to engage key stakeholders and possess the skills of influence to create change and advocate for education and development of our people.
Leading by example be present and visible in practice, role modelling expected professional practice and supporting the educational development of all learners.
Play a key role in planning, delivering, and evaluating essential competency training and development, classroom-based teaching sessions and clinical skills teaching.
Be in possession of or working towards a PgCert teaching qualification if not already possessed.

Interviews: Please note interviews will be held on the 9th of December 2025 and will include a ten minute presentation, the subject to be confirmed at invitation to interview.

For full details of this role, please refer to the enclosed Job Description or contact charlotte.campbell12@nhs.net.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an internal vacancy and we invite applications from employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

NHS Band 6: Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: Permanent

Base Location: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Rd, Newport PO30 5TG

Key Role and Responsibilities:

You will support the work of the Practice Development Lead and The Head of Professional Education in the key workstreams: Preceptorship, Apprentice Nurse pastoral and practice support, Professional Nurse Advocacy, Safer Learning Environment Charter, Resilience Based Clinical Supervision.
You will contribute to the development of guidelines, policies, curricula and competencies for practice and support compliance with NICE/CQC/HEE where relevant to the multi professional clinical workforce.
Supporting clinical and professional education and development, working with service and professional leads, whilst also maintaining own clinical competence.
Engage in the quality monitoring which support practice areas to maintain professional and regulatory body standards for practice-based education.
Maximise the number of newly registered professionals/students/learners who can be supported within clinical practice areas and positively influence the quality of the learner experience and learning environment under the Safety Learning Environment Charter.
Ensuring and supporting clinical governance, data and reporting, enabling learners to deliver high quality clinical care, represent education in key trust councils and forums.
Proven leadership qualities that enable you to engage key stakeholders and possess the skills of influence to create change and advocate for education and development of our people.
Leading by example be present and visible in practice, role modelling expected professional practice and supporting the educational development of all learners.
Play a key role in planning, delivering, and evaluating essential competency training and development, classroom-based teaching sessions and clinical skills teaching.
Be in possession of or working towards a PgCert teaching qualification if not already possessed.

Interviews: Please note interviews will be held on the 9th of December 2025 and will include a ten minute presentation, the subject to be confirmed at invitation to interview.

For full details of this role, please refer to the enclosed Job Description or contact charlotte.campbell12@nhs.net.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold a current registered professional qualification with either the HCPC or NMC. Hold a recognised teaching or practice education qualification. Evidence of post qualifying study at HEI level 6/7 Evidence of delivering education and training either 1:1 or in groups Proven experience of supervising and assessing practice in a multi-professional practice environment Current working knowledge of the NHS including current national initiatives concerning health education

Desirable

Be a clinical supervisor and/or completed Resilience Based clinical supervision training Professional Nurse Advocate Proven experience of working collaboratively and effectively within a multi-professional environment Evidence of leadership experience Demonstrable involvement in service development issues and change management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold a current registered professional qualification with either the HCPC or NMC. Hold a recognised teaching or practice education qualification. Evidence of post qualifying study at HEI level 6/7 Evidence of delivering education and training either 1:1 or in groups Proven experience of supervising and assessing practice in a multi-professional practice environment Current working knowledge of the NHS including current national initiatives concerning health education

Desirable

Be a clinical supervisor and/or completed Resilience Based clinical supervision training Professional Nurse Advocate Proven experience of working collaboratively and effectively within a multi-professional environment Evidence of leadership experience Demonstrable involvement in service development issues and change management

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

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

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hosp (IOW), Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hosp (IOW), Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

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