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Job summary

Main area
Medical Education
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
218-NM-B6-8242030
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
30/09/2026

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Clinical Skills Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The post holder will be working as part of the clinical skills team teaching and assessing multiple clinical / procedural skills to groups of medical students and postgraduate multidisciplinary client groups both internal and external to UHCW NHS Trust.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

The role requires the post holder to work autonomously and flexibly with a high level of skill and concentration, responding as appropriate to unpredicted issues often within very tight deadlines to meet curriculum and service needs.

The post holder will be required to motivate and encourage collaborative working to support quality improvement and adherence to local and national standards of practice.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Participate in the development, implementation and delivery of competency based clinical education and assessment to a wide range of candidates including medical students, nurses, post graduate doctors and allied healthcare professionals in the simulated environment.
  • Plan and co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of the clinical skills suite using a range of manikins, medical equipment, IT and audio-visual systems. Prepare and set up equipment when needed such as manikins, beds, couches, tables and chairs.
  • Take / facilitate appropriate action as a result of complex clinical or non-clinical issues, supporting staff and candidates at all levels which may include debriefing and action planning.
  • Assist with the update of lesson plans, assessment tools and teaching resources as required
  • To act as a role model, utilising every opportunity to enhance the knowledge of others in relation to clinical skills and to promote health and safety and risk assessment.
  • Deliver practical teaching sessions to candidates adhering to guidance from the GMC document ‘Practical skills and procedures’, including multiple clinical skills such as wound care, urinary catheterisation, injection techniques - training will be given.
  • Be able to organise, teach, facilitate & evaluate post graduate clinical skills courses for all levels of medical and non-medical professionals.
  • Undertake training to become an OSCE examiner for Warwick Medical School’s Year 1, Year 2 and Final Year examinations.
  • Participate in the writing of stations, along with standard setting and troubleshooting for OSCE’s and other assessments of clinical skills
  • Respond flexibly to the growing needs of the medical student curriculum in accordance with GMC recommendations.
  • Develop personally as a First Aid instructor / Acute Illness management (AIM) and AIM Train the trainer faculty member/ course coordinator.
  • Assist in the development of learning materials including handouts and more innovative materials such as e-learning, videos and interactive teaching materials.
  • To liaise, engage and collaborate with all members of the wider medical education teams such as Simulation department, Resuscitation training department, George Eliot and Warwick hospital clinical skills teams as well as post graduate faculty and Warwick Medical School for example.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Current UK healthcare professional registration (NMC/HCPC) • Recognised teaching/assessing qualification. • First degree in relevant healthcare profession or working towards • Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
  • • AIM / ALERT instructor

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Significant post-registration clinical experience in an acute healthcare setting at Band 5. • Evidence of supporting change, service improvement, or educational activities. • Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable criteria
  • • Previous experience of teaching multi professional groups of staff. • Experience of mentoring and assessing in clinical skills.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Knowledge of the curriculum requirements of undergraduate medical students • Knowledge of the practical clinical skills expected of post graduate nurses/doctors/AHPs • The ability to develop and apply evidence based educational strategies & learning resources
Desirable criteria
  • • Understanding and appreciation of personal training needs in relation to the post.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively. • Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions. • Able to use initiative and make decisions. • Ability to organise workload, prioritise tasks and respond flexibly to service demands. • Be self-aware; ability to manage conflict, sensitive and challenging situations.
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience in developing digital learning resources. • Experience in creating educational materials.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Mahony
Job title
Lead Clinical Skills Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476 968331