Job overview
This post is for a Band 7 Clinical Educator for Mountain Medical & High Dependency Unit.
Our nursing team consists of registered nurses and senior nursing assistants. All of these groups are very keen to further develop their skills and knowledge in order to provide high quality of care to our patients.
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic nurse who has passion and experience in education and further development of training programme's within our services.
The role of clinical educator will be to continue facilitation of relevant training, reviewing the education gap analysis, and have some experience and understanding of the conditions for our services. Experience of ventilation and non invasive ventilation would be welcome.
We will welcome you in our team, and you will work closely with our Evelina Education Team, who will also support you greatly.
Secondment for 12 months.
Closing date: 18th May 2026
Interview date: 29th May 2026
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a source of highly specialist clinical and educational knowledge and will provide clinical supervision.
You will be responsible for the development and co-ordination of training programmes for staff in conjunction with Evelina Education Team.
You will work closely with Ward Sister and Matron to ensure training programes are established to train staff and meet statutory training requirements, as well as individual service training needs and personal development.
We have a number of newly qualified nurses, and you will tailor a programme of orientation for new staff members and arrange an ongoing programme of training for qualified and unqualified staff, working closely with other wards within the Medicine directorate as part of the ongoing integration.
Previous experience in clinical education is highly recommended.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important life is, and how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work. We are committed to supporting flexible working; we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging and fun for all our teams caring for women, children and families
We are committed to supporting the professional development of staff, and have excellent training and educational offerings. Recognising that looking after babies, children and young people is incredibly rewarding, but can also bring challenge we offer amazing resources to help support our staff’s emotional well-being and resilience.
If you have what it takes to be an amazing Evelina Nurse, and have the appetite to join a forward thinking, positive environment, where aspiration and innovation are encouraged, we want you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to lead and take continuing responsibility for the in-service development of all nursing staff working on the ward.
To provide leadership and motivation to establish clinical practices, which is research/evidence-based and lead to standard setting and regular audit in line with the Trust’s commitment to Clinical Governance.
To monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.
The post holder will need to be confident working with multidisciplinary health professionals both face to face and via virtual platforms.
See Job Description for further information.
Person specification
Values & Behaviour
Essential criteria
1. Values & Behaviours
Experience
Essential criteria
2. Significant post registration experience within the specialities on the ward
3. Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating training sessions/programmes
4. Experience of managing a team or caseload
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of working with ventilators
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
6. Knowledge of local, regional, and national policies pertaining to practice experience and education.
7. Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning their application within the practice setting.
8. Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods
9. Knowledge of recruitment, selection and disciplinary procedures
10. Able to present articulately to a large group of people
11. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
Desirable criteria
13. NVQ assessor course
14. Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Practice (Education)
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.