Clinical Practice Educator

Integrated Care System; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Practice Educator at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This permanent position focuses on delivering clinical education and managing apprenticeship programs across various sites. The role involves both clinical and non-clinical responsibilities, emphasizing the promotion of clinical excellence and education in a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification (or working towards) in Nursing or as an ODP with active registration.
• Teaching/mentorship qualification required (e.g., SLIP).
• Evidence of extensive clinical experience in theatres/pre and postoperative care.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver inclusive education packages across varied clinical settings.
• Create and update accurate records to reflect current learning needs.
• Manage students and apprentices, including allocating assessors and shifts.

Skills

Communication

Teaching

Problem Solving

Time Management

Organisational Skills

Education

Degree in Nursing or Operating Department Practitioner

Teaching/Mentorship Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Practice Educator

The closing date is 14 July 2025

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 15.07.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 21.07.25

An Exciting Opportunity to Educate and Inspire

We are delighted to offer a dynamic opportunity for a Band 6 Clinical Practice Educator to join our expanding and innovative team within Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This permanent post will play a vital role in delivering clinical education, through cross site working across our Operating Theatres (BRI), Surgical Wards 20, 21 & 11, Pre-Assessment Unit, and the soon to be launched state-of-the-art St. Luke's Day Case Unit (approximately 1 day per month), which received £18 million in investment to enhance elective surgery provision across the region. The post will contribute to the support of, and line manage our expanding apprentice Operating Department Practitioner programme, in collaboration with the University of Bolton and we have recently welcomed Trainee Nurse Associate Hub placements within the department. In addition to our Apprentice Operating Department Practitioners, we also facilitate a direct entry student population of both ODPs and Nurses (around 15 per year). The post holder will promote clinical excellence in the speciality and the Department whilst maintaining own clinical competence; working clinically 25% and non-clinically 75% of the time respectively.

Main duties of the job

Develop and deliver engaging, inclusive education packages across varied clinical settings based on the identified learning needs of each department.

Plan, Prepare and facilitate half day teaching sessions to meet the training and educational needs of the workforce.

Create, maintain, and update accurate records and databases to accurately record and reflect the current learning needs and compliance.

Effectively communicate with external stakeholders, such as reps and university faculties to provide effective training and support to the workforce.

Support induction, preceptorship and clinical competence for new starters.

Provide both Pastoral support and manage difficult conversations effectively to support students and staff within the departments.

Lead training sessions including simulation and in situ-based education (tea trolley).

Coach and mentor students and staff, enhancing confidence and safe practice.

Manage students and Apprentices, including allocating Assessors, shifts and learning opportunities to meet the needs of their training.

Help embed a culture of continuous learning, patient safety and quality improvement.

Manage your workload effectively allowing you to commit to one clinical shift per week, including working in a role within theatre, or coordinating a department.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

What we are looking for

We are seeking someone who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, and passionate about clinical education. You should have:

A degree level qualification (or working towards) in Nursing or as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), with active registration (NMC/HCPC).

A teaching/mentorship qualification (e.g., SLIP, Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor).

Evidence of extensive clinical experience in theatres/pre and postoperative care.

Evidence of regularly supporting students/learners as an assessor in a theatre setting.

Strong communication and presentation skills including via email and via video chat.

An ability to lead small projects and work collaboratively across teams.

Confidence in delivering education in both classroom and clinical settings.

The IT skills required to maintain spreadsheets, create digital teaching materials, including PowerPoints and the ability to access and interact with multiple university platforms for student learning.

The ability to commit to one clinical shift per week to maintain relevance and visibility.

The ability to provide small bitesize training and supervision sessions to small groups within clinical areas.

Our state-of-the-art simulation centre and team offer opportunities for both simulation training and in situ simulation training for the whole team to support our safety culture.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of extensive clinical experience in theatres/pre and postoperative care.
• Evidence of previous leadership experience.
• Can demonstrate a high level of clinical practice.
• Exposure to, and involvement with, a range of learners.
• Team building experience and ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
• Proven experience of training and assessment of learners in the clinical area
• Evidence of change management in relation to clinical practice
• Experience of clinical audit/research activity
• Experience of organisation and delivery of simulation training and/or formal teaching sessions
• Experience in managing staff's sickness, shifts and leave
• Experience in communicating with external stakeholders, such as reps, university faculties and MDTs

Skills

• Demonstrate problem solving, time management and organisational skills
• Be able to promote and facilitate evidence-based practice
• Can develop a positive learning culture
• Able to motivate and inspire others
• Formal teaching experience in the clinical or academic setting
• Current and credible theatre/ knowledge and skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Be able to interrogate the literature to assess developments in theatre practice

Knowledge

• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of current issues in healthcare
• Understand vocational styles of training
• Understand different learning styles and ability to adapt teaching style to reflect this.
• Demonstrate IT skills required to maintain records (Microsoft Excel), create presentations for teaching (PowerPoint), remotely accessing meetings (Microsoft Teams) and university platforms for student learning.
• Change management theory and application

Qualifications

• RGN or RODP
• A degree level or equivalent qualification (or working towards degree) in Nursing or as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP).
• Assessor Supervisor/Supporting Learners in Practice or equivalent
• Vocational assessor awards
• Post registration theatre related qualification (ENB 176)

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.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust