Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. We’re looking for a Clinical Trainer to join our Clinical Training Team. The Learning and Organisational Development team supports the RNLI through ensuring our lifeboat crews and lifeguards are ready to help save lives, we train our crews and lifeguards to high levels of medical care which relies on exceptional training being delivered.
Some of the benefits
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Flexible working
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26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
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Outstanding pension scheme
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Life assurance
Your role
As a Clinical Trainer, you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:
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Planning, organising and delivery of operational Casualty Care training courses that will ensure the safe and effective use of equipment and skills to volunteers and staff
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Developing training interventions and associated materials to ensure content is matched to best practice
This role will involve extensive travel, providing training at lifeboat and lifeguard stations across the North and East, as well as travelling around the UK and ROI. An RNLI vehicle will be provided. Other organisations may call this role Clinical Tutor.
About you
You’ll be a health care professional, ideally with a high level of clinical experience and confidence in delivering Casualty Care in a marine/austere environment. To be considered as the Clinical Trainer you will need:
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Previous instructor/training responsibility
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HCPC/NMC Registered professional
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Prehospital Clinical experience
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An understanding of the volunteer ethos
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Experience of course design/planning
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Willingness to work away from home, including evenings and weekends
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To be based within or close to the North and East region
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A valid driving licence
So, as a Clinical trainer you’ll have the ability to organise, not only the training and assessment of volunteer lifeboat crew members and lifeguards, but also the logistics of the nature of the job. Flexibility and the ability to think on your feet are key attributes.
If you want to see how casualty care supports our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. Please apply here.
Closing date: 30 November 2025.
Interview date: w/c 1 December 2025.
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.