What you will be doing
* Lead and support the CPF team, ensuring high-quality educational support is embedded throughout the Surgical Division.
* Oversee a comprehensive induction programme for all new starters—both registered and unregistered—ensuring everyone is safely, effectively, and confidently welcomed into the surgical environment.
* Set the strategic vision for education within Surgery, aligning priorities with divisional and Trust objectives, and regularly presenting progress and outcomes at senior leadership forums.
* Ensure accurate training and competency records are maintained, promoting full compliance with Trust‑mandated training and supporting staff to achieve their required competencies.
* Deliver Surgery‑specific clinical education, ensuring staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide safe, evidence‑based perioperative and surgical patient care.
* Contribute to clinical audit and quality improvement activity, identifying training needs, proposing solutions, and helping shape the ongoing development of the surgical workforce.
* Coordinate education, training and practice‑development activity across the Surgical Division.
* Ensure staff achieve required competencies and have access to effective learning, CPD, high‑quality teaching, research opportunities and professional support.
* Collaborate with universities, Trust colleagues and external education providers to design and deliver programmes that reflect local, regional and national standards.
* Support development of guidelines, lead audit activity, research and innovation in clinical education.
* Manage educational records and data, contributing to governance processes and ensuring policies remain current and evidence‑based.
* Drive improvement in communication and teamwork, strengthening relationships and supporting effective service delivery across surgical specialties.
* Provide visible leadership in the Surgical Division, promoting high standards, continuous improvement and evidence‑based practice.
* Lead and support the Band 6 Practice Education Facilitators, ensuring effective supervision, performance management and professional development.
* Plan, deliver and evaluate education, training and competency‑based development for all surgical nursing staff.
* Work collaboratively with the senior nursing team and education partners to maintain safe, high‑quality patient care and support all learners.
* Oversee CPD, audit, research engagement and the development, review and implementation of evidence‑based guidelines and service improvements.
* Manage educational data and contribute to governance, risk management, incident learning and strategic workforce planning.
Please note – due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right‑to‑work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or who will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa, e.g. those with graduate visas) should review the eligibility criteria on gov.uk before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer – Overview – GOV.UK.
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