Clinical Skills Facilitator
Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent
Canterbury, CT2 8JA
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 September 2026
4 days left
Job description
Pilgrims Hospices is looking for an experienced, friendly and reliable Clinical Skills Facilitator to join our team. The main purpose of this role is ...
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.
Duties and Key Responsibilities
Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Work
directly with clinical teams to identify learning needs, support professional
development and promote best practice.
- Support
the development, implementation and review of clinical competency frameworks
and associated assessment processes.
- Undertake
competency assessments and contribute to competency sign-off processes in
accordance with organisational requirements.
- Support
managers in providing assurance that staff have achieved and maintained
required competencies through assessment, review and ongoing development
activities.
- Actively
support both registered and unregistered staff in the clinical environment to
develop confidence, competence and professional judgement in the delivery of
palliative and end of life care
- Work
alongside staff in practice to support the application of learning to patient
care and service delivery.
- Support
the induction, development and ongoing education of clinical staff and
volunteers.
Education / Training / Teaching / Policy
Development
- Collaborate
with multidisciplinary colleagues to develop, deliver and evaluate education
programmes that meet organisational and service needs.
- Lead
clinical skills training, workshops, simulation sessions and competency-based
learning activities.
- Develop
and review educational resources, competency documents and digital learning
materials.
- Support
the delivery and monitoring of mandatory and role-specific clinical training
programmes.
- Work
with managers and teams to address identified learning gaps and development
needs.
- Support
the implementation of new clinical policies, procedures, guidance and standard
operating procedures through education and practice support.
- Maintain
a visible presence in clinical areas and act as an accessible source of advice
and support for staff.
Clinical Governance And Audit
- Use
learning from incidents, complaints, audits, patient feedback and service
reviews to inform education priorities and practice development activities.
- Participate
in clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement projects where
required.
- Promote
evidence-based practice and support implementation of local and national
guidance.
- Share
learning from audit, quality improvement activity and research findings to
improve standards of care.
- Contribute
to the organisations patient safety, quality improvement and clinical
governance agenda.
Communication
- Build
effective working relationships with clinical managers and teams to support
workforce development, competency assurance and quality improvement
initiatives.
- Act
as a clinical role model, supporting and constructively challenging staff to
maintain high standards of care.
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 life.
We recognise that our workforce is integral to the delivery of our vision and our organisational and charitable aims. Pilgrims Hospices continues to create a highly skilled, engaged and healthy workforce by providing an environment where staff and volunteers feel highly motivated to perform their roles to a high standard, and actively role model our organisational behaviours and values.
Our Benefits
As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, and also through wellbeing and work/life balance.
Our hospices offer
- Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside passionate people
- Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
- A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
- Subsidised meals
- A good work life balance and realistic working hours
- Blue Light Card scheme
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Qualification in education, coaching or simulation-based training.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
8 August 2026
Last checked
11 August 2026
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