Ahp Community Clinical Skills Educator

Band 7 - AHP COMMUNITY CLINICAL SKILLS EDUCATOR

The Community Clinical Educator (AHP) plays a key role within the Bromley Healthcare Academy in leading, developing and supporting 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 works closely with academic partners, service leads and the Placement Development Facilitator to coordinate student and work placements, strengthen practice based learning and enhance the student experience.

The role supports the full AHP workforce pipeline, from student placements and preceptorship to advanced practice and career development, ensuring learners are equipped to thrive in community healthcare settings.

In addition, the postholder leads Moving and Handling (M&H) education across the organisation, providing strategic oversight, ensuring compliance and quality assurance and promoting safe practice in collaboration with senior colleagues and programme facilitators.

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, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Educational Programme Development and Delivery

Lead the development of AHPs to meet the organisational strategic priorities, service requirements and individual needs.

Develop learning programmes in response to specific training needs in collaboration with the Quality and Operational leads, other Academy team members and Service Leads.

Develop and facilitate learning programmes using a range of methods, including traditional classroom-based teaching, written guides, online learning, and virtual sessions, as well as VR and AI.

Plan and deliver educational programmes within clinical skills, covering the four pillars of healthcare practice:
Clinical Practice, Education, Leadership, and Research.

Lead and deliver on clinical skills induction for newly qualified nursing and AHP staff transitioning to the community (out of hospital settings).

Plan and facilitate clinical skills courses and other learning activities, such as 1:1 training, classroom-based sessions, and simulation-based training.

Promote innovative methods of education to maximise dissemination of knowledge and enhance the learning experience.

Lead and deliver training programmes that incorporate the development, organisation, quality, and governance of clinical practice learning within Bromley Healthcare.

Seek opportunities to share learning from patient feedback, clinical incidents, and serious investigations to ensure recommendations for safe practice are integrated into clinical education.

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