# Clinical Skill Trainer / Education Facilitator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-skill-trainer-education-facilitator/2b399468-7132-468f-8c23-6846abd4e7a2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-skill-trainer-education-facilitator/2b399468-7132-468f-8c23-6846abd4e7a2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-01T16:44:07.747Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9175-26-0157?employerCode=C9175 - **Application URL:** https://papworth.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/1835?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Clinical Skills Trainer. Medical Education, Royal Papworth Hospital An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the progressive and innovative Medical Education team at Royal Papworth Hospital as a Clinical Skills Trainer. We are seeking a highly motivated and well organised clinical professional who brings strong practical abilities and a genuine passion for teaching clinical skills. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic educational environment and is committed to supporting the development of future medical professionals. About the Role As a Clinical Skills Trainer, you will work closely with a multi disciplinary team of Clinical Educators and Medical Education Teaching Fellows to deliver high quality clinical skills training for undergraduate medical students from the University of Cambridge. You will play an important role in shaping the learning experience of students in Years 4, 5, and 6, helping them develop the competence and confidence needed for safe and effective clinical practice. Our programmes make extensive use of medical simulation and involve working with simulated models as well as real patients. Experience in simulation based education is welcome but not essential. The post offers opportunities for professional development in education, simulation, and assessment. Job share may be considered. ### Main duties of the job Teach and assess a broad range of core skills such as vital signs measurement, venepuncture, urinary catheterisation, arterial blood gas sampling, peak flow measurement, Basic Life Support etc. Training provided where needed. Deliver structured practical skills teaching in both simulation environments and clinical settings, ensuring sessions are engaging, safe and aligned with curriculum expectations. Simulation based training involves using task trainers/models, mannikins, and ward based scenarios. Support supervised practice by guiding students through hands on learning, offering formative assessment and structured feedback, and documenting additional support for learners who require it. Provide opportunistic clinical teaching in clinical environments to help students apply skills learned in simulation into patient care Prepare, check and maintain simulation equipment and consumables in the local Practical Skills Lab to facilitate effective delivery of teaching programmes and capacity for unsupervised student practice Promote high quality mentorship, supervision and assessment by supporting clinical staff in providing students with consistent, effective feedback and guidance throughout clinical placements Contribute to other simulation based training and point of care ultrasound teaching. Training will be provided where needed. ### About us Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview. For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour ### Details - Date posted: 01 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 6 - Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 175-2627-ED1835 - Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom, Heart and Lung Research Institute, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience in field of own practice. - Experience of managing or supervising multi disciplinary team and ability to mentor/educate junior staff. - An understanding of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and quality - assurance. - An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others workload. - Evidence of continuous professional development and a willingness to participate in further training and education. - Competent IT skills. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional clinical registration in Nursing, Allied Healthcare Professional, Pharmacy or Healthcare Science with associated qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to diploma or degree level. - PLUS specialist professional knowledge relevant to practice / post with demonstratable competence to post graduate diploma level equivalent. - Leadership / management training and/or experience. ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the post holder will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion. ## Documents - [B6 Education Facilitator core skills trainer (medical educa.pdf (PDF, 249 KB)](document:2977432) ## 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.