Clinical Skills and Education Lead- Mental Health

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Nottinghamshire seeks a registered Mental Health Nurse to lead training initiatives. The role involves managing a team, developing training programs, and contributing to the Trust's mental healthcare agenda. Ideal candidates will have significant clinical experience and a passion for staff development. This position offers a chance to make a real impact within a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

Health and wellbeing services

Commitment to inclusivity

Qualifications

• Significant clinical experience as a registered healthcare professional.
• Ability to lead and advise a team of Clinical Educators.
• Experience in mental healthcare training and development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Trust Mental healthcare training agenda.
• Line manage a team of Clinical Educators.
• Develop and evaluate the training program.
• Maintain positive working relationships with clinical divisions.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Training and development

Team management

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

About the role

Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse who is passionate about training the workforce of the future, to be able to deliver the highest quality of care. If so this is the role for you. You will work with a dedicated clinical education teach to prove training across a wide range of care groups within Nottinghamshire. At Nottinghamshire Healthcare, our aspiration for our people is to be ‘diverse, inclusive and a great place to work’. Developing our clinical staff is paramount to that vision.

The post holder will be a registered healthcare professional with significant clinical experience and the ability to lead and advise a team of Clinical Educators.

They will be required to lead the Trust Mental healthcare training agenda liaising within Learning and Organisational Development, the Trust, other organisations and stakeholders such as the wider healthcare community, service users and carers etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Report to the Head of Clinical Education & Development and will be part of the senior Learning & Development Team.
• Line manage a team of Clinical Educators.
• Lead strategically and operationally our Trustwide clinical training offer.
• Ensure that a programme of mental healthcare training that is aligned to both national guidance and the strategic needs of the Trust is established, delivered and evaluated.
• Contribute to ongoing development of training in partnership with other specialists.
• Be a member of relevant Mental Healthcare forums within the Trust and is expected to create and maintain positive working relationships with the clinical divisions, directorates and departments throughout the Trust.
• Build close and trusting relationships with line reports, as well as other key portfolio leads across the People & Culture Directorate.

About the Trust

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Webb Job title: Head of Clinical Education & Development Email address: [e-mail]