Practice Educator - Speech & Language Therapy

Job summaryNHS Band 7 Salary: 49,387 - 56,515 per annum

Hours Per Week: 37.5 (Full-Time)
Contract Type:
Permanent This role sits within the trusts therapies department - comprised of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. The department treats patients across the entirety of the acute trust.

Main duties of the jobThe Practice Educator will provide professional leadership for clinical education, workforce development and student learning across Speech and Language Therapy services. Working closely with the Speech and Language Team, Therapies Leadership Team, Higher Education Institutions and the Trust and department Practice Education Team, the post holder will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality education programmes that support pre-registration students, apprentices, support workers and registered Speech and Language Therapists as well as service development.

About us Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Details Date posted
14 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberREF
2545SJob locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital Cosham Portsmouth Hampshire PO6 3LY
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will promote excellence in learning and development, ensuring educational opportunities support high-quality patient care, workforce sustainability and professional standards. They will act as an expert resource for practice-based learning, clinical supervision, competency development, service development and quality improvement initiatives across SLT services.

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities

The post holder will promote excellence in learning and development, ensuring educational opportunities support high-quality patient care, workforce sustainability and professional standards. They will act as an expert resource for practice-based learning, clinical supervision, competency development, service development and quality improvement initiatives across SLT services.

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential Essential specialist clinical knowledge and up to date experience and competence to work in an acute clinical environment. Ability to manage and co-ordinate the creation of new training materials and courses based on sound analysis of training needs and evaluation. Able to establish credibility and effective working relationships with a range of staff. Able to lead and work as a team, managing and motivating others e.g. faculty and administration staff.

Able to deliver training in a clinical and Non-Clinical environment with an understanding of risk management and clinical governance. Possess advanced computer skills which enable the use of electronic blended learning tools. Excellent analytical problem-solving skills for all aspects of training. Excellent communication and facilitation Excellent influencing and negotiation skills, able to influence course leads and stakeholders Customer focused and able to create, build and maintain relationships at all levels.

Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to use initiative. Knowledge and experience of implementing health and safety policies within the workplace, including COSH, Manual Handling and Infection Control. Understanding…