Practice Educator (Preceptorship)

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

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Administration Grade Band 6 for the Education and Training Team in Bodmin. This fixed-term post supports the delivery of the Preceptorship Programme, helping newly qualified practitioners and return-to-practice staff.

The role is 0.4 WTE (15 hours per week) with potential flexibility to meet service needs. You will coordinate learning activities, deliver sessions and monitor participant progress within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Please see attached job description for detailed responsibilities.

Skills

Excellent communication

Autonomous working

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Main area Administration Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (FTC or secondment considered) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (The working pattern may be flexible and subject to change to support the delivery needs of the Preceptorship Programme.) Job ref 201-26-894

Site Carew House, Town Bodmin Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

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

Join our Education and Training Team and make a real difference to the development of healthcare professionals across Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. As a supportive and experienced team, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of our Preceptorship Programme, helping newly qualified practitioners, return-to-practice staff, and other developing professionalsthrive in their careers.

Working closely with colleagues, clinical teams and Higher Education Institutions, you will help identify learning opportunities, advocate for interprofessional learning across CFT and partner organisations, provide education as part of the preceptorship programme and sign post to other development opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future workforce while supporting excellence in patient care.

This is a fixed term contract (0.4 WTE). Expected duration of this post is 12 months.

Please note:If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the Education and Training Team, you will play a key role in the coordination, delivery and ongoing development of the Trust's Preceptorship Programme.You will support the day-to-day management and delivery of the Trust's Preceptorship Programme, including coordinating learning activities, delivering education sessions, monitoring participant progress, and working with clinical teams to ensure preceptees receive the support required to successfully transition into professional practice. You will work closely with preceptees, preceptors, practice supervisors, assessors, managers and clinical teams to help create high-quality learning experiences and support professional development.

The role involves providing educational guidance and advice, facilitating learning opportunities, monitoring the quality of learning environments, and promoting best practice in supervision and assessment. You will act as an advocate for interprofessional learning, building strong relationships across the Trust and with partner education providers to ensure preceptees receive the support they need to succeed in their transition to professional practice.

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 attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and additional information.

Person specification

Skills and aptitude

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Able to work autonomously

Education/qualifications and relevant experience

• Current professional registration with NMC/HCPC
• Experience of mentoring, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting

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.

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 be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.