Clinical Educator - Urgent and Emergency Care

Clinical Educator - Urgent and Emergency Care

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Clinical Educator Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexibility around service need) Job ref TW

Site The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn Town King's Lynn Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/ :59

Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to join the Education Faculty. The Clinical Educator post will provide education support the Division of Emergency Care & Medicine

As a Clinical Educator, you will support the quality of the clinical learning environment for non-medical learners and trust staff i.e. Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals by providing support, educational input and development activities for staff, supervisors, assessors and those learners within pre-registration programmes. You will encourage the development of a learning culture where both education and lifelong learning are seen as integral to clinical practice and will positively contribute to the development of a workforce fit for purpose.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical educator you will be expected to:

Model high professional standards of care and promote a culture of learning, to provide professional and clinical practice training.

Be a visible practice presence in the clinical learning environments within the urgent care settings providing support to staff and learners to enable them to achieve their learning objectives.

Provide support to those assessing and supervising staff/students/ learners on a range of programmes.

Assist supervisors, assessors, practice educators and departmental managers to facilitate the integration of theory and practice within the clinical environment for a variety of learners.

Maintain accurate records of training, assessment and support provided, and provide reports as requested.

Work in clinical practice with staff who require support and development

Support the induction and onboarding process for new registrants in the clinical area.

Assist staff with access to supervisor and educator training

Deliver teaching sessions on a variety of clinical programmes.

Support trust wide clinical training needs

Provide opportunities for professional development

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information about the job role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training and Professional Development

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register or Clinical Professional registered with the HCPC.
• Supervisor and Assessor training or equivalent.
• Degree in relevant field.
• Post graduate certificate in education or equivalent.

Experience

• Significant post registration experience, some of which be at senior Band 5 or Band 6 in an acute hospital setting.
• Recent experience of working with students in an acute setting.

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Confident and calm attitude with an ability to work under pressure.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skill (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Ability to work autonomously setting own targets and measuring performance against these targets.

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience, but we also recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account including your junk folder, regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Stream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Perimenopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Certificates of Sponsorship / Visa and Immigration

Although the salary for Band 3+posts is expected to meet the applicable UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) salary threshold from December 2026 and may therefore be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, (subject to the immigration rules in force at the time of application) applicants are responsible for checking their own eligibility against the relevant immigration requirements. The availability of sponsorship and any visa application remain subject to UKVI rules and approval. If you are not eligible, any offer of employment already made may be withdrawn.

Please note that all Nursing and Healthcare Assistant (HCA) vacancies require a face-to-face interview.

If you require sponsorship to work in this role including where you are currently sponsored, and wish to change employer, please review the Skilled Worker visa eligibility criteria before applying. Further information is available on the Government website:

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Applications

We encourage applicants to ensure that applications accurately reflect their own skills, experience, achievements and motivations. While AI and other digital tools can support drafting and proofreading, applications should be written in a way that genuinely represents the individual applicant.

During our assessment process, we are looking to understand your personal knowledge, experience and suitability for the role. Applications that relyon AI-generated content may not provide an accurate reflection of your capabilities and could make it more difficult for us to assess your suitability fairly or accurately during the interview process.

We encourage candidates to take the time to prepare accurate applications using their own examples and experiences, enabling a fair and transparent recruitment process for all applicants.

Important Notice for Applicants

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices. We do not charge any fees for applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or offers of employment. All vacancies are advertised through our official recruitment channels and all recruitment communications will come from authorised Trust representatives using official contact details. If you are asked to make a payment, provide banking information, or have concerns about the authenticity of a recruitment communication, please contact our Recruitment Team for verification before taking any action.

For Overseas Applicants

Please be aware that fraudulent organisations and individuals sometimes falsely claim to represent NHS employers. The Trust will never request payment for employment opportunities, Certificates of Sponsorship, recruitment administration, or visa support. Applicants should only rely on information published on the Trust's official website and recruitment systems.

The Trust reserves the right to review applications from former employees and may take previous employment history into account as part of the selection process.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Nicola Plaatjies Job title Deputy Head of Education Email address Telephone number Additional information

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