Practice Educator

Somerset County Council; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governing body in England is seeking a Clinical Practice Educator focusing on SEND. This role involves developing educational resources, evaluating learning outcomes, and collaborating with teams to improve community health. The position offers flexibility to work across various sites in Somerset, generous annual leave, and opportunities for professional development. A full driving license and relevant qualifications are required. Join us to make a difference for children and families with SEND in Somerset.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Staff discounts in gyms

Employee Assistance services

Pension Scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications including a full UK driving licence with transport.
• Comprehensive knowledge of public health and safeguarding protocols.
• Significant experience in public health nursing with SEND focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop educational resources and programmes on SEND.
• Evaluate learning outcomes for high standards of care.
• Collaborate with teams to promote best practices.

Skills

Public health nursing

Child development

Communication skills

Service improvement

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse registration

Practice Assessor qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

• This role is based across Somerset, with flexibility to work from multiple community sites subject to service needs. The contracted hours are 9 to 5 between Monday and Friday with occasional work outside of these hours to be part of meetings and promotional events for the service.
• You will be entitled to 30 days' annual leave per year, rising to 32 days after five years' service, plus bank holidays.
• As a Clinical Practice Educator with a focus on SEND, you'll benefit from ongoing professional development, including access to further training, mentorship programmes, and opportunities to advance within the service. This role plays a significant part in supporting staff development and improving clinical practice in relation to SEND across Somerset.
• This post is offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months to cover a secondment. There may be potential for extension or permanency depending on service needs.

Responsibilities

What will I be doing? We're working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you'll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Developing and implementing SEND educational resources and programmes.
• Evaluating learning outcomes and providing feedback to ensure high standards of care across the Early Years landscape.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to promote best practice and continuous improvement with a focus on SEND.

We are proud to be here for the people of Somerset. This means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

Qualifications

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But you must have:

• Relevant qualifications, including registration as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse), Practice Assessor qualification (or equivalent), continued professional development, and a full UK driving licence with access to own transport.
• Comprehensive knowledge of public health nursing, child development, safeguarding, and the SEND Code of Practice.
• Significant experience in community public health nursing, with a proven record of supporting children and young people with SEND and their families, and effective multi‑agency collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver education, training, or mentoring to colleagues and external partners, alongside experience in leading service improvement projects.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with expertise in service evaluation and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more..

Anything else I should know?

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Sophie Jones or Jo Gill at