Education and Practice Development Lead, W&C | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7364238/358-7364238-WC |
Summary
Do you thrive on personal responsibility, have a keen eye for detail and love to think about the bigger picture and have a restless desire to support teams to be the best they can be through education and training?
Do you excel at analysing situations, thrive on problem solving, have very high standards and respect others?
If you recognise yourself in the description above and it excites you to think you could be one of our team to help to grow our learners and develop our nursing and healthcare workforce whilst growing as a Centre of Excellence for education then we want to hear from you.
If you are a Registered Nurse/ Registered Nurse Children’s who is experienced in leading education and training in Paediatrics and/or Neonates, has expertise of leading a team in the delivery of strategic priorities that will support the new NHS 10 year plan 'Fit for the Future', then we look forward to receiving your application for this key post in the UHL Children's Hospital.
As an Education and Practice Development Lead you will work with the Deputy Chief Nurse within the UHL School of Nursing Practice and the Head of Nursing within the UHL Childrens Hospital developing and implementing our Strategic Priorities for education, training, and development within the Women's and Children's Clinical Management Group (CMG).
You will also work in partnership with The University of Leicester and De Montfort University to ensure the delivery of the highest standards of pre and post registration education and training is fully embedded in curriculums for our learners.
We will are passionate about supporting your post graduate development on your chosen career pathway of education and teaching that could include including leadership, doctorate study and opportunities to broaden your portfolio across different specialties
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
• Lead and implement focused Paediatric & Neonatal education and training strategies.
• In conjunction with the Heads of Nursing and Deputy Chief Nurse lead clinical practice initiatives, staff education and professional development.
• Support multi professional and inter-professional learning.
• In conjunction with the Heads of Nursing/Midwifery and Deputy Chief Nurse lead policy development, supporting change, innovation and new ways of working for the nursing and midwifery workforce in the CMG.
• Work in partnership with Matrons, Lead Nurses & Midwives, Sister/Charge Nurses and AHP leads to identify relevant education and training needs through the appraisal Knowledge and Skills framework (KSF)/Personal Development Planning (PDP) process.
• Work collaboratively with local Universities/Higher Education Institutions and other training providers to ensure the delivery of the highest standards of both pre and post registration education and training.
• Act as a clinical and professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team, patients and service users.
• Work clinically alongside registered and non-registered staff promoting and delivering education, practice and the implementation of policies ensuring a workforce ‘fit for purpose’ and practice.
please see job description/person specification for full details on the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Aug 2025