Practice Teacher/Clinical Educator School Nursing

The Methodist Church in Britain; Ashfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house occupational health

Staff counselling services

Dedicated health and wellbeing team

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a Practice Teacher and Clinical Educator to lead education for the 0-19 Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme within the Integrated Healthy Families Team in Nottinghamshire. You will supervise colleagues, develop training, and ensure NMC standards are met.

You will work across community practice and a higher education institution, shaping services, and supporting preceptorship while addressing competency and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Public Health School Nursing
• PG Cert IPPE/NMC recorded qualified teacher or Practice Teacher module 7, or equivalent to masters level
• Current first-level NMC registration
• NMC recorded Nurse Prescriber V100 or V150
• Proven school nursing practice
• Experience managing a team within a multi-disciplinary setting

Responsibilities

• Deliver the universal and targeted 0-19 Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme in line with national and local guidance
• Develop and deliver higher-level education to maintain a workforce of specialist community clinicians to NMC standards
• Work with managers and HEIs on education design and delivery, addressing practice and competency issues
• Supervise, teach, develop and support qualified and unqualified colleagues, assessing and monitoring competency
• Provide safeguarding and clinical supervision to Healthy Families Team members
• Manage the discipline-specific team at base, including clients with continuing healthcare needs
• Support preceptorship and mentorship models
• Provide evidence-based learning opportunities linked to HEI and employer provision
• Assess and facilitate the learning of post-graduate nurses in practice to reach professional competence
• Work with managers to develop services and respond to professional issues as they arise
• Promote practice development to raise standards in line with Government policy and NHS needs
• Work in partnership to promote health and tackle health inequalities

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Training delivery

Safeguarding knowledge

Team leadership

IT skills

Education

BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Public Health School Nursing

PG Cert IPPE/NMC recorded qualified teacher or Practice Teacher module 7

Job description

This Practice Teacher and Clinical Educator post sits in the Integrated Healthy Families Team, which runs the 0-19 public health nursing service across Nottinghamshire. The work centres on assessing and teaching students and staff, building education programmes for specialist community nurses, and supervising colleagues. The role is split between community practice and the higher education institution, and it sits on the leadership team shaping services for the county's changing needs. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use are required.

What the job involves

• Deliver the universal and targeted 0-19 Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme in line with national and local guidance
• Develop and deliver higher-level education to maintain a workforce of specialist community clinicians to NMC standards
• Work with managers and HEIs on education design and delivery, addressing practice and competency issues
• Supervise, teach, develop and support qualified and unqualified colleagues, assessing and monitoring competency
• Provide safeguarding and clinical supervision to Healthy Families Team members
• Manage the discipline-specific team at base, including clients with continuing healthcare needs
• Support preceptorship and mentorship models
• Provide evidence-based learning opportunities linked to HEI and employer provision
• Assess and facilitate the learning of post-graduate nurses in practice to reach professional competence
• Work with managers to develop services and respond to professional issues as they arise
• Promote practice development to raise standards in line with Government policy and NHS needs
• Work in partnership to promote health and tackle health inequalities

What’s required

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Public Health School Nursing
• PG Cert IPPE/NMC recorded qualified teacher or Practice Teacher module 7, or equivalent to masters level

Registration & licences

• Current first-level NMC registration
• NMC recorded Nurse Prescriber V100 or V150

Experience

• Proven school nursing practice
• Experience managing a team within a multi-disciplinary setting

Skills & knowledge

• Sound clinical, professional and practical knowledge underpinned by evidence-based practice
• Ability to facilitate, develop, deliver and evaluate training for students, new staff, post-graduate nurses and groups, including inter-professional learning
• Ability to lead change and transformation across services
• Proven written, oral and IT communication skills
• Proven safeguarding knowledge for children, young people and adults

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use, with reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants
• DBS check, with the cost (£26.40 standard or £54.40 enhanced) deducted from salary over the first two months

Other

• Proven organisation and caseload management, prioritising own and team workload
• Knowledge of national and local priorities, research and audit
• Interpersonal skills, partnership working, and working both independently and in a team

Nice to have

• Evidence of further professional development

What’s offered

• Excellent development opportunities
• Employee-led staff networks, including EDI, Green Champions, Freedom to Speak Up, Health and Wellbeing, and Menopause Champions
• In-house occupational health and staff counselling services
• Dedicated health and wellbeing team