Professional Nurse Educator | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7768981/222-LS-Man-141 |
Summary
West London NHS Trust is seeking a passionate and forward-thinkingProfessional Nurse Educator (Band 7) to play a pivotal role in developing our mental health nursing workforce within Hounslow Borough.
This is a rare opportunity to workembedded in clinical practice, supporting newly qualified nurses, students, and the wider nursing team to translate theory into confident, high-quality care. You’ll be at the heart of practice development — coaching, mentoring and delivering innovative, evidence-based education that directly improves patient experience, staff confidence and retention.
Working closely with senior nursing leaders, practice development teams and academic partners, you’ll lead on competency development, medication management, restrictive practice education and preceptorship, using quality improvement approaches to demonstrate real impact. You’ll be supported by a strong governance structure, Professional Nurse Advocates, and a Trust that is deeply committed to learning, inclusion and staff wellbeing.
If you’re an experiencedRegistered Mental Health Nurse with a passion for education, leadership and nurturing talent — and you want to make a visible, lasting difference to both staff and service users — this role offers the scope, support and influence to do just that
For more information please contact Emma Brownemma.brown208@nhs.net
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
We would welcome applications from candidates who speak a second language
Please see the attached Job Pack for full details about this role.
We think Hounslow Talking Therapies is a great place to work. If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail,please contact Step 2 Lead via email: robyn.wright9@nhs.net
For more information about our service and what we offer, please visit our website onhttps://www.westlondon.nhs.uk/our-services/adult/iapt/iapt-hounslow
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026