Clinical Skills Facilitator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/08/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
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Role summary
Pilgrims Hospices is seeking an experienced Clinical Skills Facilitator to enhance patient care quality by developing staff competence. The role involves designing, delivering, and evaluating education and training programs, ensuring learning is applied in clinical practice. The post holder will maintain a visible presence in clinical services, providing coaching, competency assessment, and support to clinical teams. This position is crucial for supporting the professional development of both registered and unregistered staff in palliative and end-of-life care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
- Recognised teaching, assessing or mentorship qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification or equivalent experience of competency assessment.
Desirable criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Qualification in education, coaching or simulation-based training.
- Post-registration clinical nursing experience.
- Experience of providing leadership, coaching and support within clinical practice settings.
- Experience of delivering education, teaching and staff development activities for multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of competency assessment and supporting staff to achieve clinical competencies.
- Experience of implementing evidence-based practice and supporting changes in clinical practice.
- Experience of research and clinical audit.
- Experience in palliative and end of life care.
- Experience of policy implementation and practice development.
- Experience of quality improvement, audit or service evaluation.
- Experience of developing educational resources or e-learning materials.
- Experience of using incidents, audit findings, patient feedback or service reviews to inform education and practice development.
- Knowledge, Skills and Other Requirements
- Must hold valid, unrestricted right to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to assess clinical competence, provide constructive feedback and support staff development through supervision, coaching and competency assessment.
- Ability to identify learning needs and design, deliver and evaluate effective learning and development interventions using adult learning principles.
- Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice, including the ability to use learning from incidents, audit and feedback to improve care
- Ability to influence, motivate and support staff across professional groups and levels of experience.
- Strong IT skills and the ability to utilise digital systems and learning technologies appropriately within the workplace.
- Knowledge and understanding of palliative and end of life care principles.
- Competence in core clinical nursing skills and the ability to teach and assess these skills in others.
- Approachable, supportive and credible role model.
- Able to challenge practice constructively.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Committed to continuous professional development.
- Able to work independently and prioritise workload.
- Car driver / owner or access to suitable transport arrangements to enable to undertake job.
- Demonstrates a proactive, adaptable and solution-focused approach to practice development and service improvement.
- Knowledge of competency framework development and implementation.
- Experience of developing educational resources, e-learning or simulation-based learning.
- Knowledge of CQC standards and quality assurance frameworks.
- Specialist knowledge or qualifications in palliative and end of life care.
- Proficient in the use of recognised end of life care tools and frameworks.
- Passion for workforce development and lifelong learning.
- Interest in innovation and service improvement.
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
- Recognised teaching, assessing or mentorship qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification or equivalent experience of competency assessment.
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Qualification in education, coaching or simulation-based training.
- Post-registration clinical nursing experience.
- Experience of providing leadership, coaching and support within clinical practice settings.
- Experience of delivering education, teaching and staff development activities for multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of competency assessment and supporting staff to achieve clinical competencies.
- Experience of implementing evidence-based practice and supporting changes in clinical practice.
- Experience of research and clinical audit.
- Experience in palliative and end of life care.
- Experience of p
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Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent
Clinical Skills Facilitator
The closing date is 04 September 2026
Job summary
Pilgrims Hospices is looking for an experienced, friendly and reliable Clinical Skills Facilitator to join our team.
The main
purpose of this role is to enhance the quality of patient care by developing
the clinical competence, confidence and capability of staff across Pilgrims
Hospices.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in
collaboration with the Clinical Quality and Education Lead, the Clinical Skills
Facilitator will support the design, delivery and evaluation of education,
training and competency programmes, ensuring learning is translated into
day-to-day clinical practice.
The post holder
will maintain a visible presence within clinical services and spend a minimum
of two days each month working directly alongside clinical teams, providing
coaching, competency assessment, clinical support and practice development.
About us
As an award winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.
Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families.
Our Vision
Of a community where people with a terminal illness and their family and friends are supported and empowered to live well in mind and body until the very last moment of their l
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