Practice Education Lead - Band 7

Job summary

Lead Learning. Empower Teams. Transform Care.

Claire House Children's Hospice is seeking an inspiring and innovative Practice Education Lead to drive excellence in learning, professional development and clinical practice across our hospice and community services. This is a rare opportunity to combine your expertise in education, leadership and clinical care to make a lasting impact on the lives of babies, children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

The Opportunity

This offers the chance to:

Lead and develop Claire House's Practice Education Team

Design and deliver innovative education programmes for all care and family services teams

Oversee mandatory training compliance and workforce development

Create a positive learning culture that supports professional growth and clinical excellence

Build strong partnerships with universities, NHS organisations, hospices and regional networks

Lead on all student placements

Contribute to quality improvement, research and strategic workforce planning

Develop new educational opportunities and income-generating initiatives that support future growth

You'll work closely with senior clinical leaders and multidisciplinary teams to ensure learning and development remains at the forefront of everything we do.

You

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced registered nurse who can inspire others and lead with confidence.

Essential

Registered Nurse (Adult, Child or Learning Disability) with active NMC registration

Significant post-registration clinical experience

Extensive experience in clinical teaching, assessment and education

Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training programmes

Leadership and people management experience

Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and workforce development

Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills

Passion for supporting others to achieve their full potential

About us

Why Claire House?

At Claire House, we believe every day counts.

We support babies, children and young adults, helping them and their families create precious memories and live life to the fullest. Our care is built on compassion, innovation and excellence, and our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As Practice Education Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in developing a highly skilled workforce, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and ensuring the highest standards of care across our services.

Ready to Shape the Future of Children's Hospice Care?

Join us and help create an environment where colleagues thrive, learning flourishes, and children and families receive the very best care possible.

Details

• Date posted: 01 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £47,900 to £54,800 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: B0316-26-0007
• Job locations: Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 4JD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Role Summary The post holder will support the continuing development of high-quality palliative and end of life care and the delivery of evidence-based practice to care and family services staff, including volunteers were appropriate, across community and in-patient services. The role will support the implementation of our strategy, creating a fit for purpose nursing and care workforce. The post holder will lead the practice education team in developing, designing, and delivering an education and training programme across all care and family services including planned care, specialist palliative care, wellbeing and therapies, and governance teams. The post holder will advise the wider organisation on mandatory training required and will oversee organisational compliance. The post holder will contribute to the building of a learning culture throughout the organisation and work closely with all departments within care and family services, governance & quality team, and the wider organisation, to ensure the provision of an excellent and equitable education service. The post holder will support network wide educational programs and engage with relevant regional palliative care educational programs. They will represent Claire House at external training events and participate in learning and development groups with other hospices or agencies as appropriate. The post holder will commit to Claire House values and embed them into all aspects of education and leadership. Position of the role at Claire House The post holder reports to the Head of Hospice Care, Quality & Governance and is accountable to the Director of Clinical Services The post holder will work collaboratively with the senior members of the clinical team across care and family services, addressing all aspects of training and development The post holder will line manage members of the Practice Education Team Key Duties & Responsibilities Scope of job To monitor and measure success against agreed performance indicators 1 Implement key workforce development and quality initiatives in order to achieve excellence in patient care To share learning and development both internally and externally with our partners including presentations at events and conferences To support the Practice Education Team in leading and delivering all aspects of teaching and learning To support medical, nursing, and therapeutic colleagues to challenge practice and identify competency issues To develop an annual internal and external education program To develop a multimodal educational portfolio to meet the needs of clinical care teams working across settings and in the community To engage with the local and regional palliative care networks, supporting educational opportunities and collaboration to optimise educational opportunities To lead on student nursing and nurse associate placements To champion both external and internal educational development pathways for the workforce Be a visible, accessible and positive point of contact for staff, demonstrating expert skill in communication at all times To participate in the development, monitoring and audit of policies and SOPs relating to clinical practice and care, and ensure these are adhered to across all areas of work Lead and participate in audit Promote the safety of patients, staff, visitors and volunteers at all times through education and training To maintain an up to date knowledge and awareness of safeguarding children and adults, ensuring effective communication across multidisciplinary agencies and adherence to agreed safeguarding policies and procedures Leadership & Managerial Develop strong internal and external partnerships to meet the requirements of the organisation To lead and motivate staff to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness, fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement To review and make any necessary changes to care competencies To be responsible for the ongoing development and sustainability of high quality and innovative practice and educational development within the organisation To establish and maintain an effective communication network across the organisation To work closely with relevant leads, in the identification of services learning and educational needs, that reflect workforce and strategic priorities Create an inter-professional approach to education, empowering others to support the delivery of education and training To develop the annual education curriculum for both internal and external audiences 2 Submit statistical information and complete reports as necessary Ensure accurate records are in place Evaluate own teaching input and actively participate in quality assurance To line manage the Practice Education Team, ensuring the broader education team are kept abreast of, and involved in, training developments To be responsible for staff development and training budgets To support in the financial forecasting of current and future training & development programmes Lead on developing income generation from the Practice Education team, building external partnerships for sustainability and future growth To sign off and approve study day and conference requests keeping within the educational budget, and producing an annual report of all external study attended To maintain external links with national bodies and palliative care networks and community to ensure our practice is in line with national guidance Clinical Skills & Learning Development Identify learning needs and implement appropriate initiatives Identify emerging clinical needs and develop appropriate education plans in line with clinical governance Support the senior team by responding to complaints and incidents, and facilitate the development of education plans that reinforce a learning culture Demonstrate a high level of evidence-based knowledge and act as a clinical role model by participating in clinical activity across the service Provide expert knowledge to support staff in maintaining a safe clinical environment, whilst also developing the competence and confidence of the staff Evaluate learning and clinical activities to identify and inform future practice Implement and regularly review competency frameworks in order to assess the ongoing development of clinical and professional skills Contribute to the development of standards and performance To be confident in presenting and leading teaching and training in a variety of settings and to a variety of audiences both clinical and non-clinical Research Engage with educational research and scholarly activity to inform practice and enhance learning outcomes Remain up to date and ensure that clinical practice and teaching are evidence based, facilitating the dissemination and implementation of research findings Promote palliative care research and support the development of a research-active culture across the organisation Facilitate staff engagement in research, quality improvement, journal clubs, service evaluation, and evidence-based practice initiatives Support the dissemination of innovation, research, and service evaluation through presentations, publications, and professional networks 3 Students Responsible for overseeing and managing student placements To support the placement of students across all care and family services teams To act as a single point of contact for our partner universities in mapping student placements Undertake an annual education audit in partnership with the Quality & Governance Lead Have oversight of other student placements opportunities across care & family services and ensure all pre-placement checks have been undertaken appropriately and thoroughly, with central log held of all placements

Dimensions and limits of authority To work autonomously ensuring personal accountability in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct. This includes remaining clinically proficient by actively working in the clinical environment on a regular basis When delivering one to one training will work as supplementary to the staffing requirements in order to effectively train and support staff in developing their clinical skills To be the senior point of contact to the 4 local universities who have a learning agreement with the hospice and lead on completing the educational audit with the academic partner/s

Qualifications and skills level Actively registered as a nurse with NMC as either Child, Adult, or Learning Disability Extensive professional post registration experience ENB 998 or equivalent (degree level) Qualification in training (post reg qualification) or willing to undertake Extensive experience of developing and delivering training Proficient in core and extended clinical competencies Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Experience/ qualification in leadership and management

This is an outline job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification. Responsibilities will be reviewed periodically in line with service priorities and duties may change or new duties be introduced after consultation with the post holder. As a term of your employment, you may be required to undertake such other duties, such as link roles, and/or hours of work as may reasonably be required, commensurate with your general level of responsibility with the organisation, at your initial place of work or at any other of the Claire House establishments.

The post holder must act at all times in a professional and responsible manner and have due regard to confidentiality and Health & Safety legislation.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).