Lead Nurse Paediatric Education: Sponsorship Available

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you an experienced and inspirational Children’s Nurse with a passion for education, developing people and improving clinical practice?

This is an exciting opportunity to join West London Children Healthcare (WLCH) as our Lead Nurse for Education, providing strategic and operational leadership for nursing education across our Children’s services. Working across a diverse range of specialist, acute and local paediatric services, you will have a unique opportunity to shape how we develop, support and prepare our nursing workforce for the future.

As our senior nursing education expert, you will shape and deliver the WLCH Nursing Education Strategy, lead our Paediatric Clinical Education Team and work with clinical leaders, Higher Education Institutions and education partners to develop our current and future nursing workforce.

We are looking for a credible, visible and forward-thinking nursing leader who can inspire others and ensure education and professional development translate into safe, high-quality care for children, young people and their families across WLCH.

Main duties of the job

The Lead Nurse for Education will provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing education across West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH), ensuring the nursing workforce has the skills, knowledge and competencies to deliver safe, effective and high-quality care.

You will:

  • Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of the WLCH Nursing Education Strategy and education programme, aligned to workforce, service, quality and national priorities.
  • Provide leadership and line management to the Paediatric Clinical Education Team, ensuring effective and equitable education provision across WLCH.
  • Lead workforce development, including induction, preceptorship, continuing professional development, career pathways and talent development.
  • Provide strategic oversight of pre and post-registration education, working with Higher Education Institutions to support high-quality placements and positive learning environments.
  • Work collaboratively with clinical leaders to identify education and practice-development needs and strengthen clinical competence.
  • Translate learning from incidents, complaints, audit and quality improvement into education and improvements in clinical practice.
  • Champion innovative approaches to education, including simulation, clinical skills, digital and workplace-based learning.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Registered Nurse(Child) active on NMC register
  • Teaching qualification such as PGCERT in Practice Education or equivalent
  • Master’s degree or evidence of working towards
  • Extensive experience in clinical practice and clinical education
  • Experience in leading, managing and developing education teams
  • Experience of working with Higher Education Institutions and external partners
  • Understanding of current NHS nursing education, workforce and professional agendas
  • Ability to develop and deliver strategic education plans across multiple sites and services

Desirable

  • Leadership or Management qualification
  • Experience in education funding and commissioning

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

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