Clinical Nurse Trainer (Rgn)

Fairlie Healthcare Group; Coulsdon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid breaks

Free meal on shift

Generous annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing CPD and professional develop.

Education portfolio development

Supportive leadership team

New employee benefits launching

Job summary

Fairlie Healthcare Group is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join Highfield House, Purley as Clinical Nurse Trainer. You will lead education for nurses and care staff, focusing on complex neurological care and high standards of patient safety.

You will deliver classroom, simulation and bedside teaching, assess competencies, and support staff development from Care Assistants to Registered Nurses. A proactive, coaching style and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with ITU/HDU experience and ability to teach complex procedures.
• Significant experience caring for adults with complex clinical needs.
• Experience mentoring or developing clinical staff in a healthcare setting.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to provide constructive feedback.
• Ability to assess clinical competence and influence practice through coaching and education.
• Experience delivering education across classroom, simulation and bedside settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical education using classroom, simulation and bedside learning.
• Assess, mentor and sign off clinical competencies.
• Support development of newly recruited nurses and multi-disciplinary staff.
• Deliver specialist training in tracheostomy care, ventilation, airway management, PEG care and dysphagia.
• Identify learning needs and contribute to governance, quality improvement and mandatory training.
• Develop new education programmes and clinical resources; maintain high safety standards.

Skills

ITU/HDU experience

Clinical leadership

Mentoring/coaching

Education/teaching

Excellent communication

Competence assessment

Influencing practice

Education

NMC PIN (Registered Nurse)

Job description

Clinical Nurse Trainer (RGN)
Inspire. Develop. Lead. Make a Difference Every Day.
Highfield House - Purley | Full-Time | Permanent
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
At Fairlie Healthcare Group, education isn't simply about delivering mandatory training.
It's about developing confident, highly skilled clinicians who provide exceptional care to people living with complex neurological conditions.
We're looking for an experienced Registered Nurse, with ITU or HDU experience to the level where you can competently teach complex procedures, who is passionate about clinical excellence and enjoys coaching others, but who is equally confident holding high standards, assessing competence and improving practice where it matters most.
If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence patient outcomes and develop future clinical leaders, we'd love to hear from you.
About Fairlie Healthcare Group
Fairlie Healthcare Group is one of London's leading providers of specialist neurological rehabilitation and complex care.
Our patients require highly skilled nursing care, including:

• Tracheostomy management
• Mechanical ventilation
• Airway suctioning
• Cough Assist therapy
• PEG feeding and complex nutritional support
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Long-term complex nursing care

To provide exceptional care, we invest heavily in developing our workforce and our Nurse Trainers are central to that mission.

The Role

You'll work alongside our Learning & Development and Clinical Leadership teams to develop Nurses, Senior Healthcare Assistants and Care Assistants across our services.

This role combines education, clinical leadership, mentorship and governance.

You'll spend time building and delivering engaging teaching sessions, supporting staff in practice, assessing competencies, identifying learning needs and helping managers raise clinical standards across the centre.

This is a highly visible role where you'll build trusted relationships while maintaining high expectations for safe, evidence-based practice.

What You'll Be Doing

Deliver high-quality clinical education using classroom, simulation and bedside learning

• Assess, mentor and sign off clinical competencies
• Support the development of newly recruited nurses
• Deliver specialist training in:
• Tracheostomy care
• Mechanical ventilation
• Airway management
• Cough Assist
• PEG care
• Dysphagia awareness
• Complex neurological care
• Support career development pathways from Care Assistant through to Registered Nurse
• Work alongside managers to identify learning needs and improve clinical practice
• Support investigations, learning reviews and quality improvement initiatives where education can improve outcomes
• Help maintain mandatory training compliance and competency standards
• Contribute to the development of new education programmes and clinical resources

About You

We're looking for someone who is clinically credible, approachable and passionate about developing others.

Essential

• Registered Nurse with a current NMC PIN
• ITU or HDU experience to the level where you can competently teach complex procedures
• Significant experience caring for adults with complex clinical needs
• Strong knowledge of tracheostomy, ventilation and airway management
• Experience supporting, mentoring or developing clinical staff
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Confident assessing clinical competence and providing constructive feedback
• Able to influence practice through coaching, education and positive challenge

We'd love to see

• Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor experience
• Previous clinical education or teaching experience
• Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards one)

Experience within neurological rehabilitation, spinal injury, respiratory or complex care services

Why Join Fairlie?

At Fairlie, learning and development is a strategic priority, not an afterthought.

You’ll join an ambitious Learning & Development team that's transforming clinical education through structured career pathways, competency-based development, simulation training and leadership programmes.

Your work will directly influence patient safety, staff confidence and the quality of care delivered every day.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid breaks
• Free meal on shift
• Generous annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing CPD and professional development
• Opportunities to develop your own education portfolio
• A supportive leadership team committed to innovation and clinical excellence
• Exciting new employee benefits launching throughout the year

Please Note

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have full right to work in the UK.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're an experienced clinician who believes great education creates great care and you're excited to help shape the future of specialist neurological nursing, we'd love to hear from you.