Clinical Educator - Support Worker Development

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a part-time Clinical Educator for Support Worker Development (Band AFC7) to deliver developmental programmes for care support workers. Based at the Education Centre, the role involves coordinating the Care Certificate induction and working with nursing, midwifery and allied health colleagues to build skills.

This fixed-term 7-month post offers a chance to develop your career within a close-knit team serving a population

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• PG Certificate in Education

Responsibilities

• Deliver developmental support and programmes for care support workers.
• Coordinate and deliver Care Certificate induction with theory and clinical skills based on evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with other clinical training leads within the Trust to develop healthcare support workers including nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals.
• Regularly work clinically with CSWs enabling their support and maintenance of clinical skills.

Skills

Respond rapidly to change

Communicating sensitive information

Creative problem solving

Education

PG Certificate in Education

Job description

Clinical Educator - Support Worker Development

Band 7

Main area Education and Development Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 7 months (Cover for career break, end date 2nd April 2027) Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref 200-7852764-GO-ND-A

Site Education Centre, St Georges University Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Job Title: Clinical Educator for Support Worker Development

Band: AFC7

Hours of Work (p/w): 18.75

Service Centre/Directorate: Education and Development

• The post is a Part time, fixed 12 month position - Ideal for those seeking experience in education.
• Come and join a friendly close-knit team for an opportunity to develop your career and support clinical support workers!
• Through our two primary hospital site – St George’s Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton – we provide essential healthcare services to a population of 1.3 million people.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for the delivery of developmental support and programmesfor care support workerswithin the Trust.

A keyresponsibility will be to co-ordinate and deliver with departmental colleagues the Care Certificate induction, ensuring delivery of theory and clinical skills based on evidence-based practice.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other clinical training leads within the Trust in the formulation of programmes to develop healthcare support workers to include those who support nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals.

The post holder will regularlyworkclinicallywithCSWsenablingtheirsupportandmaintenanceofclinical skills.

Working for our organisation

Since the opening of the original St George’s Hospital on Hyde Park Corner in 1733, St George’s has built an international reputation for excellence in healthcare, education, research, and medical innovation.

Our primary site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting, is one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals. It shares its campus with St George’s, University of London, which trains future medical professionals and conducts cutting-edge medical research. Additionally, St George’s Hospital hosts the joint Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, a partnership between St George’s, University of London and Kingston University, which trains a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

With more than 10,000 staff, we are one of the largest healthcare providers in the country. Despite our size, we maintain a strong sense of community and close ties with the local populations we serve. Our international recognition as a leader in research and innovation allows us to attract talent from across the globe.

In addition to general healthcare services, we provide a range of tertiary services in specialised areas such as neurosciences and paediatric medicine, extending care to approximately 3.5 million people across Surrey and Sussex. We also offer highly specialised services, including complex pelvic trauma and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases, to patients from the wider southwest of England and beyond.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

For further information, please contact Melissa Chang via email: [e-mail]

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• PG Certificate in Education

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years clinical /management experience.
• Experience of working with senior managers in the organisation to identify and support skills development
• Substantial experience of supervision and assessment of learners within the clinical setting
• Evidence of successful development of the clinical learning environment for students
• Evidence of development of interprofessional learning opportunities
• Evidence of formal teaching and programme planning

Skills

• Able to respond rapidly and authoritatively to changing organisational situations and to reset objectives
• Experience in communicating sensitive and challenging information
• Able to think creatively, analyse and solve complex problems

Knowledge

• Understanding of audit and evaluation processes
• Understanding of the requirements for Preceptorship using best practice guidelines
• Understanding of quality monitoring processes

Your recruitment team
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Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Melissa Chang Job title Lead Nurse for Non-Medical Education and Training Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0208 725 4028