Clinical Practice Educator - Emergency Department

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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Practice Educator - Emergency Department

The closing date is 10 November 2026

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Job summary

You will be a key member of the Emergency Department team, providing expert clinical education and support across all adult and paediatric areas, including Resus, Triage, EDAU, Fit to Sit and Majors. This is a fast-paced environment with a high turnover of patients and a wide range of clinical presentations, requiring a confident, proactive educator who can work alongside staff in real time to promote safe, effective and evidence-based practice.

As a Clinical Practice Educator, you will lead on developing staff competence, confidence and professional growth across all bands. You will organise, deliver and evaluate education that supports high-quality emergency and trauma care, ensuring staff are equipped to meet the demands of a busy ED. Your role will be central to fostering a positive learning culture, supporting clinical excellence and enhancing patient experience.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.

Main duties of the job

• Lead, coordinate and deliver high-quality clinical education across all Emergency Department areas, involving both adults and paediatrics.

• Provide visible, hands-on clinical support, working alongside staff in real time to identify learning needs, reinforce safe practice and promote high standards of emergency care.

• Develop, implement and monitor competency frameworks to ensure staff at all bands maintain the skills required for a high-turnover ED environment with complex adult and paediatric presentations.

• Support induction, preceptorship and ongoing development for new starters, students, internationally-educated nurses and existing staff, ensuring consistent learning experiences across all clinical areas.

• Facilitate clinical supervision, assessment and sign-off, including reflective practice, skills development and professional growth.

• Collaborate with senior nursing, medical and AHP teams to ensure education aligns with service priorities, trauma pathways, patient safety standards and national guidance.

• Act as a specialist resource for emergency and trauma care, providing guidance on best practice, policy updates and emerging evidence.

• Monitor training compliance and evaluate learning outcomes, producing reports and action plans to support continuous improvement.

• Promote a positive learning culture, encouraging innovation, supporting wellbeing and helping staff thrive in a demanding, fast-paced ED environment.

About us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

40526NM532ED

Job locations

Dorset County Hospital - Emergency Department

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at if [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at if [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and training

Essential

• UK Registered Nurse with active registration.
• Evidence of working at Master's Level in a health-related subject.
• Recognised teaching qualification and recent experience of teaching/supervising learners
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Health assessment and physical examination qualification.
• Minor injuries qualification.
• Up to date NMC Registration RN.

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescriber (willing to work towards).

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Post qualification recent experience at band 7 for a minimum of 3 years, in an acute Emergency Department.
• Considerable experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of clinical audit and/or utilisation of research skills.
• Experience in developing and/or reviewing standards/policies.
• Change management experience.
• Experience in supervising, mentoring and appraising staff.
• Clinical supervision
• Contributing to the development of Trust policies.
• Awareness of future nurse standards.
• Experience of writing actions plans for learners or staff requiring additional support.
• Evidence of ability to work as a proficient practitioner

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to demonstrate motivation of self and others.
• Excellent clinical skills and knowledge of clinical audit.
• Computer/IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• Able to respond flexibly to differing daily demands.
• Able to deliver formal teaching in addition to ad-hoc opportunities.
• Ability to performance manage all grades of staff.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels, patients and the public.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Evidence of leadership and management skills
• Ability to recognise the importance of research and quality improvement on patient care.
• Able to develop competency profiles.
• Understands undergraduate and post graduate education pathways.
• Good understanding of the Preceptorship framework.
• Working understanding of Apprenticeships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and training

Essential

• UK Registered Nurse with active registration.
• Evidence of working at Master's Level in a health-related subject.
• Recognised teaching qualification and recent experience of teaching/supervising learners
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Health assessment and physical examination qualification.
• Minor injuries qualification.
• Up to date NMC Registration RN.

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescriber (willing to work towards).

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Post qualification recent experience at band 7 for a minimum of 3 years, in an acute Emergency Department.
• Considerable experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of clinical audit and/or utilisation of research skills.
• Experience in developing and/or reviewing standards/policies.
• Change management experience.
• Experience in supervising, mentoring and appraising staff.
• Clinical supervision
• Contributing to the development of Trust policies.
• Awareness of future nurse standards.
• Experience of writing actions plans for learners or staff requiring additional support.
• Evidence of ability to work as a proficient practitioner

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to demonstrate motivation of self and others.
• Excellent clinical skills and knowledge of clinical audit.
• Computer/IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• Able to respond flexibly to differing daily demands.
• Able to deliver formal teaching in addition to ad-hoc opportunities.
• Ability to performance manage all grades of staff.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels, patients and the public.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Evidence of leadership and management skills
• Ability to recognise the importance of research and quality improvement on patient care.
• Able to develop competency profiles.
• Understands undergraduate and post graduate education pathways.
• Good understanding of the Preceptorship framework.
• Working understanding of Apprenticeships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dorset County Hospital - Emergency Department

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dchft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dorset County Hospital - Emergency Department

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dchft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Helen Scott

[email protected]

01305255507

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

40526NM532ED

Job locations

Dorset County Hospital - Emergency Department

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY

United Kingdom

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