Job overview

Are you a forward-thinking healthcare professional with a passion for education, research, and service development? We are seeking a highly motivated Practice Educator (Band 7) to join our innovative Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward (VW) team.

In this key role, you will lead on the education and professional development of staff across our multidisciplinary team, fostering a learning culture that supports high-quality, evidence-based care in fast-paced community settings. You will coordinate and provide on site support, educational input and developmental activities to staff, practice mentors/educators and learners, providing supervision and support structures ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed for excellence in practice.

You will also contribute to service development through active engagement in Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives and support the integration of research and evidence-based practice into clinical care. Working closely with clinical leads, you will help identify opportunities for innovation, contribute to audits and evaluations, and drive forward improvements in care delivery and patient outcomes.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership, teaching, and interpersonal skills who thrives on collaboration and is passionate about shaping the future workforce. If you are committed to educational excellence and advancing care through research and QI, we welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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