Job Description

Are you a dynamic leader ready to drive strategic education and development across a multidisciplinary environment? This role is your chance to make a significant impact on not just on student experience and placement optimisation, but ensuring our workforce of tomorrow is future fit within our Education & Professional Development Department.
As the Practice Education Lead, you will be a key player in the Trust's Education and Professional Development department and report directly to the Associate Director of Education & Professional Development. We are looking for an inspiring professional with significant health service experience. If you possess excellent leadership skills, a passion for developing the clinical workforce, and clear focus for keeping service users and carers at the core of what we do, this is the role for you!
Main duties of the job

• Leadership - Provide crucial operational oversight and line management to the entire Practice Education Team and Placement Administration Team. Contributing to strategic leadership as part of the wider Senior Leadership Team of the department
• Multi-Disciplinary Reach -Oversee practice education for Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, and Social Work learners, ensuring our educational models align with organisational values and professional standards.
• Innovation & Growth -Work in close partnership across the Trust to grow placement capacity, optimise learner experience, and promote a culture of innovation and enterprise within the Placement Administration Team
• Influence -Represent the Trust in external forums, maintain excellent relationships with key educational partners, and support the Associate Director of Education & Professional Development with long-term strategic planning

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Role Based? Role is based in one of our Norfolk or Suffolk Bases. Hybrid working optional with at least 50% working week in clinical areas and offices
Details
Date posted
21 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
50,952 to 57,349 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-COR7683679
Job locations
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Job description
Job responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in practice education. Providing advice, guidance to all stakeholders to ensure we maximise the education and learning environment for our students.
• Excellent leadership skills, with proven ability to manage and motivate staff and delegate effectively.
• Responsible for utilising existing data and systems to ensure clinical teams practise in accordance with required standard
• Engage with service users to monitor their experiences of services through the local service user forums
• Keep abreast of relevant legislative and regulatory framework changes and ensure training provision and clinical practice reflect required standards.
• Make presentations, both written and verbally, to a wide range of groups to influence both strategy and practice.
• To assist in the identification of possible future developments in clinical practice and to advise others who are developing their role by finding the correct strategies to aid this

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in practice education. Providing advice, guidance to all stakeholders to ensure we maximise the education and learning environment for our students.
• Excellent leadership skills, with proven ability to manage and motivate staff and delegate effectively.
• Responsible for utilising existing data and systems to ensure clinical teams practise in accordance with required standard
• Engage with service users to monitor their experiences of services through the local service user forums
• Keep abreast of relevant legislative and regulatory framework changes and ensure training provision and clinical practice reflect required standards.
• Make presentations, both written and verbally, to a wide range of groups to influence both strategy and practice.
• To assist in the identification of possible future developments in clinical practice and to advise others who are developing their role by finding the correct strategies to aid this

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• oMaster's degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
• oRelevant BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent Cert Ed or PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification
• Significant post-registration experience as a Registered Health Care Professional

Desirable

• Additional Clinical & Educational qualifications/post graduate courses.

Skills
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate highly complex information in a manner suited to the audience.
• Excellent leadership skills, with proven Ability to manage and motivate staff and delegate effectively
• Creative and innovative - ability to challenge appropriately accepted ways of working and lead improvement.

knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of national requirements for AHP, nursing, social work education.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• oMaster's degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
• oRelevant BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent Cert Ed or PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification
• Significant post-registration experience as a Registered Health Care Professional

Desirable

• Additional Clinical & Educational qualifications/post graduate courses.

Skills
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate highly complex information in a manner suited to the audience.
• Excellent leadership skills, with proven Ability to manage and motivate staff and delegate effectively
• Creative and innovative - ability to challenge appropriately accepted ways of working and lead improvement.

knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of national requirements for AHP, nursing, social work education.

Skills Required