AHP Community Clinical Skills Educator

Overview

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services including community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services for individuals across all age groups. We are part of the community provider unit of NHS Bromley and have long-standing experience serving the Bromley population. As a Social Enterprise, we reinvest surpluses into community initiatives and offer robust training and development opportunities while maintaining NHS-like values.

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Job Title:

Band 7 - AHP Community Clinical Skills Educator. Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 pro rata per annum inc HCAS.

The Community Clinical Educator leads, develops and supports AHP professionals across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, speech and language therapy, dietetics and other disciplines. The post provides organisational leadership for AHP education, ensuring high-quality clinical skills training, professional development and pastoral support. The postholder represents AHP education in internal and external forums and coordinates student and work placements, strengthening practice-based learning and the student experience.

The role supports the full AHP workforce pipeline from student placements to advanced practice and career development. The postholder also leads Moving and Handling (M&H) education across the organisation, providing strategic oversight and ensuring compliance and quality assurance.

Lead the design, coordination and delivery of AHP education and clinical skills programmes, including simulation, digital and blended learning, skills labs and in-practice teaching. Monitor and improve education quality through feedback, audits, incidents and research. Support induction, preceptorship and ongoing development for AHPs, providing specialist advice to supervisors and practice educators and delivering train-the-trainer and upskilling sessions.

Coordinate AHP student and work placements with academic partners, supervisors and service teams. Support students and early-career AHPs through coaching and in-practice teaching, ensuring learning environments are safe, welcoming and aligned with workforce needs. Contribute to community career pathways that support recruitment and workforce sustainability.

Act as organisational lead for AHP education in internal and external forums, providing visible leadership and promoting continuous learning. Work with clinical and operational leads and academic institutions to strengthen AHP education and workforce development.

Lead Moving and Handling education, ensuring compliance and safe practice. Oversee the trainer faculty, deliver practical sessions and support policy, audit and improvement activity. Use evaluation and audit to improve education delivery, produce reports for senior leadership and manage allocated funding responsibly.

Bromley Healthcare offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing to specialised nursing care and therapy services for all ages. Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point. Benefits include pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, cycle-to-work scheme, staff discounts, and access to the Blue Light Card, with ongoing opportunities to enhance benefits.

Educational Programme Development and Delivery

• Lead the development of AHPs to meet organisational priorities, service requirements and individual needs.
• Develop learning programmes in response to training needs in collaboration with the Quality and Operational leads, other Academy team members and Service Leads.
• Develop and facilitate learning programmes using classroom, written guides, online learning, virtual sessions, and innovative methods such as VR and AI.
• Plan and deliver educational programmes within clinical skills, covering Clinical Practice, Education, Leadership and Research.
• Lead and deliver clinical skills induction for newly qualified staff transitioning to the community setting.
• Plan and facilitate clinical skills courses and learning activities, including 1:1 training, classroom sessions and simulation-based training.
• Promote innovative education methods to maximise knowledge dissemination and learning experience.
• Lead and deliver training programmes that address development, quality and governance of clinical practice learning within Bromley Healthcare.
• Share learning from patient feedback, incidents and investigations to inform safe practice.

Manual Handling Training and Compliance

• Lead the delivery of Moving and Handling training, ensuring it is comprehensive and evidence-based.
• Act as content lead for manual handling training, advising on implementation, duration and content to ensure compliance with…