Job overview
The nurse educator is an exciting post developed to support the expansion of the St. John's DermAcademy educational portfolio. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced nurse to share their passion for clinical education in a progressive, dynamic multi-professional team. The post holder will bring clinical expertise in dermatology, first hand teaching experience, along with vision and enthusiasm to produce and deliver high quality, multi-modal clinical education. The post holder will have the option to undertake a post graduate certificate in education during their tenure in the role, developing their professional portfolio and leadership in clinical education. This post is offered as a part-time secondment for 12 months.
Advert closing: 19th January 2026
Interview date: 3rd February 2026
Main duties of the job
Be a source of highly specialist clinical and educational knowledge and take an active teaching role in the provision of St John’s DermAcademy training programmes for nurses and allied health care professionals
Take a leadership role and project manage the design and delivery of St John’s DermAcademy patient and public educational initiatives, including the patient and public webinar series and the patient education video programme.
Raise the profile of St John’s DermAcademy as a core education and training provider locally, nationally and internationally.
Lead and take responsibility for the established in-service educational events ( Dermatology Nursing Grand Round).
Working for our organisation
The St John’s DermAcademy is the first organisation of its kind, run by and for multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals providing high quality dermatology education to improve patient care. Established in 2017, it is an educational enterprise within Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
An expert multi-professional team and invited national/international speakers deliver dermatology education via multiple modalities, including face-to-face, online virtual and hybrid courses, podcasts and videos. Educational content is tailored to a wide range of healthcare professionals in addition to patient and public educational initiatives which are part of our dynamic educational portfolio. St John’s DermAcademy has become a leader in dermatology education provision, with both a national and an international reach. We continue to grow our educational portfolio and team. The DermAcademy is an exciting, progressive and ambitious place to work and utilise your clinical expertise to far reaching audiences.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The nurse educator will be responsible for supporting the development of, and co-ordinating the delivery of educational initiatives for a nursing and allied healthcare professional (AHP) audience within the St John’s DermAcademy portfolio. They will project manage the design and delivery of a programme of patient education video resources and a series of patient and public engagement initiatives. The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and reviewing educational delivery standards, reporting on performance and instituting remedial action where necessary. They will provide leadership and motivation for high quality dermatology clinical practice, through the development of up to date, evidence-based learning content, with opportunities for cross-specialty learning and collaboration within the trust and beyond.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
2. BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Desirable criteria
3. To have or working towards a masters degree
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within dermatology specialist area delivering effective patient focussed care.
5. Proven evidence of teaching to healthcare professional groups
Desirable criteria
6. Experience in planning educational programmes or developing learning outcomes / competency frameworks
Skills
Essential criteria
7. Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
8. Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex information in an understandable way to a range of stakeholders
9. Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully
10. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently using own initiative
Desirable criteria
11. Ability to develop quality indicators, criteria and methods for analysis and reporting
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.