About this role
Job summary
Clinical Practice Trainer
Bank Contract
Location: Harrogate and the Hambleton and Richmond area
Salary: £20.65 per hour
Closing date: Friday 12th June 2026 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Clinical Practice Educator on a bank contract to play a pivotal role in delivering and evolving our Training and Development Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Specialist Palliative Care education within our organisation and beyond.
This role is central to strengthening collaborative partnerships, generating sustainable income through external training provision, supporting service growth, and ensuring we meet our statutory clinical training requirements. You will have significant influence on staff progression, professional development, and the continued delivery of exceptional patient care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery of a collaborative Specialist Palliative Care Training Programme in partnership with key stakeholders. Establish and deliver a high-quality external training programme, supporting income generation and service growth. Work alongside our clinical teams to ensure all internal services consistently deliver outstanding standards of patient care. Strengthen external services knowledge and understanding of specialist palliative and end-of-life care.
Support compliance with statutory training requirements and regulatory standards. Lead and contribute to clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives. Drive new clinical training initiatives through effective project management.
About us
Our values
We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do We are caring and compassionate We are personal and supportive in our approach We engage positively We are responsive We are driven to do better We are fair We are professional We work collaboratively We are accountable
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery of a collaborative Specialist Palliative Care Training Programme in partnership with key stakeholders. Establish and deliver a high-quality external training programme, supporting income generation and service growth. Work alongside our clinical teams to ensure all internal services consistently deliver outstanding standards of patient care. Strengthen external services knowledge and understanding of specialist palliative and end-of-life care. Support compliance with statutory training requirements and regulatory standards. Lead and contribute to clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives. Drive new clinical training initiatives through effective project management.
About You:
Significant post-registration experience (minimum 3-5 years) within a Palliative/End of Life Care setting. Proven experience designing, delivering and evaluating clinical training programmes, including supervision and assessment of students and newly qualified staff. Experience contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, and supporting regulatory inspections (e.g. CQC). Registered Nurse (Adult) with an active NMC PIN, educated to degree level in Nursing, Health or Education, with a formal Teaching/Assessing qualification (e.g. PGCE or equivalent). Postgraduate qualification in Palliative Care and/or Leadership/Management training (desirable), with Advanced Communication Skills training. Experience delivering income-generating training or working with external training providers, including use of clinical training matrixes or gap analysis tools (desirable). Up-to-date knowledge of national palliative care policy, best practice, infection prevention and control, and health and safety requirements. Excellent clinical, communication and presentation skills, with strong organisational ability and an understanding of the role of fundraising and volunteers within a charitable healthcare setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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.
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 Saint Michaels Hospice
Address Crimple House
Hornbeam Park Avenue
Harrogate
HG2 8NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://app.healthboxhr.com/jobs-feed/web/company/65d86b0053344 (Opens in a new tab)