Practice Educator - Band 7

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS Pension

Annual leave 27–33 days

Free on-site parking

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Lincoln is seeking a Practice Educator (Band 7) to lead education and development for radiography staff. The post is a fixed-term/12-month contract, full-time 37.5 hours per week, with Trustwide responsibilities.

You will coordinate pre-registration and post-registration training, oversight of CPD portfolios, coaching, and clinical supervision, reporting to Radiology Management. HCPC registration and postgraduate study are required.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Postgraduate study (Masters level or equivalent) is desirable.
• Teaching qualification is advantageous.
• Active professional membership is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead training for Radiography staff.
• Coordinate pre-registration and post-registration education.
• Ensure CPD portfolios and appraisals are maintained.
• Support clinical supervision and development planning across Radiology.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

CPD portfolio

Communication

Education

HCPC Registration

Postgraduate study (Masters level)

Teaching Qualification

Professional membership

Job description

Main area Radiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 12 months (FIXED TERM) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7/7 - With Trustwide responsibilities) Job ref 357-LN-759-26-A

Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Trustwide post Town Lincoln Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Practice Educator - Band 7

NHS AfC: Band 7

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

• Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
• Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
• Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - “Caring and building a healthier future for all” - stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours - usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours - having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns - to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development: including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition: including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

The role of Practice Educator provides a significant contribution to the support and development of pre-registration students and post-registration education and training.

Its purpose is to underline the link between clinical education and practice and to assist all staff in bridging any gaps - either in terms of application, understanding or research.

The post holder will operate from an evidence based perspective and will work with managers in coaching and supporting staff as they develop their practice.

The key deliverables are:

• To facilitate and maintain an effective learning environment within the clinical setting.
• To contribute to the organisation and delivery of practice-related training and teaching for staff and apprentices within a clinical setting.
• To ensure all qualified staff are given equal access to training opportunities and any associated available funding.
• To ensure the department Mandatory Training compliance rate meets the Trust targets.

We are therefore looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic radiographer to drive the education and development of the staff, developing strategies to enhance staff recruitment, staff engagement and career development.

Main duties of the job

Work with the Radiology Management team to ensure that the training, education and continuous professional development needs of the Radiography workforce are met to ensure safe and effective patient care and practice

Support and monitor delivery and quality of clinical supervision, annual appraisals and personal development plans. Ensuring all staff have clinical supervision and appraisals

This post will ensure all post graduate radiographers have access and understanding of Radiography development and practises both here at ULH NHS Trust and in the wider Radiology community

The post-holder will be required to maintain clinical competency at Band 7 level and take on the full responsibilities of that role when required

The post holder will work with and report to the Radiology Operational Manager and the Clinical Superintendents to ensure all staff have the same level of education and development

Working for our organisation

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Liaise with the Radiology Operational Management team, Radiography Superintendents, Consultant Radiologists and Consultant AHP's, to identify the development and training needs of the current and future Radiography/Radiology workforce, in line with individual staff needs and service requirements

Develop, implement and evaluate competency based training programmes and facilitate learning opportunities to meet the educational and skills development needs of Diagnostic Radiography staff

Facilitate and support the development and implementation of preceptorship programmes for newly appointed staff

Monitoring performance and working with Site and Team leads to take remedial action where required

Act as a clinical role model for effective clinical leadership enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives supporting staff members to engage in external courses/post‑graduate qualifications

Work with quality system manager to ensure that training and development documentation and processes are in line with national and local requirements

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration
• Professional qualification in Diagnostic Radiography
• Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development throughout career as demonstrated by CPD portfolio
• Professional body membership
• Post Graduate level study in relevant subjects to Masters level or equivalent
• Teaching Qualification

Experience

• Substantial experience of leading and managing a team
• Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service development
• Service monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of designing, undertaking and analysing clinical audit utilising approved research methodology
• Substantial experience of recruitment, Development and performance management of students/staff
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance
• Evidence of ability to lead successful change
• Presentation of own work at conference level
• Experience of organising/delivering learning opportunities at under graduate and post-graduate level
• Publication of project work / research in a recognised journal
• Substantial clinical post qualification experience with at least 2 years at Band 7 or equivalent

Knowledge and skills

• Contemporary knowledge of current and developing practice of profession
• Knowledge of contemporary issues in profession and NHS, politically aware
• well-developed communication skills, including effective negotiating and influencing skills.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Very effective presentation skills both written and verbal
• Excellent Team Leadership skills
• Knowledge of time-management skills with proven ability to meet conflicting demands, targets and deadlines
• Ability to produce accurate analyses of statistical data and reports
• Knowledge of Health and Safety agenda including manual handling and risk management and able to implement for service
• Proficient in the use of IT including MS Word, PowerPoint, email and internet
• Ability to be pro‑active and innovative
• Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
• Has the ability to apply these with service-users, carers, colleagues,subordinates, managers and representatives from other health and social care providers, both on a group and individual basis
• Coaching skills

specific requirements

• Highly developed levels of commitment, personal integrity, self-motivation and self-awareness
• Innovative and flexible approach
• Able to provide leadership of working groups in a decisive, confident and motivational manner
• Able to provide professional advice and guidance, at a variety of levels, assertively and sensitively
• Able to deal with complexity and ambiguity, maintaining judgement under pressure

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to make to Disclosure and Barring Service.