Clinical Educator- Theatres

York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease and Cycle to Work

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Educator to work across Theatre and PACU, collaborating with nursing staff, ODPs and external partners to develop theatre nursing practice and clinical skills.

The post involves planning training, delivering sessions using mixed media and simulation, evaluating learning impact, and contributing to service improvement within the Trust's commitment to patient safety and professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration or an ODP with HCPC registration.
• Recognised teaching certificate or equivalent experience.
• Educated to degree level with CPD relevant to current role.
• Willing to undergo training as necessary to undertake role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver core and additional clinical skills training across Theatre and PACU.
• Deliver effective teaching and assess knowledge and competence.
• Collect, evaluate data and produce reports to drive service improvement.
• Support investigations following adverse incidents and mentor staff.
• Work across professional boundaries to develop multi-professional teaching.
• Design and maintain physical and virtual training provision.
• Create learning packages and resources for clinical skills.

Skills

Experience with professionals across a

Understanding of professional practice

Clinic teaching experience

Effective communication in teaching

Education

NMC registration (RN)

HCPC registration (ODP)

Degree level education

Teaching qualification or CPD

Tools

Link Trainer

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Educator within our Theatres team. The role will require the post holder to work with all nursing staff and operating department practitioners, registered and non-registered, working across a wider area in the theatre and PACU environment; external partners and networks with a lead focus on clinical development of theatre nursing practice including key skills for both registered and unregistered staff. The post holder will be required to plan and organise the training equipment and book training dates and venues as appropriate in collaboration with colleagues within the wider teams.

Main duties of the job

• To develop and deliver core and additional clinical skills and training programmes across all Theatre and PACU Care Group Surgery settings, demonstrating a sound teaching approach utilising mixed media, simulation, and creating a positive learning environment that supports the training needs of the service and organisation.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills to deliver effective teaching and can undertake assessment of knowledge and competence. The post holder will also be required to devise appropriate strategies to enable and ensure a positive and safe learning environment and experience.
• Collect, evaluate, and analyse data, and make judgements on the clinical implications of the evidence and writing relevant reports and presentations to initiate change and service improvement.
• To support investigations following an adverse incident, challenging appropriately when required, and input into the follow-up work, clinical supervision/mentoring or organisational change.
• To work across organisational and professional boundaries and develop multi professional clinically based teaching and assessment processes.
• Responsible and accountable for the key functions of clinical skills development, delivery and audit; designing and maintaining physical and virtual provision of clinical skills training; and supporting the wider clinical skills education agenda across the service and organisation.
• Develop learning packages and resources to support clinical skills acquisition.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide range of professionals
• Awareness of current issues in Health Care Standards of Professional Practice
• At least 3 years post registration experience in a Theatre or Post Anaesthetic Care setting

Desirable

• Practice experience across acute settings
• Previous experience of delivering clinical training or support e.g. Link Trainer/Nurse

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Level 1) OR Registered Operating Department Practitioner with HCPC registration
• Recognised teaching certificate or equivalent experience
• Educated to degree level Evidence of CPD relevant to current role
• Willing to undergo training as necessary to undertake role

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards

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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Specialist Theatre Team Leader

Mary Timson

[e-mail]

01904724558

Details

Date posted

02 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-8315860-CE-SY

Job locations

Scarborough

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

United Kingdom

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