Assistant Clinical Educator (Band 4)

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an Assistant Clinical Educator in Warrington to support training programs in resuscitation and clinical skills. This role includes managing and delivering courses while assisting learners in clinical settings. The ideal candidate will have a foundation degree in Health and Social Care, excellent communication skills, and experience in delivering training. This part-time position is a fixed-term contract with a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, pro-rated.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training to groups and 1-1.
• Knowledge of resuscitation/Clinical Skills/Simulation.
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing, developing, and delivering a variety of courses.
• Support learners in clinical settings.
• Collect audit data and participate in patient safety projects.

Skills

Experience as a healthcare provider

Excellent IT and organisational skills

Good presentation, teaching and assessment skills

Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships

Education

Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Recognised teaching qualification

Tools

ECDL or other recognised IT qualification

Job description

Assistant Clinical Educator (Band 4)

The closing date is 18 November 2025

The Resuscitation, Simulation & Skills Team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are looking for professionals with passion, dedication, and commitment to excellence in education. The team delivers education in a broad range of disciplines to a wide variety of learners.

You will assist the department in the organisation, administration, and delivery of a wide range of training programmes including Resuscitation, Clinical Simulation and Clinical Skills.

The Resuscitation, Skills and Simulation team is a friendly and supportive team of highly skilled professional educators, working across both Trust sites. We have a reputation for delivering high quality safe healthcare training using innovative techniques and cutting-edge technology. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated educator to join our forward-thinking, inclusive team.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the Head of Resuscitation, Simulation & Skills in managing, developing and delivering a wide variety of courses and simulation education to learners from all healthcare disciplines.

You will also be expected to support learners in the clinical setting and take part in collecting audit data and patient safety projects.

You will have excellent communication and administration skills to ensure the best experience on our advanced courses. The ability to work on your own initiative, problem solve, prioritise your workload, manage projects and meet deadlines is essential. Excellent IT skills are a prerequisite including Word, Excel, and databases.

A teaching qualification or experience would be advantageous as the post will involve some teaching of BLS/Skills and assisting with Simulation as required.

You will be supported to develop your career in a variety of opportunities, and be involved in all aspects of equipment management, audit activities, multidisciplinary events, and national and local patient safety initiatives.

This post will be required to work across all trust sites as required.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job responsibilities

The full details for the job description, main responsibilities and person specification for the role are attached. Please ensure you read both of these documents.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience as a healthcare provider.
• Evidence of delivering training to groups and 1-1.
• Excellent IT and organisational Skills, ability to prioritise key tasks and act appropriately.
• Experience of undertaking audits.
• Knowledge of resuscitation/Clinical Skills/Simulation.
• Knowledge of National Courses (ALS/EPALS etc.).

Qualifications

• Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Recognised teaching qualification.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

• Able to influence and overcome resistance through the application of communication skills.
• Good presentation, teaching and assessment skills.
• Able to produce and present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate.
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
• Work under own initiative with minimal support.
• Ability to undertake clinical observations (BP, Pulse, Resps, Temp, & oximetry).
• Knowledge and understanding of Resuscitation Council Standards.
• Evidence of on-going personal and professional development.
• Understanding of current NHS issues and transformation.
• Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
• ECDL or other recognised IT qualification.

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.

Employer name

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Address

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

370-ADM4RES-255-B

Job locations

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust