Senior Clinical Educator | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Headington, OX3 7LE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting secondment opportunityin the maternity clinical education and practice development team.

As a Senior Clinical Educator (band 7) you will support the development of our maternity workforce and students. This is a unique opportunityto gain new skills that will prepare you for any career path, including how to influence practice, build an effective learning environment, and achieve excellent care outcomes for women.

This is an exciting period for the education team. We have the opportunity to revisit and build strong education provision on the foundation of clear guidance from the Maternity and Perinatal Investment Scheme and findings in recent reviews of maternity services. We are looking for candidates who have the passion for midwifery and physiological labour to seize the opportunity to lead the way inside and outside the department.

This role requires an ability to use observation and evidence to diagnose problems in practice and develop effective interventions in response. You will have the opportunity to carry projects through from conception to evaluation and gain insights into how health systems function. We will invest in your education and give you support to develop these skills, which will form the basis of your future career.

Make a real difference: Lead and deliver high-quality, evidence-based education at the bedside and beyond, directly enhancing patient care and experience.

Broaden your influence: Work collaboratively across teams, services, and professional groups to support a thriving interprofessional learning environment.

Develop your leadership: Gain valuable experience in educational leadership, team management, and practice development at divisional level.

Shape the future workforce: Support learners, supervise educators, and contribute to innovative programmes that respond to evolving service needs.

We recognise the importance of investing in our people. This role will offer structured, in-post development, enabling you to further enhance your educational expertise, leadership capability, and professional profile. Whether you are looking to consolidate your experience or take the next step in your career, this post provides a supportive platform to grow.

If you are passionate about education, driven to improve clinical practice, and ready to take on a dynamic and rewarding challenge we would love to hear from you.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles

Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification.

SeniorClinicalEducatorswillbeableto:

• ActasanexemplaryrolemodelforbestclinicalpracticeandTrustvalues

• Worktoanagreedjobplantomaximiseeducationdeliverytosupportstaff and patient safety/experience.

• Superviseand manageclinicaleducatorsto promoteeffectiveworking across the education team.

• Use expert knowledge toactively promoteandcontributetoa positive inter-professional learning environment

• Deliver education programmes at a departmental level level and where required cross divisionally in support of organisational priorities.

• Workaspartofthelocalandcorporatepracticedevelopmentteams

• Manageandleadeducationteams

• Develop,implement,andevaluateeducationprogrammes

• Workaspartofthelocalandcorporatepracticedevelopmentteams

• Workwithclinicalmanagementtoanticipateandaddresstheeducational needs of the service

• Workacrossboundariestoproactivelydevelopandsustainpartnerships

• Identifyandsupportaudit,serviceimprovementandresearchprojects

• Actively participate in the 24/7 bleep holder roster

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

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