About this role
Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Educator to join the existing education/senior management team within Chapel Allerton Hospital. We are motivated to influence the future of healthcare through education and staff development. Are you passionate about staff education? Are you looking for an opportunity to improve standards of care for patients? Do you want to use your knowledge and experience to develop others? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Clinical Educator (CE) to support the delivery of our educational strategies and enhance learning across a variety of healthcare disciplines, including Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professional groups. Additionally, the CE will need to provide education surrounding clinical incidents within the CSU; always striving to be clinical safety is prioritised through learning. Working clinically alongside members of the nursing staff, you will facilitate learning new skills, taking on new roles and responsibilities. This will entail facilitating assessment of staff competence when taking on these new skills and providing individualised feedback. Some examples of sessions you may facilitate, consist of: Clinical Skills, Moving & Handling, fit testing, and student support. Additionally, there may be specific sessions delivered in line with trust needs.
Main duties of the job The Jobholder will play an essential role supporting many different disciplines education, such as Clinical Support Workers, Nurses, and Doctors as a named few. They will be responsible for facilitating education, training and practice development within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered.
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 / assessors and clinical professional development for preceptorship. They will ensure that the preceptorship programme is equitable and supportive of newly qualified staff.
The job holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous professional development activities.
The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.
About us 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.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Lynda Bailey
Quality Matron [email protected] Phone number Shortlisting Date: 9th July 2026 Interview Date: TBC
Why you should join our Team Working clinically alongside members of the nursing staff, you will facilitate learning new skills, taking on new roles and responsibilities. This will entail facilitating assessment of staff competence when taking on these new skills and providing individualised feedback. Some examples of sessions you may facilitate, consist of: Clinical Skills, Moving & Handling, fit testing, and student support. Additionally, there may be specific sessions delivered in line with trust needs.
What you will bring to the role Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas). Relevant teaching and assessing qualification (essential) Degree level education in Nursing or evidence of working at that level Significant and recent relevant clinical experience. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Chapel Allerton Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS7 4SA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)