About this role
Job summary
The Clinical Educator plays a key role in developing and delivering high-quality education within the Neonatal Unit. Working closely with senior nursing and education leads, the post holder supports the design and implementation of training aligned with Trust and network objectives. This includes identifying learning needs, supporting workforce development, and ensuring staff have the skills and knowledge to deliver safe, effective, evidence-based care.
The role promotes a culture of continuous learning and improvement, ensuring education responds to clinical priorities and service needs. Around 50% of the role focuses on Family Integrated Care (FiCare), supporting staff to apply its four pillars in practice and deliver holistic, family-centred care. This includes providing clinical support, contributing to audit and quality monitoring, and helping address gaps in practice.
The Clinical Educator works collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, promoting consistency, sharing expertise, and acting as a role model for professional practice. They use a range of teaching methods, including simulation, digital learning, and bedside teaching, to create an engaging learning environment.
The role also supports competency assessment, clinical governance, and patient safety, ensuring training reflects current standards. Strong communication skills are essential to engage a diverse workforce and support development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the provision and delivery of education, training, and assessment for all medical students and medical trainees within the clinical areas.
The post holder is required to be a highly skilled and competent Registered Health/Allied Health Care Professional in clinical procedures and associated governance.
The post holder will have responsibility for providing clinical skills training to a range of students and trainees including Medical Students, Physician Associate students, Medical trainees, Postgraduate Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications Essential
Register Nurse or Allied Health Professional registered with HCPC (or equivalent) qualification. Evidence of post graduate study in neonatal QIS Evidence of Leadership & Management
Desirable
Teaching/Assessing qualification
Skills & Experience Essential
Relevant wide range of clinical experience within the clinical environment encompassing current clinical skill/ procedure. Practicing, with up to date documented competencies of a wide range of clinical skills procedures including Cannulation, venepuncture, IVs, urinary catheterisation, ECG. Experience of teaching in both formal and informal settings. Good medical/clinical knowledge Understanding of clinical governance and risk management. Evidence of Clinical practice development. Evidence of supporting, being a role model and making positive change/decisions Evidence of understanding importance of BFI/Ficare
Desirable
Experience in developing and supporting self and others practice Report writing skills Aware/understanding of current clinical research Excellent IT skills Data collection and statistical analysis skills Evidence of planning, implementing and evaluating education programmes
Motivation for role Essential
Demonstration of commitment to life long learning Evidence of self-development & development of others within a Neonatal Unit Supervisors and assessors course for supporting of students
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Address Russells Hall Hospital
Pensnett Road,
Dudley
DY1 2HQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)