About this role
Job summary
To provide exceptional care, we invest heavily in developing our workforce and our Nurse Trainers are central to that mission.
The Role
You'll work alongside our Learning & Development and Clinical Leadership teams to develop Nurses, Senior Healthcare Assistants and Care Assistants across our services.
This role combines education, clinical leadership, mentorship and governance.
You'll spend time building and delivering engaging teaching sessions, supporting staff in practice, assessing competencies, identifying learning needs and helping managers raise clinical standards across the centre.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high-quality clinical education using classroom, simulation and bedside learning
Assess, mentor and sign off clinical competencies Support the development of newly recruited nurses Deliver specialist training in: Tracheostomy care Mechanical ventilation
About us
The Fairlie Healthcare Group is a leading provider of high-quality care, and we were established in 1999. We specialise in caring for adults with neurological conditions, as well as patients with tracheostomies and who require ventilator support.
Our new career pathway means that whatever skills and experience you currently possess, you could fit into our pathway and progress your career with The Fairlie Healthcare Group, gaining specialist competencies and personal development along the way.
We are now looking for more outstanding staff to join us on this exciting journey.
Job description Job responsibilities
Highfield House - Purley | Full-Time | Permanent
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
At Fairlie Healthcare Group, education isn't simply about delivering mandatory training.
It's about developing confident, highly skilled clinicians who provide exceptional care to people living with complex neurological conditions.
We're looking for an experienced Registered Nurse, with ITU or HDU experience to the level where you can competently teach complex procedures, who is passionate about clinical excellence and enjoys coaching others, but who is equally confident holding high standards, assessing competence and improving practice where it matters most.
If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence patient outcomes and develop future clinical leaders, we'd love to hear from you.
About Fairlie Healthcare Group
Fairlie Healthcare Group is one of London's leading providers of specialist neurological rehabilitation and complex care.
Our patients require highly skilled nursing care, including:
Tracheostomy management Mechanical ventilation Airway suctioning Cough Assist therapy PEG feeding and complex nutritional support Neurological rehabilitation Long-term complex nursing care
To provide exceptional care, we invest heavily in developing our workforce and our Nurse Trainers are central to that mission.
The Role
You'll work alongside our Learning & Development and Clinical Leadership teams to develop Nurses, Senior Healthcare Assistants and Care Assistants across our services.
This role combines education, clinical leadership, mentorship and governance.
You'll spend time building and delivering engaging teaching sessions, supporting staff in practice, assessing competencies, identifying learning needs and helping managers raise clinical standards across the centre.
This is a highly visible role where you'll build trusted relationships while maintaining high expectations for safe, evidence-based practice.
What You'll Be Doing
Deliver high-quality clinical education using classroom, simulation and bedside learning
Assess, mentor and sign off clinical competencies Support the development of newly recruited nurses Deliver specialist training in: Tracheostomy care Mechanical ventilation Airway management Cough Assist PEG care Dysphagia awareness Complex neurological care Support career development pathways from Care Assistant through to Registered Nurse Work alongside managers to identify learning needs and improve clinical practice Support investigations, learning reviews and quality improvement initiatives where education can improve outcomes Help maintain mandatory training compliance and competency standards Contribute to the development of new education programmes and clinical resources
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with a current NMC PIN ITU or HDU experience to the level where you can competently teach complex procedures Significant experience caring for adults with complex clinical needs Strong knowledge of tracheostomy, ventilation and airway management Experience supporting, mentoring or developing clinical staff Excellent communication and presentation skills Confident assessing clinical competence and providing constructive feedback Able to influence practice through coaching, education and positive challenge We'd love to see Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor experience Previous clinical education or teaching experience Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards one)
Desirable
Registered Nurse with a current NMC PIN ITU or HDU experience to the level where you can competently teach complex procedures Significant experience caring for adults with complex clinical needs Strong knowledge of tracheostomy, ventilation and airway management Experience supporting, mentoring or developing clinical staff Excellent communication and presentation skills Confident assessing clinical competence and providing constructive feedback Able to influence practice through coaching, education and positive challenge We'd love to see Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor experience Previous clinical education or teaching experience Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards one)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Fairlie Healthcare Group
Address Highfield House
92 Higher Drive
Purley
Surrey
CR8 2HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://fairliehealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)