Overview
Are you an experienced clinical leader with a passion for education and professional development? We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate Senior Clinical Educator to join our Oncology team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. You will help shape the future of cancer care by supporting, educating, and developing both registered and unregistered staff across our oncology services.
About the Role
As a Senior Clinical Educator, you will:
* Lead on the design, delivery and evaluation of clinical education programmes for nursing and AHP staff.
* Support staff development through preceptorship, clinical supervision, and mentorship.
* Act as a role model and expert practitioner, embedding best practice and evidence-based care.
* Collaborate across professional boundaries to improve care quality and patient outcomes.
* Contribute to the strategic direction of the CSU through workforce development, quality improvement and service innovation.
* Provide leadership and oversight to junior staff, and deputise for the Matron where required.
What We’re Looking For
Experience:
* Substantial post-registration experience including in a Band 7, 6 or equivalent leadership role.
* Relevant clinical experience (essential).
* Experience in audit, education delivery, and quality/service improvement.
* A track record of collaborative working with multidisciplinary teams.
Dates
* Shortlisting date: 24/02/2026
* Planned Interview date: 24/02/2026
Main duties of the job
The job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust-wide continuing professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.
The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.
You will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and Trust, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross-city working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.
About us
Our LTHT values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
* Accountable
* Empowered
* All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
* Commitment to delivering high-quality evidence-based care
* Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment
* Commitment to own development and the development of junior staff.
* Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to redeploying 'at risk' members of our workforce to new roles. This advert may be closed or delayed as part of that process.
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
The job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust-wide continuing professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.
The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.
You will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and Trust, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross-city working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.
. JOBDIMENSION
The role of the Senior Clinical Educator Post is essential for the organisation to ensure nurses and/or ODPs work within the governing standards set by professional and regulatory bodies. The job holder will support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and competency, to meet the standards required to deliver high quality evidence-based care for service users.
The job holder will deliver education on a Trust-wide basis which impacts on a wide range of clinical areas and departments. The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training of registered and unregistered workforce. They will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice. They will identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams. The post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminating good practice and actively challenging assumptions, practice and performance where appropriate.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
REQUIRE
Qualification
* Registered Nurse / ODP
* (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children’s areas)
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
* Masters degree or post graduate level development equivalent to a masters
Experience
* Significant experience in a junior leadership role e.g. Band 6 or equivalent; Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
* Clinical Experience within the specialty.
* Audit and standard setting
Skills & Behaviours
* Compassionate and caring
* Capable of lateral thinking
* Motivator of self and others
* Positive approach to change
* Flexible
* Adaptable
* Able to manage stress in self and others
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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