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Band 7
Part-time

Clinical Educator

Leeds Teaching HospitalsSt James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 29/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Part-time
Posted
11/09/2026
Closes
29/09/2026

Sponsorship verdict

This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.

NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.

Role summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Oncology CSU as a Clinical Educator. The role involves leading the development of clinical staff, both registered and unregistered, and enabling the development of clinical practice mentors and assessors. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in designated clinical areas, ensuring a high standard of education. They will also support the assessment of clinical learning environments and implement improvements, enhancing the quality of care delivery.

Key responsibilities

  • Play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff (registered and unregistered).
  • Enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors, and key trainers.
  • Provide supervision through on-site support and Trust-wide continuous professional development activities.
  • Lead clinical education and associated resources in designated clinical areas.
  • Support the assessment of clinical and practice learning environments and implement improvements.
  • Lead the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring excellence in care.

Essential criteria

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Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Clinical Educator

The closing date is 29 September 2026

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Oncology CSU as a Clinical Educator. The Oncology CSU looks after patients with complex oncology/haematology conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

The job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff, both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust-wide continuous professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.

The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.

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