Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Team Leader - Clinical Education
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Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Emma Weatherhead
Position: Maternity Workforce Matron
Email: emma.weatherhead@nhs.net
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and inspiring Senior Clinical Educator to lead clinical education and practice development across Women’s Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Based cross-city, you will develop registered, unregistered and medical colleagues; support educators, mentors, assessors and trainers; and help ensure learning environments deliver safe, evidence-based and compassionate care.
You will combine visible clinical leadership with excellent teaching, coaching and quality-improvement skills. Working with matrons, clinical leaders and multidisciplinary teams, you will shape education programmes, strengthen competency and preceptorship pathways, use audit and feedback to improve practice, and support staff to reach their full potential.
Why you should join our Team
Join a collaborative Clinical Education team at the heart of Women’s Services, where education, improvement and compassionate leadership directly influence the quality and safety of care. You will work across professions and sites, sharing good practice and helping colleagues develop the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to succeed.
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This is an excellent opportunity to lead meaningful change, contribute to Trust-wide education and service development, and work with supportive senior leaders who value innovation, inclusion and continuous learning. Your expertise will be visible, valued and translated into better experiences for patients, families, learners and staff.
What You Will Bring To The Role
- Current professional registration as a Midwife, with degree-level qualification.
- A recognised teaching and assessing qualification and evidence of continued professional development.
- Significant post-registration experience, including clinical leadership at Band 6 or equivalent.
- Strong specialty knowledge and the ability to model evidence-based, compassionate practice.
- Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating education in formal and workplace settings.
- Ability to identify learning needs and support staff to achieve and maintain clinical competencies.
- Excellent leadership, coaching, communication and team-working skills.
- Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement, service development or change management.
- Confidence in providing constructive feedback and supporting performance improvement sensitively.
- Strong organisation, prioritisation and digital skills, with the ability to work across sites and professions.
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About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are…
- Responsible
- Open and Honest
- One Team
- Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our Priorities
- People
- Improvement and Innovation
- Partnerships
- Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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