Practice Educator - Mental Health

Job summary
Band 6 Full Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Educator to join the Neighbourhood, Public and Mental Health System.

The successful post holder will provide educational support across the Sunflower, EDYS and Crisis Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality learning and development opportunities for registered and unregistered staff, including Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Allied Health Professionals.

The role will focus on developing and maintaining staff knowledge, skills and competence to ensure a workforce that is fit for purpose and practice. Responsibilities will include supporting mandatory training compliance, contributing to the development and implementation of the system's education strategy, and promoting a positive learning culture across services.

The post holder will work collaboratively with practice education colleagues, clinical teams and external partners to enhance learning opportunities and support workforce development initiatives.

To maintain clinical credibility and support practice-based learning, the role includes one clinical shift per week within Sunflower House.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician with a passion for education, workforce development and improving patient outcomes through learning and professional development.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, HCAs and AHPs staff groups, also monitoring compliance with mandatory training.
• To develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills in order to ensure that all staff employed within the system are fit for purpose and practice.
• Assist in developing and implementing the system educational strategy for both registered and unregistered staff.
• To promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and other relevant agencies.

About us
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and requirements on the government website.

Details
Date posted: 21 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 411-NEI-26-8274921-A
Closing date: 04 November 2026

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Registered RMN/LD Nurse or a registered Children's Nurse with additional training and experience within the field of Mental Health and/or Learning Disability.
• Essential: Teaching qualification or willing to work towards.
• Desirable: Post registration qualification in CAMHs or equivalent.

Experience

• Essential: Substantial post registration clinical, leadership and managerial experience.
• Essential: Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role.
• Essential: Evidence of working with learners in practice.
• Desirable: Extensive experience of caring for children in MH Inpatient setting.
• Desirable: Evidence of developing and delivering training in practice.

Knowledge

• Essential: Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of care.
• Essential: Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues.
• Essential: Proven ability to work under pressure, to prioritise workload and achieve deadlines.

Skills

• Essential: Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
• Essential: Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Essential: Dynamic, flexible, capable of inspiring confidence and able to bring people together in change.
• Desirable: Experience of presenting information to wider audience.

Contact
Education Team Lead: Ashlea McKenna, ashlea.mckenna@alderhey.nhs.uk

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.