Clinical Education Facilitator
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, CV2 2DX
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
The candidate will be joining a well-established Clinical Education team within Emergency Medicine working with 2 Adult Nurse CEF's, 1 CEF for Childre...
The EM Clinical Education Facilitator's are responsible for supporting the delivery, coordination, and evaluation of clinical education programs within our Emergency Medicine Group settings. The role focuses on enhancing the clinical competence of healthcare professionals--including doctors, nurses, paramedics, and allied health staff--by facilitating training, simulation, supervision and assessment, leading to achieving professional development aligned with evidence-based emergency medicine practices.
The facilitator collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement educational initiatives that improve patient safety, clinical performance, and adherence to emergency care protocols.
The position requires strong clinical knowledge of emergency medicine care, excellent communication and facilitation skills, and the ability to engage diverse learners in a fast-paced healthcare setting while promoting continuous professional development and quality improvement. Sound IT skills are expected to keep record keeping of such training in ways easy to review and analyse.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse registered with the NMC
- Undertaken Practice Assessor training
- Degree in relevant field
- Triage Qualification e.g. MTS or ED Acuity
- Level 3 Resuscitation (ILS or equivalent)
Desirable
- Professional Nurse Advocate or committed to work towards
- Post-graduate Certificate in Education or equivalent; or committed to work towards
- Academic study within Emergency/Acute Medicine field
- Level 4 Resuscitation (ALS or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience within an Emergency Medicine setting, including experience at Band 5 or Band 6 level.
- Recent experience of working with students, learners or newly qualified staff in practice
- Experience delivering teaching, training or presentations
- Current clinical credibility at senior level
- Evidence of ability to manage sensitive and complex information and situations
Desirable
- Involvement in quality improvement, research or audit activities
- Contribution with classroom/simulation based education
- Cascade trainer in one or more topics
- Experience in audit and record keeping
- Evidence of ability to function with a high degree of personal accountability and autonomy.
- Evidence of ability to manage change and challenge barriers to change
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Knowledge of pre-registration Health Science programmes and professional bodies (NMC and HCPC) standards relating to education
Desirable
- Knowledge of coaching models
- Theory of curriculum planning
- A good understanding of current oissues relating to the NHS.
- Use of action learning and other methods of facilitating staff development
Skills
Essential
- Confident and calm attitude with an ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational & team building skills
- Demonstrates effective leadership qualities
- Ability to teach, assess and supervise others
- Willing to work in all clinical areas to support learners and clinical staff
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Willing to work flexibly to cover the needs of the service. This may include evenings and weekends.
Desirable
- Advanced Microsoft Office Skill (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to work autonomously setting own targets and measuring performance against these targets
- Ability to use a variety of presentations skills to engage with individuals with a multitude of learning styles
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
- Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
How to apply
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First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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