Clinical Educator - Stroke

Integrated Care System; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Carlisle is seeking a Clinical Educator for the stroke department. This role involves delivering educational programs to the nursing team, enhancing staff development, and ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate should have strong clinical and teaching experience, with qualifications including a registered nurse status. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Extended clinical practice in a stroke setting.
• Experience of teaching/assessing and supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

Responsibilities

• Organise, facilitate and deliver education and training to the Stroke team.
• Assist with staff and workforce development.
• Contribute to civil governance and key performance indicators.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Teaching skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

First level Registered Nurse with active registration

Teaching certificate or equivalent

Specialist post registration certificate in clinical specialty

Masters in education

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Educator - Stroke

The closing date is 26 August 2025

An exciting development opportunity has arisen to join the team on Elm a /HASU. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team in the role of Clinical Educator.

The stroke department is a caring and friendly environment providing specialist stroke care to patients in the acute and rehabilitation phase following a stroke as well as providing neuro-rehabilitation care to patients following a head injury

The department compromises a 10 bedded hyper acute stroke unit, providing highly acute specialised stroke care with 33 acute stroke and rehabilitation beds.

Our aim is to provide holistic care for stroke and neuro-rehabilitation patients, utilising a co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach, resulting in optimal patient outcomes. We work with a mixture of specialist nursing teams, medics and therapists to provide an individualised and supportive environment for patients in which to deliver this specialised care for patients following a stroke.

Main duties of the job

The clinical nurse educator in collaboration with the Ward Manager will effectively organise facilitate and deliver an education and training programme to the Stroke team. They will provide "hands on" assessment ,supervision and development of the multi-professional team, patients and carers in clinical practice to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge

The Clinical Nurse Educator will assist with staff and workforce development and contribute to developing and progressing staff, recruitment and retention and internal teaching programmes including apprenticeships and preceptorship. The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the departments Key Performance Indicators while working within the clinical governance framework.

The clinical educator will have a responsibility for practice development within the department in partnership with other members of the team and will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered. This will include delivery of a comprehensive orientation and induction programme into ward for qualified nursing staff and Health Care assistants working collaboratively to develop and deliver an ongoing programme of training and education for the stroke service .

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money wel

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oFirst level Registered Nurse with active registration.
• oTeaching certificate or equivalent.
• oSpecialist post registration certificate in clinical speciality or equivalent.
• oLeadership certificate or equivalent.
• oEssential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• oMasters in education.

Knowledge & Experience

• oExtended clinical practice in a stroke setting.
• oMentoring; and setting learning objectives.
• oExperience of teaching/ assessing and supervision.
• oMonitoring and setting standards.
• oContributing to the development of Trust policies.
• oData collection and audit.
• oClinical supervision.

Skills and Aptitudes

• oContinuing professional development with portfolio.
• oNational strategic priorities in stroke care/ National Stroke Plan
• oThe Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF)
• oNMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• oProfessional leadership within area of practice
• oVulnerable adults, child protection and Mental Capacity Act Issues

Personal Circumstances

• oWell developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• oAble to work independently using initiative appropriately.
• oAble to plan and prioritise workload.
• oAbility to meet deadlines.
• oTeaching and presentation skills
• oAbility to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• oExtended scope of practice, i. e. phlebotomy, cannulation, intravenous injection, thrombolysis

Other requirements

• oFlexible approach to working patterns
• oMotivation.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata