Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) are excited to be recruiting to the post of Band 7 Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF). The successful applicant will be responsible for the management of the site-based Band 6 (Adult) CPF posts and three distinct work streams focusing on improving the learner pathway within:
Community services
Paediatrics
Return to Practice programme
The Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) will be an expert in all matters relating to pre and post registration programmes leading to NMC registration. This post provides a great opportunity to develop both management and leadership skills whilst acquiring a broader understanding of how the NMCs Standards are applied within training programmes both within universities and clinical settings.
The Pre-registration Clinical Practice Facilitator team are responsible for:
Maintaining a high visibility within clinical practice settings
Supporting learners and their practice supervisors / assessors
Ensuring clinical learning environments support the acquisition of required knowledge and skills
Partnership working with local HEIs
Facilitating training; Trust inductions, skills sessions, SSSA preparation
The successful candidate will be a highly visible role model for clinical education, an expert practitioner and change agent.
They will promote quality learning environments in all areas of our services and be the lead CPF for Community, Paediatrics and Return to Practice; providing practical, clinical training and support to learners and their practice supervisors / assessors.
Partnership working is a key component to this post and the successful candidate will work collaboratively to develop relationships and networks within nursing teams, local Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Partner Organisations. They will be responsible for maintaining this relationship and are the bridge from practice back to theory through: supporting the facilitation of skills sessions at the HEIs; representing the Trust at meetings; involvement with interviews at the HEIs; encouraging and facilitating colleague's involvement with HEI activities and regularly liaising with the link lecturers.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
The successful applicant will join and be supported by Pre-registration Education Lead, fellow Clinical Practice Facilitators across Midwifery and Nursing and the wider Education Team within the Trust. There will be joint working on areas such as: learner capacity in the clinical environment, Educational audits and embedding the NMC Standards for Education; a shared approach to the on-going preparation and support of practice supervisors / assessors; and a collaborative approach to creating career pathways.
As a successful candidate you will be supported through in-house training and offered professional development to enable you to facilitate change, to implement innovations and improvements for service users, their families / carers and staff.
Please read the Personal and Job specifications carefully. You should provide evidence in your application of the essential qualities required and why you would be an asset to our team. Invites to interview will be sent to the e-mail address, you provide on your application.
Please attend one of the 'Introduction to the Clinical Practice Facilitator role at LGT' information sessions:
LGT CPF role information session - 9th October 2025
LGT CPF role information session - 15th October 2025
Interviews will be scheduled w/c 3 rd November 2025.
Please be aware of dates as we are unable to offer alternate arrangements.