Clinical Education Trainer | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Posting date:	06 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	05 February 2026
Location:	Ellesmere Port, CH65 9HX
Company:	Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7679236/373-CSS1226

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join our well-established, experienced Clinical Education Team.

We are seeking to recruit a Clinical Education Trainer on a Full time, permanent basis.

You must be highly motivated, have a keen interest in facilitating education programmes, have excellent communication skills and be able to work well as part of a team to help support our staff to be the best they can be. Our team support staff in both community and in-patient services across the geographical area of the Trust.

CWP’s Clinical Education Team is a small but dynamic team, comprising facilitators who are Mental Health, Learning Disability and Adult Nurses in addition to Clinical Support Workers.

We deliver high quality and innovative education programmes, whilst ensuring the learning environment is a welcoming space, to support staff to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver high quality care to people who access our services. Therefore, understanding and experience in all elements of training including developing, facilitating, delivering and evaluating education and training programmes is an important aspect of this role.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 14/01/2026 and the proposed interview date is 23/01/2026.

You will need a sound knowledge of current legislation, particularly the MHA Code of Practice, the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Trauma Informed and person-centred care.

As part of our Proactive Approach Training (PAT) course, you will be required to teach physical (restraint) skills.

Other core subjects include Basic Life Support, the Skills For Health Care Certificate programme, Conflict Resolution/Breakaways in addition to many other non-mandatory clinical training programmes.

Please see Job Description for full details

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!


This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026

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