Clinical Educator - Paediatrics
The closing date is 17 June 2026
We are recruiting for a Clinical Educator who shares our ambition and vision to deliver high quality, compassionate care to our patients. To provide clinical education to our busy paediatric team within the trust.
Main duties of the job
Are you compassionate, caring, innovative, enthusiastic with a strong passion for helping colleagues to develop?
We welcome a creative, individual who can demonstrate leadership ability and skills in supporting nursing and support staff to be equipped with the right skills and knowledge base in the clinical area. You will need to possess excellent communication skills, leadership and tenacity as well as a compassionate approach to children and their families. We need a team player who is dynamic and flexible.
You will be required to be forward thinking in your approach and be proactive to improve the hospital experience for both child and family.
On the Calderdale site, we have a 35 bed unit which includes Same Day Emergency Care, Enhanced Care, medical inpatients and planned surgery. On the Huddersfield Site we have an 8 bed unit which cares for children requiring acute surgery and clinical decisions unit which is supported by Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Having extensive acute children's nursing experience and proven evidence based clinical skills you will be highly motivated, well organized and able to act on your own initiative.
Significant experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment is a requirement.
About us
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus. With over 5,500 employees and a turnover of £310 million, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of secondary care services to the people of Calderdale and Huddersfield and has an exceptional reputation for service delivery.
The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.
Job responsibilities
* To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care and to encourage innovation and research.
* To be available to work clinically in times of high demand/pressure.
* To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.
* To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
* To act accordingly when standards are not being maintained
* To act as an advocate for the child, young person and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights, equality, inclusion and privacy.
* To be involved in trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative, Friends and Family Test.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* First level registration NMC RSCN or RN Child
* Recognised teaching and assessing skills
* Recognized teaching qualification or working towards this
* Evidence of recent education in relevant field
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Degree in health care
* ALS Certificate
* Leadership training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Extensive post-registration experience in children's services and evidence of continual professional development
* Demonstrate current awareness, understanding and knowledge of educational issues relating to paediatric nursing.
* Ability to participate and work within a changing and demanding environment
* Monitor and maintain excellent standards of care.
* Significant experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Organisational abilities
* Excellent standards of documentation and record-keeping
* HDU experience/qualification
* Able to demonstrate awareness or evidence of clinical governance
* Experience of managing/leading a team and coordinating workload
* Quality Improvement competencies
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
* Ability to present to large audiences
* Ability to give, receive and interpret feedback
* Ability to interpret information and results and coordinate appropriate action
* Counselling
* Highly motivated
* Approachable
* Objectivity
* Reliable
* Results-focused
* Awareness of implementing change and willingness to learn new skills
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.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Across Site
Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Reference number
372-FSS3104
Job locations
Across Site
Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
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