Clinical Teacher & Child Nursing

st georges nhs trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks an experienced Nurse as a Clinical Placements Facilitator (Paediatrics) to support nursing students and contribute to educational efforts. This role involves clinical practice, mentoring, and developing innovative learning opportunities while ensuring high standards of patient care. Candidates should have a nursing degree and proven clinical experience, particularly in paediatrics. This position is crucial for enhancing the quality of nursing education within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a clinical setting, particularly with paediatric patients.
• Strong understanding of nursing education and student support.
• Ability to develop innovative learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Positively influence the learning environment for nursing students.
• Work clinically with students in paediatric settings.
• Deliver clinically focused teaching and support.

Skills

Clinical practice expertise

Teaching skills

Ability to mentor

Assessment skills

Strong communication

Education

Nursing degree

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse to join the Nursing Education and Development team at St George’s as the Clinical Placements Facilitator (Paediatrics) to provide maternity leave cover.

The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust strategy of: Delivering Outstanding Care, Every Time.

Our strategy is founded on four key priorities: providing strong foundations, delivering excellent local services, closer collaboration and offering leading specialist healthcare.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment.

The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non‑clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role.

In 2021, St George’s entered into a new Group model with Epsom and St Helier (ESTH) Hospitals in Southwest London. This new entity is known as the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier (GESH) University Hospitals and Healthcare Group.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will positively influence and improve the quality of the learning environment for pre‑registration nursing students by providing support, supervision and educational opportunities within the practice setting.
• The post holder will be expected to work clinically with students primarily in the paediatric practice setting to provide support, to role model good practice and to contribute to the assessment of students.
• They will deliver relevant clinically focused teaching as part of a team within all practice settings to enhance local learning opportunities.
• Main duties - Clinical Practice, Quality & Recruitment.
• Act as a role model and demonstrate expertise in delivering safe, effective and compassionate evidence‑based practice.
• Work clinically with pre‑registration students to support their delivery of safe, effective and compassionate evidence‑based practice.
• Identify and develop new and innovative learning opportunities for pre‑registration students in practice settings.
• Ensure that patient care standards and patient experience in the practice area are exemplary; that any poor practice is identified and action plans implemented in collaboration with the practice team.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Placements and Undergraduate Education Manager to support and manage concerns raised by students in relation to the practice area.
• Ensure that the correct pathways and processes are followed in relation to student issues, incidents and absence.
• Contribute to educational audits of the practice setting.
• Participate in recruitment events and activities for employment of newly qualified nurses.
• Support student nurses in their final year to transition to the role of staff nurse.

Please see job description and person specification for the full details of the role responsibilities.

Application Closing Date

This advert closes on Friday 13 Feb 2026