# Clinical Educator - Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-educator-paediatrics/c4f765d5-95e3-4d5f-a470-6b2990ef0054 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-educator-paediatrics/c4f765d5-95e3-4d5f-a470-6b2990ef0054.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Huddersfield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months (up to 23 hours) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 23 hours per week (up to 23 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T09:21:40.534Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Halifax/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8009068 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8009068?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Detailed job description and main 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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 **Essential** - First level registration NMC RSCN or RN Child - Recognised teaching and assessing skills - Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification - Recognized teaching qualification or working towards this - Evidence of recent education in relevant field - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Degree in health care - ALS Certificate - Leadership training ### KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE **Essential** - 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 - Effective change management skills - Good IT skills - Organisational abilities - Excellent standards of documentation and record-keeping - HDU experience/qualification **Desirable** - 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) **Essential** - 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 - Positive attitude - Assertiveness - Approachable - Objectivity - Reliable - Results-focused - Committed **Desirable** - Awareness of implementing change and willingness to learn new skills ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10296621) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.