Clinical Education Lead
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Oxford, OX2 8ESView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
19 November 2026
7 days leftJob description
We are currently recruiting for a Clinical Education Lead (Health Visiting). An important opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician within t...
- Lead the delivery of workforce education, training and competency programmes across the 0-19 Children and Young People Public Health Service, ensuring staff have the skills required to deliver high-quality care.
- Deliver and role model excellent clinical practice through direct work with children, young people and families, promoting evidence-based and person-centred care.
- Lead specialist portfolios within the Healthy Child Programme, driving service improvements, implementing best practice and contributing to integrated care pathways.
- Develop, deliver and evaluate public health initiatives, health promotion activities and quality improvement projects to meet service priorities and performance targets.
- Provide professional leadership, clinical supervision, mentorship and practice education for staff, students and learners, supporting workforce development and succession planning.
- Work collaboratively with universities, partner agencies, safeguarding services and multidisciplinary teams to strengthen partnerships, placements, training opportunities and service delivery.
- Support strategic service development through audit, governance, policy implementation, performance monitoring and leadership of key programmes including Early Help and workforce development initiatives.
Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)
- NMC approved Practice Teacher qualification.
- Nurse Prescriber
- Post qualifying experience of clinical education leadership within Children and Young People public health services.
Desirable: - Practice Educator Higher Awards Masters Degree; - Post Degree Certification in Education
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an active involvement in local and national educational issues.
- Evidence of highly developed and specialist knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme
Desirable: - Awareness of policies relating to performance management
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development in leadership and education
- Ability & willingness to attend further professional development in education and learning as deemed necessary by the service.
- Validated evidence of continuing educational and professional development.
Further training or related job aptitidue and skills:
Essential
- Significant experience as a SCPHN Health Visitor
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Implement research and audit processes.
- To be able to critically analyse and reflect on practice.
- Autonomous practitioner initiating and facilitating evidence-based learning at an advanced level.
- Assertive advocate for student and own profession
- Organisational Skills
- Report writing skills
- IT skills
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
10 November 2026
Last checked
12 November 2026
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