Team Leader - Clinical Education

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Leeds; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Educator to lead clinical education and practice development across Women’s Services in Leeds. The role spans across sites, enabling education for registered, unregistered and medical colleagues, and shaping competency and preceptorship pathways.

You will mentor educators, supervise training, and drive quality improvement through audit and feedback while working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality,

Qualifications

• Current professional registration as a Midwife with degree-level qualification.
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification and evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical education and practice development across Women’s Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Develop education programmes for registered, unregistered and medical staff; mentor, assess and train learners.
• Use audit and feedback to improve practice and support staff to reach their potential.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Coaching

Communication

Teamwork

Quality improvement

Audit

Digital skills

Education

Registered Midwife

Teaching/Assessing qualification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and inspiring Senior Clinical Educator to lead clinical education and practice development across Womens Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Based cross-city, you will develop registered, unregistered and medical colleagues; support educators, mentors, assessors and trainers; and help ensure learning environments deliver safe, evidence-based and compassionate care. You will combine visible clinical leadership with excellent teaching, coaching and quality-improvement skills. Working with matrons, clinical leaders and multidisciplinary teams, you will shape education programmes, strengthen competency and preceptorship pathways, use audit and feedback to improve practice, and support staff to reach their full potential., The job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff both registered, unregistered and medical. The job holder will enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trustwide continuous professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education. The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments, and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptor ship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit. Please see Job Description for further information., Join a collaborative Clinical Education team at the heart of Women's Services, where education, improvement and compassionate leadership directly influence the quality and safety of care. You will work across professions and sites, sharing good practice and helping colleagues develop the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to succeed. This is an excellent opportunity to lead meaningful change, contribute to Trust-wide education and service development, and work with supportive senior leaders who value innovation, inclusion and continuous learning. Your expertise will be visible, valued and translated into better experiences for patients, families, learners and staff., The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

• Current professional registration as a Midwife, with degree-level qualification.
• A recognised teaching and assessing qualification and evidence of continued professional development.
• Significant post-registration experience, including clinical leadership at Band 6 or equivalent.
• Strong specialty knowledge and the ability to model evidence-based, compassionate practice.
• Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating education in formal and workplace settings.
• Ability to identify learning needs and support staff to achieve and maintain clinical competencies.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, communication and team-working skills.
• Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement, service development or change management.
• Confidence in providing constructive feedback and supporting performance improvement sensitively.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and digital skills, with the ability to work across sites and professions.

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.