Clinical Education Lead

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Education Lead to enhance the quality of education and training across clinical services. This role involves managing a team, developing educational programs, and ensuring compliance with care standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in clinical education, particularly in paediatric or palliative care, and a strong background in leadership and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Post registration experience at band 6 for minimum of 3 years.
• Proven management and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the development and delivery of education and training.
• Manage a team of Practice Educators and Associate Educators.
• Drive improvements in clinical practice and care pathways.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Practice

Education Development

Quality Improvement

Education

Current registration with professional body such as NMC

PGDiP/MSc in education or willing to undertake

Recognised teaching/supervision qualification

Job description

Job summary

Were looking for a motivated and forward-thinking clinical education professional who:

• Has a strong background in clinical practice and education, ideally within paediatric or palliative care.
• Is confident leading teams and managing educational programs.
• Can inspire, support, and develop others.
• Has a deep understanding of quality improvement and regulatory frameworks.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Education Lead, you will be a key member of the Senior Care Leadership Team, responsible for leading and coordinating the development and delivery of high-quality education and training across our clinical services. Youll line-manage a team of Practice Educators and Associate Educators, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary leaders to ensure continuous learning, clinical excellence, and safe, evidence-based care.

Key resonsibilities:

• Lead on the planning and implementation of internal and external clinical education programs.
• Support the delivery of care that meets CQC standards, NICE guidelines, and best practice benchmarks.
• Identify training needs and develop targeted educational initiatives to support staff development and service improvement.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across all services.
• Drive forward improvements in clinical practice and care pathways.

About us

Shooting Star Childrens Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

Our specialist care and support is free of charge to families and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It includes specialist nursing in the community, symptom management and pain relief, overnight respite stays, end-of-life care, specialist bereavement care and a comprehensive range of therapies, groups and clinics for the whole family.

At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity tomake every moment count.

Details Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience £49,743 – £54,133 per annum, excluding GA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0299-C1-CEL-0525

Job locations

The Avenue

Hampton

TW12 3RA

Christopher’s Shooting Star Hospices

Old Portsmouth Road

Artington

Guildford

GU3 1LP

Job description Job responsibilities

Introduction to Team Care

Shooting Star Childrens Hospices Teams

Care Directorate: Led by the Director of Care and Medical Director. The Care Teams are the heart of our organisation, consisting of dedicated Drs, nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals and support staff. They provide compassionate and personalised care to children with life-limiting conditions, and those at the end of their lives focusing on pain management, symptom control, emotional support for both the child and their family and bereavement care after death. Holistic care is tailored to each child and familys needs.

Practice Education Team: Led by the Clinical Education Lead, the practice education team consisting of clinical educators and an associate clinical educator aims to support and empower our clinical workforce to ensure staff are equipped with the necessary skills, values, and behaviours to deliver compassionate, evidence based, patient-focused care.

Job Profile

a) Job summary

SSCH recognises that excellent education and training for all our clinical staff is essential to provide safe, effective services and to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care.

The post holder will lead the education team in delivering an education program across all clinical settings including inhouse hospice services, psychosocial services, community hospice care and specialist palliative care.

The postholder will work across SSCH and contribute to the building of a learning culture throughout the organisation and work closely with other clinical services, quality team and wider organisation, to ensure the provision of an excellent and equitable education service.

The post holder will lead and deliver a range of projects to meet the requirements set out in the organisational strategy and care directorate business plan. The postholder will also support network wide educational programs and engage with the regional paediatric palliative care educational programs.

b) Main duties and key responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

To monitor and measure success against agreed performance indicators

To ensure that service users and carers are actively invited and involved in the development, delivery and evaluation of education

To share learning and development both internally and externally with our partners including presentations at events and conferences

To support the Clinical Educators in leading and delivering against workforce development projects

To support medical, nursing and AHP colleagues to challenge practice and identify competency issues

To maintain a professional portfolio demonstrating clinical practice and skills

To develop an annual internal and external education program

To develop a multimodal educational portfolio to meet the needs of clinical care teams working across care settings

To engage with the local and regional paediatric palliative care network, supporting educational opportunities and collaboration to optimise educational opportunities

To lead on student nursing and nurse associate placements

To engage with educational research, where appropriate, with the research team

To champion higher education opportunities and internal educational development pathways for the workforce

Leadership

Develop strong internal and external partnerships to meet the requirements of the organisation

To lead and motivate staff to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness, fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement.

To review and make any necessary changes to care competencies

Horizon scan for any changes that would benefit practice at SSCH

To be responsible for the ongoing development and sustainability of high quality and innovative practice and educational development within the organisation

To establish and maintain an effective communication network both within the services and with key stakeholders across the organisation

To work closely with the Deputy Director of Care, Clinical Educators, Clinical Governance Facilitator and wider Heads of Care and service Leads, in the identification of services learning and educational needs, that reflect workforce development and strategic priorities

To ensure all education aligns with other activities across the organisation to promote efficient ways of working and an inter-professional approach to education

To develop the annual education curriculum for both internal and external audiences

Managerial

To participate in supervision in accordance with SSCH policy

To line manage a team of Clinical Educators and ensure that the broader education team is kept abreast of and involved in training developments

To manage projects within agreed timescales utilising project management skills to ensure projects are delivered and acceptable to key stakeholders

To be responsible for the staff development and training budgets

To support in the financial forecasting of current and future training & development programmes

To support the Hospices commitment to patient, carer and public involvement in the way services are planned, developed and provided and to incorporate this approach in a way which respects issues of equality and diversity in all aspects of work

To maintain external links with national bodies and paediatric palliative care networks and community to ensure our practice is in line with national guidance

Students

Responsible for overseeing and managing student placements, monitoring progress and assessments and supporting the signing off a student's placement at the end. This includes recognising difficulties and rapid solution finding during placements to support process, personal and academic difficulties

Provide pastoral support to students, including signposting to university support: Identify and address issues relating to student health and wellbeing, referring to the Deputy Director of Care for guidance as appropriate. Identify any concerns about student conduct, professionalism and/or health, and refer to Clinical Supervisor and/or Lead Tutor where appropriate.

Support the placement of students based in clinical teams, including providing clinical experiences for students in line with the Learning Outcomes of the module; Provide oversight of medical students in the clinical environment; Offer formative feedback to students. Contribute to regular evaluation of placement, review student feedback and contribute to Annual Quality Reviews.

Act as a single point of contact for our partner universities in mapping student placements, both planned and elective and oversee our student enquiries inbox

Attend student LEL/CPF meetings as a representative of SSCH, sharing key points with the student link nurses in the organisation

Work with the student link nurses to maintain adequate levels of practice supervisors and practice assessors to support students in practice. Aswell as undertaking an annual education audit in partnership with the clinical governance facilitator which gives assurance to SSCH and our partner universities that students are supported adequately within the organisation

Have oversite of other student placement opportunities across SSCH (physiotherapy/nursing associate/advanced practice)

Continue to develop the student placement offer across SSCH as needs present

Job description Job responsibilities

Introduction to Team Care

Shooting Star Childrens Hospices Teams

Care Directorate: Led by the Director of Care and Medical Director. The Care Teams are the heart of our organisation, consisting of dedicated Drs, nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals and support staff. They provide compassionate and personalised care to children with life-limiting conditions, and those at the end of their lives focusing on pain management, symptom control, emotional support for both the child and their family and bereavement care after death. Holistic care is tailored to each child and familys needs.

Practice Education Team: Led by the Clinical Education Lead, the practice education team consisting of clinical educators and an associate clinical educator aims to support and empower our clinical workforce to ensure staff are equipped with the necessary skills, values, and behaviours to deliver compassionate, evidence based, patient-focused care.

Job Profile

a) Job summary

SSCH recognises that excellent education and training for all our clinical staff is essential to provide safe, effective services and to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care.

The post holder will lead the education team in delivering an education program across all clinical settings including inhouse hospice services, psychosocial services, community hospice care and specialist palliative care.

The postholder will work across SSCH and contribute to the building of a learning culture throughout the organisation and work closely with other clinical services, quality team and wider organisation, to ensure the provision of an excellent and equitable education service.

The post holder will lead and deliver a range of projects to meet the requirements set out in the organisational strategy and care directorate business plan. The postholder will also support network wide educational programs and engage with the regional paediatric palliative care educational programs.

b) Main duties and key responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

To monitor and measure success against agreed performance indicators

To ensure that service users and carers are actively invited and involved in the development, delivery and evaluation of education

To share learning and development both internally and externally with our partners including presentations at events and conferences

To support the Clinical Educators in leading and delivering against workforce development projects

To support medical, nursing and AHP colleagues to challenge practice and identify competency issues

To maintain a professional portfolio demonstrating clinical practice and skills

To develop an annual internal and external education program

To develop a multimodal educational portfolio to meet the needs of clinical care teams working across care settings

To engage with the local and regional paediatric palliative care network, supporting educational opportunities and collaboration to optimise educational opportunities

To lead on student nursing and nurse associate placements

To engage with educational research, where appropriate, with the research team

To champion higher education opportunities and internal educational development pathways for the workforce

Leadership

Develop strong internal and external partnerships to meet the requirements of the organisation

To lead and motivate staff to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness, fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement.

To review and make any necessary changes to care competencies

Horizon scan for any changes that would benefit practice at SSCH

To be responsible for the ongoing development and sustainability of high quality and innovative practice and educational development within the organisation

To establish and maintain an effective communication network both within the services and with key stakeholders across the organisation

To work closely with the Deputy Director of Care, Clinical Educators, Clinical Governance Facilitator and wider Heads of Care and service Leads, in the identification of services learning and educational needs, that reflect workforce development and strategic priorities

To ensure all education aligns with other activities across the organisation to promote efficient ways of working and an inter-professional approach to education

To develop the annual education curriculum for both internal and external audiences

Managerial

To participate in supervision in accordance with SSCH policy

To line manage a team of Clinical Educators and ensure that the broader education team is kept abreast of and involved in training developments

To manage projects within agreed timescales utilising project management skills to ensure projects are delivered and acceptable to key stakeholders

To be responsible for the staff development and training budgets

To support in the financial forecasting of current and future training & development programmes

To support the Hospices commitment to patient, carer and public involvement in the way services are planned, developed and provided and to incorporate this approach in a way which respects issues of equality and diversity in all aspects of work

To maintain external links with national bodies and paediatric palliative care networks and community to ensure our practice is in line with national guidance

Students

Responsible for overseeing and managing student placements, monitoring progress and assessments and supporting the signing off a student's placement at the end. This includes recognising difficulties and rapid solution finding during placements to support process, personal and academic difficulties

Provide pastoral support to students, including signposting to university support: Identify and address issues relating to student health and wellbeing, referring to the Deputy Director of Care for guidance as appropriate. Identify any concerns about student conduct, professionalism and/or health, and refer to Clinical Supervisor and/or Lead Tutor where appropriate.

Support the placement of students based in clinical teams, including providing clinical experiences for students in line with the Learning Outcomes of the module; Provide oversight of medical students in the clinical environment; Offer formative feedback to students. Contribute to regular evaluation of placement, review student feedback and contribute to Annual Quality Reviews.

Act as a single point of contact for our partner universities in mapping student placements, both planned and elective and oversee our student enquiries inbox

Attend student LEL/CPF meetings as a representative of SSCH, sharing key points with the student link nurses in the organisation

Work with the student link nurses to maintain adequate levels of practice supervisors and practice assessors to support students in practice. Aswell as undertaking an annual education audit in partnership with the clinical governance facilitator which gives assurance to SSCH and our partner universities that students are supported adequately within the organisation

Have oversite of other student placement opportunities across SSCH (physiotherapy/nursing associate/advanced practice)

Continue to develop the student placement offer across SSCH as needs present

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working with children and young people with complex conditions
• Experience of working with life limited children, young people and their families
• Experience of palliative and end of life care
• Post registration experience at band 6 for minimum of 3 years
• Proven record with implementing innovative practice and writing competency documents
• Proven management and leadership experience
• Proven experience of multidisciplinary education development and delivery

Desirable

• NICU/PICU/Respiratory experience of working with Level 1, 2 & 3 ventilated children, young people or babies.
• Hospice experience
• Experience of delivering supervision (individual and group)
• Experience of working within a clinical education or academic education setting
• Experience in delivering a multidisciplinary educational program
• Psychosocial skills and knowledge
• Experience and/or expertise in different educational modalities eg simulation training
• Experience in educational research

Qualifications Essential

• Current registration with professional body such as NMC.
• PGDiP/MSc in education or willing to undertake.
• Recognised teaching/supervision qualification.

Desirable

• Leadership qualification/course.
• Project management qualification.
• Coaching qualification.
• Clinical supervision qualification.
• Prescribing practitioner

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Development of policy and practice change.
• Tracheostomy/Ventilation knowledge and skills.
• Central venous access devices knowledge and skills.
• IV Competent.
• Multimodal education knowledge

Desirable

• Involvement with local and national committees and have strong links with universities.
• Experience in leading audit and undertaking research.
• Ability to utilise a digital platform to host and record training, and to develop self-directed programs of learning.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working with children and young people with complex conditions
• Experience of working with life limited children, young people and their families
• Experience of palliative and end of life care
• Post registration experience at band 6 for minimum of 3 years
• Proven record with implementing innovative practice and writing competency documents
• Proven management and leadership experience
• Proven experience of multidisciplinary education development and delivery

Desirable

• NICU/PICU/Respiratory experience of working with Level 1, 2 & 3 ventilated children, young people or babies.
• Hospice experience
• Experience of delivering supervision (individual and group)
• Experience of working within a clinical education or academic education setting
• Experience in delivering a multidisciplinary educational program
• Psychosocial skills and knowledge
• Experience and/or expertise in different educational modalities eg simulation training
• Experience in educational research

Qualifications Essential

• Current registration with professional body such as NMC.
• PGDiP/MSc in education or willing to undertake.
• Recognised teaching/supervision qualification.

Desirable

• Leadership qualification/course.
• Project management qualification.
• Coaching qualification.
• Clinical supervision qualification.
• Prescribing practitioner

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Development of policy and practice change.
• Tracheostomy/Ventilation knowledge and skills.
• Central venous access devices knowledge and skills.
• IV Competent.
• Multimodal education knowledge

Desirable

• Involvement with local and national committees and have strong links with universities.
• Experience in leading audit and undertaking research.
• Ability to utilise a digital platform to host and record training, and to develop self-directed programs of learning.

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

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

Address

The Avenue

Hampton

TW12 3RA

Employer's website

https://www.shootingstar.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

Address

The Avenue

Hampton

TW12 3RA

Employer's website

https://www.shootingstar.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)