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Job overview
Job title: Clinical Practice Facilitator (Pre-registration Nursing)
Area of Work: Core
Employer: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Department: Corporate Nursing
Location: QE site
Pay: Band 6 Agenda for change (Increments include higher cost of living
allowance)
Job type: Permanent
Closing date: 26 July 2026
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) are recruiting a registered professional to join the existing Pre-registration Education Team as a Band 6 Clinical Practice Facilitator. The successful candidate Thurswill be based on the Queen Elizabeth site, with the expectation of cross site working as required.
The primary focus will be to support Adult field pre-registration learners and the areas / staff that are facilitating their practice placement experience. Providing cross cover support as appropriate, within the Pre-registration Education Team. You will work closely with the UHL counter-part and Band 7 lead, in order to:
- Identify placement capacity
- Map placements
- Facilitate Practice Supervisor / Assessor training
- Arrange and facilitate Learner Inductions, Student Forums and Student Teaching sessions
- Share and embed NMC Standards for Education
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) will be an expert in all matters relating to pre and post registration programmes leading to NMC registration. This post provides a great opportunity to develop clinical leadership skills, knowledge and experience of pre-registration education in action; leading to an understanding of how the NMCs Standards are applied within training programmes both within universities and clinical settings.
The Pre-registration Education team are responsible for:
- Maintaining a high visibility within clinical practice settings
- Supporting learners and their practice supervisors / assessors
- Ensuring clinical learning environments support the acquisition of required knowledge and skills partnership working with local HEIs
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a highly visible role model for clinical education, an expert practitioner and change agent. They will promote quality learning environments in all areas of our services providing practical, clinical training and support to learners and their practice supervisors / assessors.
Partnership working is important in this post and the successful candidate will work closely with local Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Partner Organisations. You will be responsible for sustaining these relationships to support the learner journey and facilitate the required experience(s) for them to successfully complete their programme and register with the NMC. You are the bridge from practice back to theory through: supporting the facilitation of skills sessions and interviews at the HEIs; representing the Trust at meetings; advertising how colleagues can become involved with HEI activities and regularly liaising with the link lecturers.
The successful applicant will join the wider Education Team within the Trust and be supported by fellow Clinical Practice Facilitators across Midwifery and Nursing, and the Pre-registration Education Lead.
Once in post you will be supported through in-house training and offered professional development to enable you to facilitate change, to implement innovations and improvements for Learners, service users, their families / carers and staff.
Please lead the Personal and Job specifications carefully. You should provide evidence in your application of the essential qualities required and why you would be an asset to our team. Invites to interview will be sent to the e-mail address, you provide on your application.
For an informal visit or further information, please contact:
Vikki Coleman, Pre-registration Education Lead, via [email protected]
Or attend one of the ‘Introduction to the Clinical Practice Facilitator role at LGT’ information sessions:
LGT CPF role webinar - 16 July 2026
LGT CPF role webinar - 22 July 2026
Interviews will be scheduled w/c 10 August 2026
Please be aware of dates as we are unable to offer alternate arrangement
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of clinical practice
- Knowledge of healthcare education
- Knowledge relating to placements: Identification, Capacity and Educational audit
- NMC Standards for Education
- Excellent theoretical knowledge with the ability to apply theory to practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of NMC Quality assurance processes relating to education
- NMC Fitness to Practice processes
- Involvement in simulation for teaching of clinical skills
Experience
Essential
- Minimum three years of Band 5 in clinical services across a number of roles (broad clinical experience)
- Demonstrates experience of supporting learners in practice as a Practice Assessor or equivalent
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training sessions
- Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to establish partnerships and foster good working relationships
- Demonstraes computer literacy e.g.: Microsoft packages, email, electronic patient records and electronic rostering
- Demonstrates ability to organise prioritise workload / competing demands
- Demonstrates knowledge of how to initiate, evaluate and embed change
Desirable
- Experience in recruitment and selection
- Experience of challenging poor practice
- Clinical audit and service evaluation experience
- Experience of participating in additional activities relating to learners’ experience
- Involvement in curriculum planning and validation with HEIs
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to the education and development of learners
- Commitment to own personal development
- Have a non-judgemental attitude
- Commitment to the provision of a quality service
- Ability to work flexibly across the hospital, community and HEI settings
Desirable
- Car driver
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife / AHP
- BSc level study
- Practice Assessor / Mentorship course or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of study at Masters Level
- Practice Teacher / teaching qualification
- Evidence of formal management / leadership training
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