Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available for a motivated individual to further develop their education skills. The Evelina Education team are pleased to announce that we have a permanent part time Paediatric Placement development facilitator posotion.
If you enjoy original, challenging, and innovative work that supports the development of our future workforce then this may be the role for you.
Candidates are expected to have a clear commitment to education and possess excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, and have the ability to inspire and enthuse our pre-registration students and our staff.
Closing date: Midnight 1st April 2026
Proposed interview date: 15th or 16th April 2026
Main duties of the job
To work collaboratively within the Trust to develop and support clinical learning in line with national and professional requirements and the inter-professional education agenda.
To work to develop and deliver programmes of teaching and learning within the trust in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
To work with contacts within the education arena for all clinical groups including Higher Education providers and to work with colleagues within the clinical education and practice learning team within ET&D in order to manage clinical learning across acute, community and primary care services
To support the ET&D Development Manager, Clinical Education and Evelina London Head of Clinical Education to develop:
·Strategy relating to the provision of clinical learning experience for all Health Care Professionals who undertake programmes requiring practice placement within GSTT
·Systems and frameworks to increase and improve clinical placements within GSTT for all Health Care Professionals requiring clinical learning experiences
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, equality diversity & inclusion, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark and beyond.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1.Teaching & Assessment
Develop and deliver teaching programmes for the clinical Education team including the NMC Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment
Assess staff & students confidence and competence in practice in all nursing fields
Seek feedback on teaching methods from peers and incorporate into teaching methods
Adapt sessions to meet the needs of the organisation based on feedback and service requirements
Utilise digital methods within teaching sessions to engage participants
2.Inter-professional Placement Management
Promote and develop collaborative working with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other placement providers to enhance inter-professional placement management processes across South East London (SEL)
Identify and expand new placement and learning opportunities in Adult, Paediatric and Learning Disability fields that will enhance the clinical learning experience and take forward the inter-professional common learning agenda
Explore methods of managing placement allocation that will encompass inter- professional issues and support inter-professional learning
Support and promote the development of common initiatives/tools across the HEIs, and work with them to develop more standardised services for the SEL sector Trusts.
Work with the HEI Placement Teams to strategically plan placement allocation on an annual basis
Work within the Clinical Education and Workforce Development Team to act as a Placement Link for the HEIs in order to manage day to day and at times complex education / student issues.
Work with and support Trust Staff and HEIs to implement processes for placement management including hosting local support and implementation of the new Standards for Student supervision & Assessment/ placement review meetings
Ensure students contracted for the Trust are appropriately allocated to their clinical learning experience and that local placement issues are addressed in a timely manner
Manage placement enquiries and issues from all trust nursing fields clinical staff, students and HEIs and refer these on as appropriate to student conduct reviews and relevant parties
Working in Partnership with the HEIs to maintain the integrated evaluation process to monitor the effectiveness of clinical learning experience from all perspectives
Keep up to date with professional developments, national initiatives and government changes, that will impact on the provision of clinical learning experiences
Explore new ways of providing clinical learning experiences, promoting the implementation of new methods and ideas where appropriate.
Establish and manage resources within the Trust to ensure delivery of student induction and other teaching and support opportunities for students
Ensure clinical areas are providing learning environments that are supportive of newly qualified staff. Providing infrastructure to enable them to make the transition to competent registered professional
Coordinate & deliver a range of teaching sessions for students, new starters and newly qualified staff across all nursing fields within the Trust and Evelina.
Please read the job description and job specification for more information
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse on the NMC register
2. Educated to Degree Level
3. Specialist professional knowledge of practice supervision and assessment, education and development practice
4. Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development
Desirable criteria
5. Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Practice (Education) or Equivalent
6. Debriefing training
Previous experience
Essential criteria
7. Significant post registration experience within Paediatrics
8. Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating, training sessions / programmes
9. Experience of mentoring/supervising/ assessing students in practice
10. Experience of managing a team or caseload
11. Experience of involvement in educational initiatives
Skills/knowledge/ability
Essential criteria
12. Knowledge of educational standards and practice.
13. Able to present articulately to large groups of people
14. Evidence of excellent clinical skills
15. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication skills
16. Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning and their application within the practice setting
17. Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods.
18. Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
19. Understanding and knowledge of curriculum design and development.
20. Knowledge of local, regional and national policies pertaining to practice experience and education
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.