Clinical Practice Facilitator
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,906.00 to £46,850.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38906.00 - £46850.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Location: | York, YO24 1GL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0343-26-0006 |
Summary
Oversee and coordinate the delivery of a clinical education and training work plan that will support St Leonards Hospice to develop and deliver quality patient centred services now and, in the future and position us as a centre of excellence for specialist palliative care. Work closely with clinical leads to ensure that the Hospice has a workforce who are appropriately skilled, engaged and supervised to safely and effectively undertake patient facing roles. Main duties and responsibilities Professional 1. Work alongside the IPU and Community teams to build an understanding of the clinical workforce education and development requirements for the organisation for now and the future. 2. Actively engage in external professional networks to understand changes to legislation, policy & practice and their impact on the clinical education/development requirements to broaden our offering to meet the education and development needs of our staff and support the aims of the Hospice. 3. Lead the development of a proactive education and development plan that can flex to accommodate staff working patterns, maintains clinical competency, builds resilience and specialism into our offering, and meets our regulatory and legal compliance obligations. Ensure it is accessible, leverages digital technology, adheres to theories of adult learning, is scalable, cost effective and delivers impact. 4. Lead on standard setting for the delivery of education and training within the Hospice, coaching and supporting clinical leads and clinical champions to execute the education and development plan, maintain their competence and confidence to deliver training as SMEs, provide feedback to staff and complete the appropriate competence checks and OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations). 5. Directly deliver and assist with the provision of clinical education and training as required across the organisation and facilitate dedicated education sessions for clinical staff. 6. Provide oversight on training compliance and contribute to audits and recording of data on the Learning Management System to demonstrate the Hospice is operating in accordance with regulatory requirements. 7. Promote collaboration with other organisations (health, social care, charitable sector and education) to share best practices and reduce inefficiencies, inequity and duplication in the education and development of clinical teams. 8. Work closely with the wider Workforce, Education, Learning and Development (WELD) team to ensure that clinical education and development has a demonstrable return on investment, effectively leverages learning technologies, is delivered in line with Hospice values and continuously evolves in line with the changing landscape and best practices in adult learning. 9. Chair the Clinical Education, Training and Development group and attend relevant forums related to governance and quality to support the development of the education and development plan (e.g. Learning for Safety, Medicines Operational Governance). 10. Maintain a training matrix to inform reporting, determine which employees need which training, identify and escalate risks and governance issues, and prioritise training needs. 11. Support the development of new starters (new employees, returners, student placements, preceptees), liaising with the line manager and other teams (HR, university or training body) 12. Identify opportunities for the Hospice to increase reach and generate income by contributing to training of staff and students from external organisations in palliative and end of life care. 13. Maintain personal knowledge, competence and practice in clinical procedures and pedagogy. Be available and flexible to work clinically across services to support education and clinical needs and to maintain clinical competence.