Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 AHP Preceptorship Lead and Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) to join the Walton Centre. This newly established post will be supported by the AHP Lead, nursing education team and student training leads.
Having launched AHP preceptorship within the Trust 12 months ago, this is an exciting time to be involved in leading ongoing implementation of best practice within AHP preceptorship offers. The AHP preceptorship lead will be highly visible and motivated, championing and supporting educators/ preceptors and preceptees/ learners. You will be an experienced educator, be aware of different learning styles and support staff to individually tailor clinical placements and preceptorships effectively. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of professions, directly influencing and supporting the high quality care we provide at the Walton Centre.
the successful candidate will encourage a dynamic approach to education, responding to audit data and feedback to shape preceptorship and clinical placement activities. Importantly, you will be able to develop positive working relationships to support those involved in the preceptorship and clinical placement offer and create facilitate peer support/pastoral care for preceptors and preceptees and educators and students alike.
Main duties of the job

• Lead on the delivery and implementation of the HCP AHP Preceptorship guidelines
• Implement Trust policy for AHP/nursing preceptorship offer, engaging staff and ensuring 'buy in' across the Trust
• Work in collaboration with nursing education team to maximise total placement capacity and offer dynamic/alternative placement and learning opportunities
• Facilitate collaborative wider AHP working across the Trust including leading on focus/ support groups
• Work with HR to collate and analyse data linked with compliance, recruitment and retention rates to evaluate impact of preceptorship offer
• Deliver high quality training to qualified staff in teaching and education roles as well as preceptees and students
• Provide practical support to teams to deliver high quality learning opportunities, using feedback from students and preceptees to facilitate a collaborative approach to shape AHP placement and Preceptorship offers
• Act as a champion for AHP preceptorship, education and development throughout the Trust
• To act as point of contact for escalation of concerns, working as a mediator/coach/mentor where indicated

About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Details
Date posted
18 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
160-7565773
Job locations
The Walton Centre
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7LJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current HCPC Registration
• Master's degree qualification or evidence of working towards masters or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Demonstrable broad range of previous post qualifying clinical experience

Desirable

• PGCE qualification or evidence of working towards

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting on a regular basis
• Experience of having worked across professional and organisational boundaries e.g. with students or staff of other disciplines
• Experience of staff management/ supervision
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework in education
• Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
• Detailed understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes
• Detailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements regarding AHP practice
• Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
• Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
• Working knowledge of interprofessional learning theory

Desirable

• Practical experience of facilitating change
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement, leading audit/ service evaluation

Skills & Attributes
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisation
• Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
• Able to plan, implement education programmes and evaluate
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
• Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
• Excellent time management skills/ ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Ability to write evidence based reports

Desirable

• Ability to present to large groups of people

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current HCPC Registration
• Master's degree qualification or evidence of working towards masters or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Demonstrable broad range of previous post qualifying clinical experience

Desirable

• PGCE qualification or evidence of working towards

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting on a regular basis
• Experience of having worked across professional and organisational boundaries e.g. with students or staff of other disciplines
• Experience of staff management/ supervision
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework in education
• Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
• Detailed understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes
• Detailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements regarding AHP practice
• Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
• Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
• Working knowledge of interprofessional learning theory

Desirable

• Practical experience of facilitating change
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement, leading audit/ service evaluation

Skills & Attributes
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisation
• Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
• Able to plan, implement education programmes and evaluate
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
• Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
• Excellent time management skills/ ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Ability to write evidence based reports

Desirable

• Ability to present to large groups of people

Skills Required