Location: working across both sites in Harrogate and Thirsk.
Closing date: Wednesday 18th March 2026 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Clinical Practice Educator to play a pivotal role in delivering and evolving our Training and Development Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Specialist Palliative Care education within our organisation and beyond. This role is central to strengthening collaborative partnerships, generating sustainable income through external training provision, supporting service growth, and ensuring we meet our statutory clinical training requirements. You will have significant influence on staff progression, professional development, and the continued delivery of exceptional patient care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
* Delivery of a collaborative Specialist Palliative Care Training Programme in partnership with key stakeholders.
* Establish and deliver a high‑quality external training programme, supporting income generation and service growth.
* Work alongside our clinical teams to ensure all internal services consistently deliver outstanding standards of patient care.
* Strengthen external services knowledge and understanding of specialist palliative and end‑of‑life care.
* Support compliance with statutory training requirements and regulatory standards.
* Lead and contribute to clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.
* Drive new clinical training initiatives through effective project management.
About us
Our values
* We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
* We are caring and compassionate
* We are personal and supportive in our approach
* We are responsive
* We are fair
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
About You
* Significant post‑registration experience (minimum 35 years) within a Palliative/End of Life Care setting.
* Proven experience designing, delivering and evaluating clinical training programmes, including supervision and assessment of students and newly qualified staff.
* Experience contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, and supporting regulatory inspections (e.g. CQC).
* Registered Nurse (Adult) with an active NMC PIN, educated to degree level in Nursing, Health or Education, with a formal Teaching/Assessing qualification (e.g. PGCE or equivalent).
* Postgraduate qualification in Palliative Care and/or Leadership/Management training (desirable), with Advanced Communication Skills training.
* Experienced delivering income‑generating training or working with external training providers, including use of clinical training matrixes or gap analysis tools (desirable).
* Up‑to‑date knowledge of national palliative care policy, best practice, infection prevention and control, and health and safety requirements.
* Excellent clinical, communication and presentation skills, with strong organisational ability and an understanding of the role of fundraising and volunteers within a charitable healthcare setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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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.
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