Clinical Education Manager - SouthNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Directorate as a Clinical Education Manager, leading and shaping the delivery of high-quality clinical education across a diverse and dynamic region.

We are looking for an experienced clinical education leader, or an aspiring senior leader ready for a development opportunity, who is passionate about developing people, improving education quality and supporting excellent patient care. In this pivotal role, you will provide senior leadership to multi-disciplinary education teams across Clinical Education, EOC Education and Driving Education, ensuring our people are confident, competent and supported to deliver safe, effective care.

The role combines strategic leadership with operational delivery. You will be responsible for developing and delivering regional education plans, supporting statutory and mandatory training compliance, overseeing onboarding activity, providing assurance on education quality and working closely with operational colleagues across multiple counties.

If you are clinically credible, values-led and motivated by making a tangible difference to staff development and patient care, this is an excellent opportunity to lead a specialist education service and help shape the future capability of our workforce.

Please note salary is currently indicative pending job evaluation.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Education Manager will be responsible for the leadership, management and development of the regional clinical education service across Clinical Education, EOC Education and Driving Education.

The post holder will lead multi-disciplinary education teams across multiple counties, ensuring effective delivery of clinical education, statutory and mandatory training, onboarding activity and workforce development priorities. They will provide senior leadership to Education Team Leaders and specialist education leads, supporting staff performance, development, wellbeing and professional standards.

The role will be clinically accountable for the safety, quality and professional standards of education delivered within the region. This will include ensuring education is evidence based, aligned to Trust clinical guidance and delivered by competent and supported educators.

The role will require strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, particularly when working with senior operational colleagues, education teams, learners and external partners to resolve competing priorities and ensure education delivery remains safe, effective and responsive to organisational need.

Job description

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Right to work / Certificate of Sponsorship

This role meets the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under current Home Office regulations. Applications are welcome from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

For further information on visa sponsorship and eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance on Skilled Worker visas: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

The role is based in Exeter, one of the most vibrant, attractive and historically interesting cities in England, with excellent transport links and a great mix of independent shops, cafes and bars.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills and resources you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles across the Trust and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Staff networks
• Wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK