Team Leader- Nursing Education, Band 7

Job summary

Team Leader- Nursing Education, Band 7 (secondment 12 month position)

The Team Leader (Nursing Education) facilitates the development of the workplace as a sustainable quality learning environment for all nursing staff including registered nurses, pre-registration nursing students, health care support workers, return to practice and apprentices, working across Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Team Leader (Nursing Education) leads a team and together work collaboratively with the operational/ward teams, practice supervisors and assessors, learners and academic institution colleagues to enable effective practice learning and increase placement capacity.

Expected Interview Date: 08/09/2025

Main duties of the job

1. Professionally lead a team of Practice Education Facilitators and a HCSW Development Educator

2. Identify, manage and increase placement capacity for undergraduate nursing students, SNAs and RNDA's within the organisation, ensuring high quality clinical learning environments and positive learner experiences.

3. Provide specialist educational knowledge to safeguard learning and teaching in clinical practice & ensure it complies with the NMC standards of proficiency and the quality assurance framework for Nursing, Midwifery and Nursing Associates education (NMC, 2019)

4. Provide regular reports on the uptake of the delivery of the Practice Supervisor and Assessor Training and Practice Assessor Updates within the Trust, ensuring compliance and year-on-year improvements in the uptake of this training provision.

5. Support and embed the principles of the Safe Learning Environment Charter, across Nursing placement areas.

6. Lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of education and development opportunities for HCSW within the organisation.

7. Provides reports, presentations and action plans to enhance placement quality based upon learner feedback and utilizing these to form the basis of annual plans of work.

8. Responsible for cross checking the nursing placement tariff is accurate and representative, using the NHSE portal and local rosters.

About us

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the Southwest region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.

As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

318-25-T0577

Job locations

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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