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Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive relevant professional post registration experience at band 6 or above • Evidence of extensive involvement in the supervision and assessment of students in practice • Current clinical experience in acute care • Broad and current knowledge, experience and delivery of health care related education within the NHS in a clinical or academic setting. • Aware of the impact that changing services have on the practice placement environment. • Involvement in research and audit in a clinical or academic setting. • Current experience of teaching or assessing students in clinical practice
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Adult or Paediatric) with current NMC registration • Evidence of study at level 6 (BSc/degree level) • Teaching &/ or assessing qualification • Evidence of Leadership Development • PGCHE or willing to undertake normally within one year of commencing post. • Current Demonstrable CPD
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
Evidence of continuous professional development. • Current knowledge of professional education and training in practice • Current knowledge of the NMC Standards for Education and Training • Evidence of ability and experience in communicating across a diverse range of people and organisations. • Evidence of ability to establish and develop networks with interprofessional groups • Evidence of ability to function with a high degree of personal accountability and autonomy. • Evidence of ability to negotiate and influence decision making • Evidence of ability to manage change and challenge barriers to change • Project Management experience • Evidence of ability to manage sensitive and complex information and situations. • Effective leadership skills • Evidence of applying research to practice • Evidence of excellent documentation and written skills • Demonstrates a good understanding of IT and technology and Microsoft office
- Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Current experience with partnership working with HEI’s • Undertaken role of ‘Named Person’ in a clinical area
- Qualifications
Master’s degree in relevant subject or working towards it.
Job overview
Due to the Trust's commitment to increase the numbers of placements for direct entry Nursing and Nursing Associate Pre-Registration students undertaking NMC approved education programmes, and with an ambition to recruit and retain this future workforce, we are seeking to recruit a full time Band 7 Practice Educator.
Practice Development are an established team with a robust support infrastructure in place and managed by a senior nursing team under the direction of the Practice Development Lead and Associate Director of Nursing for Education and Research.
The post holder will work as part of a practice development team to provide support and guidance to practice learning support staff. They will work in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the development of inter professional learning opportunities in practice. In addition they will ensure that positive learning environments are created and maintained to drive the integration of theory with practice.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have responsibilities which include student preparation and support, recruitment of students, expansion, maintenance, monitoring and review of practice placements and the learning environment, development of practice learning, partnership working with internal and external stakeholders such as ward managers, partner Universities, NHS England and practice assessors, curriculum development, etc.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The postholder will support the delivery of high-quality practice learning by developing and supporting practice supervisors and assessors, in line with the NMC Standards for Education and Training, providing guidance and pastoral support for students, and promoting positive learning environments.
- The role works closely with clinical teams, education providers and external partners to develop placement capacity, monitor and enhance placement quality, and ensure compliance with professional and regulatory standards
- Responsibilities also include contributing to student recruitment, curriculum development, quality assurance activities, partnership working, and the promotion of evidence-based practice, clinical governance and continuous professional development.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Practice Educator with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Practice educator role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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