Job Description

Are you a passionate Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP) Educator looking to make a real difference for children and families? We're seeking an experienced educator to lead the design and delivery of an innovative Pan Thames training programme for health professionals caring for babies, children and young people (BCYP) requiring long-term ventilation (LTV) across the North and South Thames Paediatric Networks.



You'll play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality, blended learning --combining e-learning and face-to-face training--to build the skills, confidence and consistency of healthcare teams. Your work will directly support more children to receive safe, effective care closer to home, improving outcomes and family experiences.



This is a collaborative, network-wide role working with Clinical Leads and multidisciplinary teams across the North and South Thames Paediatric Networks. Although hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT), the role spans London, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, and neighbouring Trusts of the East of England.



This is a hybrid role . The successful candidate will be required to attend twice-monthly team meetings in person, alongside other face-to-face days as needed to support service delivery . This includes travel across the region to provide training, attend stakeholder meetings, and participate in collaborative activities.

Closing Date:

Midnight - 18th November 2025

Interview Date:

4th December 2025



The post holder will act as a clinical education leader , taking responsibility for the design, coordination and delivery of high-quality blended learning (e-learning and face-to-face) for healthcare professionals caring for babies, children and young people (BCYP) requiring long-term ventilation (LTV).



They will collaborate across the North and South Thames Paediatric Networks Trusts , working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure consistent, sustainable education delivery. This also involves travelling to those Trusts to deliver the training.



The post holder will build strong professional relationships , engage stakeholders, and secure expert speakers to enhance programme content.



They will also contribute strategically to workforce development and future planning, supporting the ongoing evolution of the Networks' educational framework in partnership with NHS England, ICBs, professional bodies, and where appropriate, children and families.



Many babies, children and young people (BCYP) with complex conditions require additional respiratory support via Long Term Ventilation (LTV). This requires a high level of coordination of care from multiple specialties across the whole of the health and social care systems.



The Pan Thames paediatric LTV programme delivers a comprehensive updated LTV service for the region to tackle systemic issues with the aim to reduce the time BCYP on LTV spend in hospital and maximise high-quality care and time at home.

This is achieved through:

Standardising and supporting delivery of quality assured training & education and the attainment and maintenance of competencies for all types of carers at all levels of care delivery



Providing a welfare advice service to address housing and benefit requirements where appropriate and, pathway co-ordination to enable clinicians to support patients and their families



Deliver improvements in care, utilisation of beds, access to services and access to equipment for families



Geographically, the programme covers the North Thames Paediatric Network (North London and bordering East of England Trusts), and the South Thames Paediatric Network (South London, Kent and Medway, Surrey Heartlands, Sussex).



Education/Staff Development



Identify training and development needs of multidisciplinary clinical teams across the networks in accordance with local and national policies to develop confidence and competence of staff caring for CYP on LTV, and improve patient safety



Develop resources to support the education and training for clinicians across the networks



Provide motivation, mentoring and coaching to a broad range of health professionals to increase confidence and competence



Create a climate of research awareness to encourage evidence-based practice



Support the team in the provision of regular online or face to face local and relevant teaching and training sessions to support the clinical work streams



Take an active role within the network working groups to develop standards, guidelines and related training



To be a source of knowledge in regard to education for healthcare professional which can be adapted for use in various work streams and across professions



To have a breadth of clinical knowledge pertaining to paediatric acute care and the ability to adapt this skill and knowledge to cater for specialist pathway needs



To act as an advocate for patients within the network by ensuring that education and training in centres is high quality, and delivers safe care meeting standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines



To ensure that network educational activities embrace and enhance care that is inclusive of all religious beliefs, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities and cultures



Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals



Assist in the provision of training programmes for a broad range of clinicians to expand their clinical skills



Support the review and development of the annual educational, training, development plans. Acting as representative in the course management and curricula development forums and liaise with Higher Education Institutes in order to present future needs and requirements and be familiar with the educational needs for the network staff



Work with local and national bodies, and other educators to contribute to standard setting and benchmarking for nursing and other clinical practice



Participate in the training of staff to monitor the quality of care delivered using clinical standards and takes necessary action to ensure excellence in nursing practice. Bases standards upon relevant research where possible



Participate in Individual Performance Review of staff when appropriate using the Scope of Professional Practice



Assist in the accurate collection of data relating to staff training data, and any other data that may be reasonably requested for audit purposes. Protects patient confidentiality and acts according to the Data Protection Act



Identify barriers to learning and develops mitigations especially in consideration with working across a large geographical region



Assist in maintaining a Risk log and disseminating learning from risks/ incidents across the Pan Thames region



Assist in maintaining and developing the Education content for the Pan Thames Website for both professionals and parents/ carers

Professional Responsibilities



To be accountable for care given and comply with the relevant post holder's professional Code of Conduct, working within the framework of the relevant scope of professional practice



To ensure compliance and implementation of local and national policies and procedures, relevant legislation, health professional body strategy and Clinical Governance standards are understood and practised by staff



Practises in accordance with the professional direction as stipulated in the Trust's strategy



To take personal responsibility for promoting a safe environment and safe patient care by identifying areas of risk and following the Incident, Serious Incident and Near Misses reporting procedure



Have a visible presence within the network clinical settings



Is responsible for own professional development and an awareness of clinical educational developments. Agrees own personal, professional and service objectives according to Individual Performance Review with Manager

Research and Development



Actively disseminate research findings as a positive role model through lectures, teaching and other appropriate communication methods



Assist in the bench marking of nursing practice and evaluate the impact on new practices implemented

Management duties



Communicates expertly with staff across all areas of the Network



Regularly produces reports related to training and education across the network for the Programme Board, Commissioner work stream reports, network trusts etc



Develops, maintains and monitors education and training aspects of the Programme website



Submits relevant articles to recognised journals or presentations at relevant conferences and encourages and assists others in doing so



Responsible for monitoring performance against competency requirements



Participates in the selection, interviewing and recruitment of staff and in staff retention by promoting professional and personal growth of staff



Has an awareness of business planning procedure within the Pan Thames LTV programme



Facilitates the sharing of best practice both within Pan Thames and externally with local and national organisations.