Lead Nurse Paediatric Education

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice - a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Staff will be expected to work across sites) Job
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Site Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £57,528 - £64,750 PER ANNUM Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 04/11/2026

Are you an experienced and inspirational Children's Nurse with a passion for education, developing people and improving clinical practice?

This is an exciting opportunity to join West London Children Healthcare (WLCH) as our Lead Nurse for Education, providing strategic and operational leadership for nursing education across our Children's services. Working across a diverse range of specialist, acute and local paediatric services, you will have a unique opportunity to shape how we develop, support and prepare our nursing workforce for the future.

As our senior nursing education expert, you will shape and deliver the WLCH Nursing Education Strategy, lead our Paediatric Clinical Education Team and work with clinical leaders, Higher Education Institutions and education partners to develop our current and future nursing workforce.

We are looking for a credible, visible and forward-thinking nursing leader who can inspire others and ensure education and professional development translate into safe, high-quality care for children, young people and their families across WLCH .

The Lead Nurse for Education will provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing education across West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH), ensuring the nursing workforce has the skills, knowledge and competencies to deliver safe, effective and high-quality care.

You will:

• Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of the WLCH Nursing Education Strategy and education programme, aligned to workforce, service, quality and national priorities.
• Provide leadership and line management to the Paediatric Clinical Education Team, ensuring effective and equitable education provision across WLCH.
• Lead workforce development, including induction, preceptorship, continuing professional development, career pathways and talent development.
• Provide strategic oversight of pre and post-registration education, working with Higher Education Institutions to support high-quality placements and positive learning environments.
• Work collaboratively with clinical leaders to identify education and practice-development needs and strengthen clinical competence.
• Translate learning from incidents, complaints, audit and quality improvement into education and improvements in clinical practice.
• Champion innovative approaches to education, including simulation, clinical skills, digital and workplace-based learning.

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University…