Paediatric Clinical Educator

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Paediatric Clinical Educator to facilitate education and training within Child Health at York and Scarborough hospitals. The ideal candidate will have a background as a Registered Children's Nurse, with leadership skills and experience in education delivery. This role involves clinical management and supports the development of staff capabilities to ensure high standards of patient care.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Relocation package

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience at a senior level within paediatric services.
• Evidence of delivery of education and training within clinical area.
• Willing to undergo training as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and reviews to measure effectiveness of educational initiatives.
• Work a mix of clinical and managerial duties across hospitals.
• Develop policies ensuring alignment with standards.

Skills

Registered Children's Nurse

Effective working within multi-professional team

Good Communication Skills

Lateral thinking

Education

First level Degree Education

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

EPALS - European Paediatric Advanced Life Support

Job description

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Clinical Educator

The closing date is 17 September 2025

This 12 month fixed term/secondment maternity cover will play an essential role in supporting Matrons and Senior Sisters by facilitating education, training and practice development within Child Health establishing a high standard of education for all clinically based staff.

The post holder will work in partnership with Senior Sisters, and will be responsible for implementing evidence based, patient focused practice. They will work within the clinical area, working with staff to facilitate the development of skills in order to integrate education and practice development, thus enhancing quality care delivery from both registered and unregistered workforce.

The post holder will lead and facilitate audit and research and will function as a role model for staff within the clinical area, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross site working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.

This role is typically Monday to Friday, however we are open discussing alternative shift patterns.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post

Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.

Main duties of the job

This cross-site role requires the post holder to demonstrate the knowledge and skills of an experienced paediatric nurse and will:

• Work a mix of clinical and managerial duties, across York and Scarborough Hospitals, ensuring equitable education is delivered to high standards.
• Lead on the delivery of core clinical training, induction, and competency workshops for staff, ensuring alignment with paediatric proficiencies and organisational needs.
• Maintain and develop clinical expertise to act as an expert resource to colleagues by acting as a role model guiding practice development and education delivery.
• Develop and review relevant policies and documents and ensure training is delivered and benchmark against national standards.
• Lead audits and reviews to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives, contributing to service improvement and innovation.
• The post holder will promote a proactive innovative approach to education, learning and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.
• Network with teams within the wider Trust and outside the Trust developing interpersonal relationships.
• Line management responsibilities of the paediatric education team including work planning and managerial duties.
• Ensure the education provision to the nursing teams are met cross site ensuring an equitable provision and high standards of education and teaching

About us

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of provider.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

The validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting - inaccuracies in details provided will mean your application will not be progressed

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• oRegistered Children's Nurse
• oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
• oFirst level Degree Education
• oKnowledge of education, training and practice development
• oEPALS - European Paediatric Advanced Life Support or equivalent
• oRecognised teaching qualification

Experience

• oAt least 2 years' experience at a senior level within paediatric services
• oDelivery of education and training within clinical area Audit and standard setting
• oEvidence of charge management

Training

• oEvidence of continued professional development
• oWilling to undergo training as necessary
• oQuality improvement training (eg QSIR)

Special Knowledge

• oCurrent issues in healthcare clinical & Quality governance framework

Behaviours

• oCapable of lateral thinking
• oEffective working within multi professional team
• oRole Model
• oGood Communication Skills

Practical Skills

• oExcellent written and verbal skills
• oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload
• oUnderstanding of skills and knowledge required develop team members

Values & Behaviours

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust