Specialty Clinical Educator
NHS AfC: Band 7
- Community Nursing
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- 12 months (Fixed term secondment)
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- Part time
- Flexible working
- 319-7468132IO
- Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
- Cramlington
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum
- Yearly
- 24/09/2025 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
- Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
- A range of flexible working opportunities
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
- On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people’s lives, such as education, employment and the economy.
If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
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Job overview
A Clinical Educator in District Nursing and Community Response Services plays a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of care delivered across community settings. This position involves leading the education and development of clinical staff—both registered and non-registered—within integrated services, with a primary focus on district nursing teams. The educator works closely with service leads and clinical managers to ensure staff are competent, confident, and equipped to deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care. Responsibilities include designing and delivering training programs, assessing clinical competencies, providing supervision, and fostering a culture of continuous learning. By supporting frontline staff in managing complex care needs and promoting best practices, the Clinical Educator helps reduce avoidable hospital admissions and ensures patients receive optimal care within their home environments.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Specialty Educator is responsible for designing and delivering targeted education programs to healthcare staff within a specific clinical area. They assess competencies, support professional development, and promote evidence-based practice to ensure high-quality patient care. Acting as a mentor and subject matter expert, they collaborate with clinical teams, contribute to service improvement, and uphold safety and regulatory standards. This role combines leadership, teaching, and clinical expertise to foster a culture of continuous learning across healthcare setting
Working for our organisation
The Education Team in community nursing plays a vital role in ensuring that nurses working in home and community settings are equipped with the skills, confidence, and clinical knowledge needed to deliver safe, high-quality care. This team designs and delivers training programs, supports professional development, and facilitates mentorship for both new and experienced staff. Their work includes organizing simulation sessions, competency assessments, and study days tailored to the evolving needs of community healthcare. By promoting evidence-based practice and continuous learning, the Education Team helps maintain clinical excellence and supports nurses in managing complex care within patients’ homes, care facilities, and outreach environments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
Contribute to both formal and informal teaching commitments, including ward based simulation and clinical teaching working with the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Education team.
Ensure all staff have access to training and education which supports them to develop their skills and competencies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional registration with NMC/HCPC/GPC (depending on the role advertised)
- Degree level of knowledge or equivalent level of knowledge and / or experience, supplemented by specialist knowledge relevant to the role to masters level or equivalent experience
- Registered mentor
- Post registration qualification relevant to specialty or equivalent experience
- Qualification in teaching, learning and assessing in clinical practice and significant experience of delivering training and education in the clinical setting
- IT skills to produce educational resources, reports and data
Desirable criteria
- Trained clinical supervisor
- Leadership qualification
- Trained coach
- Non-medical prescribing
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Certificate of Sponsorship
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Holden
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Nursing
- Email address
- andrea.holden@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone number
- 07814799014
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