Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Education
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CS2855-LW
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guild Lodge
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Trainer for Physical Health
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and dynamic Clinical Trainer for Physical Health to join our Nursing and Quality Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering high quality physical health education across the organisation.
You will support the implementation of the Trust’s Physical Health Strategy, delivering a range of training including (but not limited to) Physical Health in Mental Health/LD, Clinical Skills, Immediate Life Support, Enhanced Life Support and simulation based education. Your expertise will help ensure our workforce is confident, competent and equipped to provide safe, compassionate and evidence based physical healthcare.
This role is ideal for an experienced clinician with a passion for teaching, service improvement and supporting others to develop.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high quality physical health and clinical skills training to staff across the Trust.
• Develop, implement and evaluate new training programmes based on audit, staff feedback and organisational priorities.
• Provide expert clinical advice and act as a second opinion in complex situations.
• Support staff in developing competence and confidence in physical health care delivery.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and the wider physical health agenda.
• Participate in clinical audit, research and service development activities.
• Maintain clinical competence in extended skills relevant to the training portfolio.
• Travel across Trust sites to deliver training as required.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- ENB 998 and/or NVQ D32/D33, PGCE or relevant teaching or training experience or qualification
- Registered Nurse / AHP on NMC / HCPC register
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of developing/participating in audit
Experience
Essential criteria
- Involvement in developing, implementing and facilitating training programmes
- Experience of teaching in classroom settings
- Evidence of experience in teaching, learning and assessing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals within and external to the organisation and members of the public using a variety of methods
- Ability to articulate and evidence personal credibility
- Work under pressure and to manage difficult/complex and emotive situations effectively
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ross Nish
- Job title
- Resuscitation & Simulation Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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