Clinical Educator - Support Worker Development

Job Title: Clinical Educator for Support Worker Development
Band: AFC7
Hours of Work (p/w): 18.75
Service Centre/Directorate: Education and Development

The post is a Part time, fixed 12 month position - Ideal for those seeking experience in education.
Come and join a friendly close-knit team for an opportunity to develop your career and support clinical support workers!
Please apply via NHS Jobs -the advert may close earlier than date specified, if sufficient applications are receiv
Through our two primary hospital site - St George's Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton - we provide essential healthcare services to a population of 1.3 million people.

Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for the delivery of developmental support and programmes for care support workers within the Trust. A key responsibility will be to co-ordinate and deliver with departmental colleagues the Care Certificate induction, ensuring delivery of theory and clinical skills based on evidence-based practice. The post holder will work collaboratively with other clinical training leads within the Trust in the formulation of programmes to develop healthcare support workers to include those who support nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals.

The post holder will regularly work clinically withCSWs enabling their support and maintenance of clinical skills.

About us
Since the opening of the original St George's Hospital on Hyde Park Corner in 1733, St George's has built an international reputation for excellence in healthcare, education, research, and medical innovation.

Our primary site, St George's Hospital in Tooting, is one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals. It shares its campus with St George's, University of London, which trains future medical professionals and conducts cutting-edge medical research. Additionally, St George's Hospital hosts the joint Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, a partnership between St George's, University of London and Kingston University, which trains a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

With more than 10,000 staff, we are one of the largest healthcare providers in the country. Despite our size, we maintain a strong sense of community and close ties with the local populations we serve. Our international recognition as a leader in research and innovation allows us to attract talent from across the globe.

In addition to general healthcare services, we provide a range of tertiary services in specialised areas such as neurosciences and paediatric medicine, extending care to approximately 3.5 million people across Surrey and Sussex. We also offer highly specialised services, including complex pelvic trauma and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases, to patients from the wider southwest of England and beyond.

Details
Date posted: 12 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year
per annum inc HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 7 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 200-7852764-GO-ND-A
Job locations: Education Centre, St Georges University Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
See the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

For further information, please contact Melissa Chang via email: [email protected]

Qualifications
Essential

• NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• NMC approved Mentorship qualification.

Desirable

• PG Certificate in Education
• Practice Teacher course /Sign Off Mentor qualification

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of 5 years clinical /management experience.
• Experience of working with senior managers in the organisation to identify and support skills development
• Substantial experience of supervision and assessment of learners within the clinical setting
• Evidence of successful development of the clinical learning environment for students

Desirable

• Evidence of development of interprofessional learning opportunities
• Evidence of formal teaching and programme planning

Skills
Essential

• Able to respond rapidly and authoritatively to changing organisational situations and to reset objectives
• Experience in communicating sensitive and challenging information
• Able to think creatively, analyse and solve complex problems

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of audit and evaluation processes
• Understanding of the requirements for Preceptorship using best practice guidelines
• Understanding of quality monitoring processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.