# Lead Clinical Educator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- **Town:** Wolverhampton
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum. Pro Rata for part time staff
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days/nights/weekends /long days /bank Holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-24T00:01:33.661Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Wolverhampton/The_Royal_Wolverhampton_NHS_Trust/Radiography_Lead_Clinical_Educator/Radiography_Lead_Clinical_Educator-v7956162
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7956162?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Radiology at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is proud to be recognised as an innovative, progressive and forward‑thinking service.  We are committed to shaping a sustainable, skilled and future‑ready workforce. We are now looking for the next key person to join us on this journey.

We are seeking a motivated, passionate and forward‑thinking Lead Clinical Educator to join our award winning team.  This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Diagnostic Radiographer with advanced educational expertise to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of our Radiology Education Strategy.

In this pivotal role, you will take departmental leadership responsibility for all elements of clinical education, supporting a broad spectrum of learners and career pathways including Diagnostic Radiographers, Apprentice Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers and undergraduate students. Working closely with the Radiology Workforce Lead and wider senior team, you will help shape training pipelines, build workforce capacity and ensure high‑quality learning experiences across all modalities.

If you are passionate about developing others, driving workforce transformation and influencing the future of radiography education, we would love to hear from you. Join us and play a central role in building a dynamic and sustainable radiology workforce for the future.

### Main duties of the job

In this role, you will lead the development, coordination and delivery of the Radiology Education Strategy, supporting both current staff and the future workforce across multiple training pathways. You will design, manage and deliver a blended programme of education that aligns with national, regional and local workforce needs, ensuring high‑quality learning experiences for all cohorts of learners.

Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners—including Higher Education Institutions, apprenticeship providers and regional workforce groups—you will build strong networks that enhance training capacity, create advanced practice opportunities and support alternative routes into the profession. A key focus of the role will be developing long‑term training pipelines that promote staff retention, support career progression and ensure the sustainability of radiology services at RWT.

You will provide expert educational leadership underpinned by post graduate qualifications, oversee placement governance, support supervisors and assessors, and contribute to service improvement, workforce transformation and recruitment initiatives across the department.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification document for full details of this role.

## Job Details

Radiology at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is proud to be recognised as an innovative, progressive and forward‑thinking service.  We are committed to shaping a sustainable, skilled and future‑ready workforce. We are now looking for the next key person to join us on this journey.

We are seeking a motivated, passionate and forward‑thinking Lead Clinical Educator to join our award winning team.  This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Diagnostic Radiographer with advanced educational expertise to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of our Radiology Education Strategy.

In this pivotal role, you will take departmental leadership responsibility for all elements of clinical education, supporting a broad spectrum of learners and career pathways including Diagnostic Radiographers, Apprentice Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers and undergraduate students. Working closely with the Radiology Workforce Lead and wider senior team, you will help shape training pipelines, build workforce capacity and ensure high‑quality learning experiences across all modalities.

If you are passionate about developing others, driving workforce transformation and influencing the future of radiography education, we would love to hear from you. Join us and play a central role in building a dynamic and sustainable radiology workforce for the future.

## Job Description

In this role, you will lead the development, coordination and delivery of the Radiology Education Strategy, supporting both current staff and the future workforce across multiple training pathways. You will design, manage and deliver a blended programme of education that aligns with national, regional and local workforce needs, ensuring high‑quality learning experiences for all cohorts of learners.

Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners—including Higher Education Institutions, apprenticeship providers and regional workforce groups—you will build strong networks that enhance training capacity, create advanced practice opportunities and support alternative routes into the profession. A key focus of the role will be developing long‑term training pipelines that promote staff retention, support career progression and ensure the sustainability of radiology services at RWT.

You will provide expert educational leadership underpinned by post graduate qualifications, oversee placement governance, support supervisors and assessors, and contribute to service improvement, workforce transformation and recruitment initiatives across the department.

## Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification document for full details of this role.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant post‑registration clinical radiography experience across relevant modalities (e.g., Plain Film, CT, MRI, Cardiology).
- Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating clinical education, student placements or training programmes. 200 words or fewer
- Experience supervising or managing staff, including performance conversations and pastoral support.
- Experience of delivering teaching, workshops, competency assessments or educational resources.
- Experience contributing to audit, quality assurance, research or service improvement.

**Desirable**

- Experience representing a department at regional or national education forums.
- Experience designing policies, competency frameworks or new training pathways.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- HCPC‑registered Diagnostic Radiographer.
- BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent HCPC‑approved qualification.
- Evidence of advanced academic study at Master’s level or equivalent (or working towards), e.g., education, leadership, advanced practice or clinical specialism.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical/Education Teaching (or equivalent).
- Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor training (HEI‑recognised).

**Desirable**

- Leadership or management qualification.
- Interest in further postgraduate education (e.g., PGCert, MSc, Advanced Practice).

### Knowledge & Skills

**Essential**

- Strong understanding of educational theory, competency frameworks and assessment models.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate blended learning programmes (in‑person, digital, simulation).
- Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple overlapping training pathways.
- High‑level communication skills for liaising with HEIs, learners, supervisors and senior staff.

**Desirable**

- Evidence of securing or utilising external training funding (e.g., NHSE, apprenticeship levy).

## Documents

- [our strategy (pdf, 1.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2618)
- [trust brochure (pdf, 6.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2033)
- [wolverhampton map (pdf, 600.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2032)
- [flexible working commitment (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2380)
- [rwt professional standards (pdf, 95.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2031)
- [employee rewards booklet v.14 (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2083)
- [rwt health & wellbeing offer (pdf, 841.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3027)
- [joint behavioural framework v1. 2024 (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2858)
- [nhs staff offer - national express (pdf, 963.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2612)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10236874)
- [using ai when completing application forms (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2969)

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