Practice Educator
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
London, SE25 5NT
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
Practice Educator - Community - Band 7 37.5 hours a week Previous Applicants need not apply We are transforming Adult Community Services in Croydon. D...
- Co-ordinate /facilitate educational activities for registered and non-registered nursing and midwifery within a designated practice area
- The post holder will establish and maintain links with Kingston Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Kings College London and south Bank University (as appropriate)
- Improve the patients experience and care standards on the ward/ clinical areas
- Support the induction content and process for all newly appointed nursing staff
- Improve the patient experience and care standards across the integrated Trust by leading and developing competency assessment documents
- Actively participate in national and corporate projects.
- Lead and ensure pastoral support for nursing staff
- Identify and coordinate the nursing staff to undertake CPD activity appropriate to role in collaboration senior nurse leaders and the Head of Nursing for Practice Development & Education
- Support with the development of a trust strategy/career pathway for nursing staff in collaboration with stakeholders and Head of Nursing for Practice development & Education and workforce lead
- Lead and develop study days for nursing staff in line with organisational priorities
Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.
Car driver
Essential
- UK driving licence / car for work use
Qualifications
Essential
- RN/RGN Post-registration Specialist Practice qualification /District Nursing
- Practice assessor
Desirable
- Post-graduate teaching qualification or working towards Professional nurse advocate qualification or working towards
Skills (Clinical)
Essential
- Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice.
- Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues with particular reference to community nursing
Skills (communication and relationships)
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly sensitive and contentious information. Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Able to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice. Able to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings. Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience. Ability to work across professional teams..
Skills (analytical and judgemental)
Essential
- Ability to synthesise facts or situations requiring analysis, formulating and mentoring delivery plans. Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve. Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to issues and situations. Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement.
- Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve.
IT
Essential
- Computer literate, proven ability to use word, excel and email
Physical
Essential
- Physically fit as determined by the Occupational Health Department. Ability to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment in accordance with Trust Policy. Able to stand and sit for long periods of time and able to undertake nursing duties.
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially. Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy. Proven ability to emotionally support other staff.
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First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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