Clinical Practice Educator

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Are you an experienced nurse passionate about supporting others, excellent clinical care and looking for a new and challenging role? Are you passionate about shaping the future of healthcare education and improving patient care? As a Practice Educator, you will play a pivotal role in creating high‑quality learning environments for apprentices and student learners from higher education institutes (HEIs). This position is designed to ensure that education delivery across surgery is innovative, inclusive, and aligned with best practice standards.

In this role, you will contribute directly to the Trust’s mission of delivering exceptional patient care by supporting learners and staff to develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required for safe and effective practice. You will collaborate closely with multi‑professional teams, higher education partners, and internal stakeholders to plan, deliver, and evaluate education programmes. Reporting to the Senior Clinical Practice Educator, you will also provide clinical supervision, mentoring, and coaching to learners and staff, ensuring that educational provision meets regulatory and organisational requirements.

Join us and make a real impact—empowering learners, supporting colleagues, and driving excellence in patient‑centred care.

University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us.

The Surgery Education and Practice Development Team at UHS seek a highly motivated professional and well‑organised individual with the required skills and knowledge and a passion for developing themselves and others to join the team as a Clinical Practice Educator.

The Surgery care group is part of Division A at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust. Within the care group there are 160 beds and six outpatient areas providing specialist care for both elective and emergency patients. Specialist areas include Head and Neck, Urology, Upper GI, Lower GI, Hepatopancreatic and Biliary surgery, and Intestinal Failure. The successful candidate will join the Surgery Education and Practice Development team to deliver education, supporting staff and learners to provide the high level of care our patients require.

The Education and Practice Development team operates Monday to Friday, offering flexibility in working hours and no unsocial shifts. Strong communication skills are essential, as the role involves delivering training, clinical supervision, and providing pastoral support to learners and staff, including constructive feedback. You’ll need to work effectively under pressure, managing competing priorities and adapting to the dynamic demands of clinical education.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

• Professional requirements e.g. Registered Nurse or Registered Professional or non‑registered support worker
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree education or equivalent experience
• Mentoring / coaching / education qualification to post‑graduate diploma level or equivalent evidence of supporting learners in practice
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Significant experience within relevant field
• Experience of educating others in a formal or informal setting
• Broad awareness of Trust initiatives and pressures

• Education at a master’s degree level
• Further education at a master’s degree level in relevant practice area
• Leadership qualification or significant equivalent experience
• Previous Band 6 experience
• Further evidence of speciality competence

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together