Job Description

Are you looking for a job share role that allows you to combine education leadership with other professional interests?
We are pleased to offer a job share opportunity for a Lead Practice Education Facilitator (Band 7) within our progressive and supportive Clinical Education Team at ESNEFT.
This post is 0.4 WTE (15 hours per week) and is specifically offered as part of a job share arrangement, making it ideal for clinicians seeking:

• A portfolio career
• A balance between clinical practice and education
• Flexible working alongside other roles or commitments

As part of a job share partnership, you will work collaboratively with your Lead PEF counterpart to:

• Support high-quality multi-professional learning environments
• Provide guidance and development for practice supervisors, assessors and preceptors
• Enhance learner experience acrosspre- and post-registration pathways
• Work in partnership with clinical teams and education providers
• Contribute to service development, innovation and continuous improvement in practice education

You will be fully supported to ensure continuity, shared leadership and clear handover within the role.
Main duties of the job
Based primarily at our Colchester Hospital site, with the requirement to work flexibly across other ESNEFT sites.
Provide leadership and support for practice education across nursing, AHP, and wider professions.
Ensure the delivery of high-quality, inclusive learning environments for students, preceptors, assessors, and supervisors.
Work collaboratively with Higher Education Institutions, NHS England, and other education providers.
Champion inter-professional learning and promote excellence in practice education.
What we're looking for:
An enthusiastic, motivated professional with experience in practice education.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, able to inspire and support both learners and educators.
A collaborative approach to partnership working and a passion for developing others.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking, supportive team where education and professional development are at the heart of safe, effective, and person-centred care.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
27 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share
Reference number
432-HR1176-25
Job locations
Colchester Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Professional (as required for specific role i.e. Nurse/AHP/Clinical Scientist
• Educated to degree level
• Practice Assessor/Educator training
• Post Registration Qualification
• Teaching Qualification or prepared to undertake

Desirable

• MSc qualification or equivalent experience
• Teaching qualification or prepared to undertake

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of recent relevant health/social care experience
• Evidence of recent experience as Practice Assessor/Educator
• Evidence of teaching and assessing in practice

Desirable

• Participation in clinical supervision
• Service improvement

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Professional (as required for specific role i.e. Nurse/AHP/Clinical Scientist
• Educated to degree level
• Practice Assessor/Educator training
• Post Registration Qualification
• Teaching Qualification or prepared to undertake

Desirable

• MSc qualification or equivalent experience
• Teaching qualification or prepared to undertake

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of recent relevant health/social care experience
• Evidence of recent experience as Practice Assessor/Educator
• Evidence of teaching and assessing in practice

Desirable

• Participation in clinical supervision
• Service improvement

Skills Required