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Job summary

Main area
Practice Development & Education
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
12 months (fixed term contract / secondment opportunity for 12 months)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
Job ref
234-25-K0493-A
Employer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Town
Norwich
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
02/10/2025

Employer heading

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Associate Clinical Educator

NHS AfC: Band 4

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team. 

NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

People-focused

We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.

Respect

We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.

Integrity

We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.

Dedication

We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.

Excellence

We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital. 

Wish you were here? So do we.


We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be.  We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.


At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.

Job overview

**Fixed term contract/secondment opportunity for 12 months**

Looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about the education, training, and support to our Health Care Support Workers? 

Practice Development and Education are offering a 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity for an Associate Clinical Educator.  

We are looking for an innovative and highly motivated Associate Clinical Educator to join our team. Are you dynamic, enthusiastic and have a commitment to education? Our department celebrates diversity and inclusivity, we welcome applications from individuals who represent the full spectrum of our community. 

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support clinical educators on the training programme and pastoral support of all health care support workers. The role encompasses the preparation and delivery of classroom-based teaching sessions, clinical skills training and workshops using appropriate teaching styles, equipment, and technology to optimise learning and development. To ensure that our health care support worker workforce is prepared to deliver essential care safely, effectively, and compassionately.  Primarily this role will be supporting our Band 2 – Band 3 pathway progression for NNUHFT staff.

If you are passionate about education this position offers exciting and progressive opportunities within Practice Development and Education.

Working for our organisation

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

  • To support Clinical Educators in the delivery of both the theoretical and practical components of educational, developmental and training programmes, using a range of teaching/learning styles within scope of practice.
  • To coach learners on various educational and training programmes, enhancing their learning experience and their understanding of how different roles contribute to the patient’s care and experience.
  • To support and encourage the development of unregistered Health Care Support Workers to progress along a career pathway with can lead to registration, undertaking apprenticeships and other programmes of learning, with a step on step off approach.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Foundation Degree in Health Studies (Science)/ Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate / equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Assessing, Teaching, Mentoring/Coaching qualification (short course) / Willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinically up-to-date, with significant recent acute nursing experience at band 4
  • Experience in assessing learners

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Attitude, aptitude

Essential criteria
  • To be an effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStonewall Health ChampionsMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca Turner
Job title
Lead Nurse for Practice Development and Education
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01603 289030