Senior Clinical Educator - Neonates

Job summary

Are you an experienced neonatal nurse with strong clinical credibility, a passion for developing people and a drive to transform clinical practice?

We are looking for an inspiring and experienced Senior Clinical Educator to join our team and provide senior clinical education, leadership and professional support across the neonatal service.

Main duties of the jobThis is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse who can combine clinical expertise, educational leadership, workforce development and quality improvement to make a real difference to staff, babies and families.

Working as part of a collaborative team of Band 7 Senior Clinical Educators, you will provide visible and credible leadership across clinical areas, supporting staff to develop their knowledge, skills and competence and ensuring that education translates into high-quality, evidence-based practice.

For further information please see attachment with extra information.

About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.

Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.

We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.

Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details Date posted
26 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number
002434

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary Leeds West  YorkshireLS1 3EX
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name:
Jenny Brown Position:
Lead Nurse, Paediatric Education Team Email: jennifer.brown
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Please Note:

All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Why you should join our Team The Leeds Children's Hospital is one the UKs largest specialist children's hospitals that provides acute tertiary services for children and young people across the Yorkshire and Humber region. We host 27 medical and surgical specialties across our 16 inpatient wards in addition to our Paediatric Critical Care Service, Children's Medical and Surgical Day Case Unit, Children's Assessment Unit and Children's Outpatient Department.

We are a specialist regional centre for liver and renal transplantation, complex children's cancer treatment, neurosurgery, and congenital cardiac surgery.

What you will bring to the role

As a Senior Clinical Educator, you will play a key role in leading education and practice development within neonatal services.

You will work closely with clinical and senior nursing teams to identify learning needs, respond to emerging workforce and service requirements and implement education and development solutions that improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.

You will provide professional and educational assurance, supporting the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of standards of practice, competencies, clinical guidelines and education programmes.

The role requires a strong clinical presence. You will act as an expert practitioner, clinical role model and visible educational leader, providing advice, coaching, supervision and challenge where appropriate.

You will also contribute to the leadership and management of the educator workforce, supporting junior educators, mentors and assessors to deliver consistent, high-quality education and assessment.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities

Our purpose:
Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

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