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Salary: £49,743 – £54,133 per annum, not including GA
Team: Care Directorate/Quality and Practice Education Team
Location: Christopher’s Hospice Guildford/Shooting Star House Hampton
Are you an experienced Clinical Educator passionate about making a real difference in children’s palliative care?
We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our Quality and Practice Education Team as a Clinical Education Lead – a newly created leadership role at the heart of our mission to deliver exceptional, compassionate care.
About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Fundraiser to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.
It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have a great Community Fundraiser role.
It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have exciting plans for expansion and further enhancing our services to support even more families in need. If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team dedicated to raising vital funds and awareness in the community, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
As Clinical Education Lead, you will be a key member of the Senior Care Leadership Team, responsible for leading and coordinating the development and delivery of high-quality education and training across our clinical services. You’ll line-manage a team of Practice Educators and Associate Educators, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary leaders to ensure continuous learning, clinical excellence, and safe, evidence-based care.
Key resonsibilities:
* Lead on the planning and implementation of internal and external clinical education programs.
* Support the delivery of care that meets CQC standards, NICE guidelines, and best practice benchmarks.
* Identify training needs and develop targeted educational initiatives to support staff development and service improvement.
* Collaborate with senior leaders to embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across all services.
* Drive forward improvements in clinical practice and care pathways.
About you:
We’re looking for a motivated and forward-thinking clinical education professional who:
* Has a strong background in clinical practice and education, ideally within paediatric or palliative care.
* Is confident leading teams and managing educational programs.
* Can inspire, support, and develop others.
* Has a deep understanding of quality improvement and regulatory frameworks.
What we offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:
* NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
Annual leave
* 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
* 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
* Contractual benefits
* Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
* Flexible working arrangements
* Reimbursed professional membership fees
* Eye care
Health and wellbeing
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Occupational Health
* Mindfulness sessions
* Cycle to work scheme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcome to work and volunteer.
Ready to lead, inspire, and drive meaningful change in clinical education?
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary
If you would like further information about the role, please contact Lisa Dennis, Director of Care Lisa.Dennis@shootingstar.org.uk
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