# Neonatal Clinical Education Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-clinical-education-lead/e013db25-0d0e-4168-b754-f009b595134b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-clinical-education-lead/e013db25-0d0e-4168-b754-f009b595134b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T08:15:23.088Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9365-26-0642 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9365-26-0642/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9365-26-0642 - **Employer website:** https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Neonatal Service as a Lead Clinical Educator on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the potential for extension beyond 12 months to cover a secondment within the service. As part of the senior nursing team within the Family Health Care Group, you will be responsible for leading, developing, and maintaining education and training programmes for the neonatal workforce, supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care and professional development. If you would like to work within a directorate that has been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has recently achieved BLISS Gold Accreditation, and is working towards Stage 3 Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) Accreditation, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. This is a full-time position, although flexible working arrangements will be considered. ### Main duties of the job You will be part of the senior nursing team within the Family Care Group and will be responsible for leading, developing and maintaining education and training to the Neonatal team. We are looking for an innovative, dynamic individual dedicated to the provision of excellent patient care with the development of staff and the improvement of service and performance. The post holder will be responsible in assisting staff to assess, develop, implement and evaluate patient outcomes through specific education programmes. To be able to work collaboratively across boundaries, both internally and externally for the benefit of neonatal care and staff development, sharing areas of expertise and best practice. The post holder will provide visible and high quality professional leadership across Neonatal services in nursing, supporting the Divisional Quality Improvement plan. Through the ability to inspire and lead you will drive and implement practice improvement and staff development to improve our families journey, lead in implementing quality measures across the educational pathway and assist in the delivery of a structured, competency based induction & training programme for new staff to the clinical areas ensuring a system of preceptorship & mentorship is fully utilised. ### About us Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyone We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. DBS Checks and Costs Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs. ### Details - Date posted: 19 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 12 months - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: C9365-26-0642 - Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Job Purpose Responsible for developing and maintaining education and training to the neonatal team in order to deliver excellent patient care through having the right staff trained in the right skill at the right time. Responsible for liaison with relevant staff within the Paediatric Directorate to analyse the training need The post holder will work collaboratively across boundaries, both internally and externally for the benefit of neonatal, children and young peoples care and staff development, sharing areas of expertise and best practice. Responsible lead for education and training of the nursing team in the Neonatal specialty Be a role model and uphold high practice care standards through education and training To lead on multi-disciplinary neonatal training To develop a Training Needs Analysis to deliver the framework To have a visible presence in the clinical area To implement changes in practice, introduce new practices as a result of clinical audit, recommendations from national, regional or local reports To assist in the review of national, regional and local reports Drive forward quality improvements identified following the completions of local and national investigations and the publication of national documents. Utilise data in the neonatal dashboard to inform changes in training. Work in collaboration with the directorate management and quality governance team to develop systems and strategies for training. Develop ongoing, innovative ways of delivering training to ensure that lessons learnt from serious incidents, claims, complaints and audit findings are disseminated, actioned and therefore embedded into clinical practice To maintain accurate records on Trust training database Provide monthly training reports to the directorate Multi-disciplinary working within and outside of the division Course Administrator for NLS. Communication & Relationship Skills Liaise closely with the Governance Quality Leads and Directorate Management Team, to support the delivery of the national patient safety agenda. Consistently promote the importance of maintaining compliance with professional development. Lead on project groups, chair meetings and lead discussions with teams both within and outside of the directorate Produce resourceful communication to all staff on agreed platforms. This is to include, training opportunities, staff inductions, trust mandatory training. To counsel staff in relation to personnel and professional matters. Undertake presentations to large groups of clinicians. Deliver reports to a number of different forums, including directorate governance meetings, clinical effectiveness committees, local meetings etc. Knowledge, Training & Experience Registered nurse/midwife qualified in care of the neonate Teaching qualification First Degree or equivalent experience Evidence of further professional development Experience of ward management, leadership, training/skills Recent teaching experience Experienced in all aspects of neonatal care Experience of running training programmes Able to exercise professional accountability and responsibility Current Practice assessor or Supervisor assessor in the clinical setting Able to demonstrate research based approach to care Evidence of leadership skills Awareness of change in the NHS and maternity services and the impact on neonatal care and services Able to provide counselling support for individual needs Demonstrates application of theory to practice Excellent teaching skills Analytical & judgmental Skills Utilise data in the neonatal dashboard to inform changes in training To be flexible in the approach to training needs and demonstrate innovative ways to deliver in house training countywide Work to tight deadlines, prioritise activities and be decisive Planning & Organisation Skills Plan an annual training strategy for the neonatal team to deliver the national safety agenda. Administrate for external courses - NLS, NIPE and requested external training. To liaise with the managers in charge of the wards/departments within the Trust to plan workloads and staffing levels as effectively as possible. Responsibilities for patient care Maintain clinical credibility by continuing to work on the neonatal unit caring for babies in all settings. To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To be responsible for the organisation of neonatal care for the patients assigned to you To be fully conversant in dealing with complex problems such as child protection issues. To autonomously manage a caseload within the ward area, making decisions and acting on care needs as they arise. To inform and discuss with the Ward Manager any problems regarding management and/or care of the baby and/or family. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Able to exercise professional accountability and responsibility - Able to be a Practice assessor or Supervisor assessor in the clinical setting - Experience of running training programmes - Knowledge of human factors and how they influence clinical practice Experience of delivering clinical education and development activities - Mentor experience with knowledge of mentorship and education - Proven leadership experience **Desirable** - Experience in management of change - Experience in HR management - Knowledge of dealing with poor performance ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered nurse/midwife with active NMC registration - Must be QIS/NNU qualified - Evidence of further professional development - Experience of ward management, leadership, training/skills - Degree or equivalent and a willingness to work towards Masters level degree - Mentorship qualification **Desirable** - Coaching certificate - Leadership qualification - Teaching qualification (PG Certificate Practice Education or equivalent) - Or willingness to work towards ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Is a positive role model for the clinical setting - Able to demonstrate research based approach to care - Developed communication skills - Evidence of advanced leadership skills - Proven organisational and management skills - Awareness of change in the NHS and maternity services and the impact on neonatal care and services - Able to provide counselling support for individual needs - Demonstrates application of theory to practice - Can demonstrate a forward thinking approach to care - Able to prioritise workload appropriately - Excellent teaching skills - Clinically proficient in area of expertise - Able to motivate and develop a multi-professional team - Able to problem solve and initiate change - Able to assess, benchmark clinical education, support mentors/educators in complex decisions relating to student placement, competence and fitness for practice - IT skills to produce educational resources, reports and data **Desirable** - Ability to develop and deliver presentations locally and nationally - An understanding of the challenges facing clinical areas in relation to placing staff - Demonstrates a working knowledge of CQC Core Standards - Development of clinical pathways / guidelines ## 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.