Practice Educator

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Practice Educator (Pre-Reg Nursing) to join the Education and Training Team in Bodmin. This fixed-term role (12 months) supports high-quality learning experiences for pre-registration learners and mentors Practice Supervisors and Assessors across the Trust.

The post focuses on developing the nursing workforce, strengthening placement quality, and providing opportunities for professional development. Part-time, pro-rata salary applies.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with NMC/HCPC.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification or willingness to work towards.
• Experience of mentoring, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting.

Responsibilities

• Support growing quality clinical placements for pre-registration learners by collaborating with Practice Supervisors and Assessors.
• Support undergraduate learners on practice placements across CFT.
• Engage across Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability clinical settings to improve learner experience.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and learner outcomes.

Skills

Mentoring & supervising

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Postgraduate teaching qualification or willingness to work towards

Experience mentoring, supervising and assessing healthcare students

Job description

Main area Practice Educator Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term or secondment to cover maternity leave) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week Job ref 201-26-859

Site Education and Training Town Bodmin Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 15/10/2026

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Educator (Pre‑Reg Nursing) working with the existing Education and Training team in CFT . This post is fixed term for one year. The role will play a key role in shaping the future nursing workforce by supporting high‑quality learning experiences for non‑medical pre‑registration learners across CFT. Working within our dedicated Education and Training Team, you will help ensure that all learners benefit from safe, effective, and well‑governed practice learning environments. As well as supporting and developing Practice Supervisors and Assessors across the trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on learner experience, strengthen placement quality, and contribute to the development of a confident, capable future workforce.

Main duties of the job

This post will focus on,

Supporting existing and growing new quality clinical placements for pre-registration learners by working closely with Practice Supervisors and Assessors in clinical practice.

The support of undergraduate learners on practice placements across CFT.

The person we are looking for will have; a strong clinical background with recent clinical experience, excellent communication skills, ability to
engage and influence at all levels, demonstrate a passion for education and act as a professional role model. You will also be confident in working
in cross field environments, providing support in Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability clinical settings. You will play a key role in quality
improvement initiatives leading to improved patient care. We will provide appropriate support and opportunities for your continued development.
This post will work across the county.

Please note: Internal candidates applying on a secondment basis must have prior agreement from their current line manager to support their release for the duration of the secondment.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Current professional registration with NMC/HCPC
• Post graduate teaching qualification or equivalent, or willingness to work towards.
• Experience of mentoring, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting

Knowledge and abilities

• Understanding of variety of routes/programmes in pre-registration education
• Competent in supporting emotional needs of healthcare students

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name PJ Holmes-Crips and Hayley Plowright

Job title Lead Practice Educators

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 07795548630

Additional information

Hayley Plowright- [e-mail]

07973913487

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