Clinical Nurse Educator

Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced registered nurse to join our team as a Ward Clinical Educator. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a strong clinical background and a passion for education, workforce development, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing a highly skilled, knowledgeable, and compassionate workforce, ensuring staff are equipped to deliver outstanding patient-centred care.

As the Ward Clinical Educator, you will lead on the education, training, and professional development of nursing staff, supporting the delivery of high-quality care across the ward. Working closely with the senior nursing team, multidisciplinary colleagues, Practice Development Nurses, and the wider education network, you will promote excellence in clinical practice through evidence-based education, coaching, mentorship, and competency-based learning. You will foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and reflective practice, enabling staff to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for identifying and facilitating learning opportunities that support staff to achieve their personal development goals, appraisal objectives, and career aspirations. The post holder will oversee the development and assessment of clinical competencies using Trust-wide and specialty-specific competency frameworks, ensuring staff achieve and maintain the required standards of practice. You will monitor progress, provide constructive feedback, and support staff in translating learning into improved patient outcomes.

Working collaboratively with ward leaders and the wider education team, you will contribute to the design, delivery, implementation, and evaluation of educational programmes and initiatives that meet the evolving needs of the service. Through strong educational leadership, quality improvement, and workforce development, you will help shape a positive learning environment that promotes professional growth, enhances clinical excellence, and supports the Trust's commitment to delivering exceptional care.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Qualifications
Essential

• Current registration with NMC
• Relevant cardiac specific post-graduate course
• Preceptor
• PS/PSA
• ILS
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Management experience
• ALS
• Mentorship or equivalent
• Teaching or debriefing course

Experience
Essential

• Band 5/6 in acute cardiology in-patient setting.
• Evidence of proficiency in clinical skills required for acute setting i.e. ECG interpretation, blood gas analysis, recognition of patient deterioration.
• Experience supporting learner progression and competency assessment.
• Experience providing one-to-one clinical supervision
• Conducting staff appraisals

Skills
Essential

• Role models reflective practice and facilitates for others
• Evidence of critical thinking and initiative to solve problems and manage workload.
• Able to work in a changing environment and to actively support/promote planned and unplanned change
• Demonstrates effective teamwork skills.
• ICT skills including MS 365 programmes.
• Face-to-face and digital presentation skills.
• Research awareness

Desirable

• Ability to facilitate learning in both classroom and clinical environments.
• Competence in educational planning, delivery, and evaluation.
• Ability to build positive learning cultures and support learner wellbeing

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).