Clinical Nurse Educator, Children & Young People

NHS; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator for Children & Young People. This role involves leading training programmes and supporting nursing staff in a paediatric environment. Ideal candidates will have NMC Registration along with strong communication and leadership skills. Competitive packages and opportunities for professional growth are available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates significant knowledge & experience in a Band 5 or above within paediatric nursing.
• Evidence of ongoing professional self-development.
• Clinically competent within specialty.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of a comprehensive training programme.
• Ensure comprehensive orientation and induction programme is in place.
• Provide education and support to colleagues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to develop and motivate staff

Ability to effect change

Knowledge of safeguarding

Education

RSCN/RN (child) and current NMC Registration

Teaching Qualification

1st Level degree or equivalent in nursing or health related subject

Job description

Overview

Clinical Nurse Educator, Children & Young People at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. You will lead on the delivery of a comprehensive and on-going training programme for all nursing staff through clinical teaching and the provision of specialist knowledge and education. The post holder will ensure that a comprehensive orientation and induction programme across the paediatric unit is in place with up-to-date teaching underpinning evidence-based practice.

The closing date is 14 October 2025

Main duties of the job

• Direct and indirect clinical care
• Effective leadership
• Providing education and support to colleagues relating to career development
• Supporting changes in practice and education in line with best practice
• Quality improvement work
• Communicating across a complex team of staff
• Support the existing Clinical Nurse Educator team
• A focus on specific pieces of work, for example the deteriorating child, NPEWS, sepsis and Martha's Rule workstream.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should this advert receive a high volume of applications, it may be closed earlier than stated.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• RSCN/RN (child) and current NMC Registration
• Teaching and Assessing qualification/mentorship course
• Current practice supervisor and assessor on the live database
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
• Clinically competent within specialty
• 1st Level degree or equivalent in nursing or health related subject
• Teaching Qualification
• Clinical supervisor

Application completion

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Knowledge

• Demonstrates significant knowledge & experience in a Band 5 or above within paediatric nursing
• Significant experience in caring for children with medical & surgical conditions
• Evidence of ongoing professional self-development
• Proven ability to coordinate and delegate workload appropriately
• Responsive to change
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Awareness of research and evidenced based practice
• Experience of involvement in service development
• Experience of participation in research and audit
• Experience of delivering presentations to a wide range of audiences

Communication and interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to develop and motivate staff
• Ability to effect change in current working practice
• Evidence of recent study and professional development
• Evidence of adjustment to Scope of Practice e.g. IV drug administration
• Ability to develop teaching materials
• Proven ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Good interpersonal skills and demonstrable ability to manage challenging situations
• Assertively engage young people and families and carers

Special attributes and other

• Accepts guidance and supervision from senior colleagues
• Ability to use own initiative
• Reliable
• Effective & capable
• Perceptive & sensitive
• To be a good role model
• Personal & professional integrity and credibility
• Demonstrates leadership ability
• Full driving license with access to a car

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust