Main area Radiography Lead Clinical Educator Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Days/nights/weekends /long days /bank Holidays) Job ref 225-Div3-7956162
Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital & Cannock Chase Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £49,387 – £56,515 Per Annum. Pro Rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 14/06/2026 23:59
Lead Clinical Educator
Band 7
Job overview
Radiology at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is proud to be recognised as an innovative, progressive and forward‑thinking service. We are committed to shaping a sustainable, skilled and future‑ready workforce. We are now looking for the next key person to join us on this journey.
We are seeking a motivated, passionate and forward‑thinking Lead Clinical Educator to join our award winning team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Diagnostic Radiographer with advanced educational expertise to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of our Radiology Education Strategy.
In this pivotal role, you will take departmental leadership responsibility for all elements of clinical education, supporting a broad spectrum of learners and career pathways including Diagnostic Radiographers, Apprentice Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers and undergraduate students. Working closely with the Radiology Workforce Lead and wider senior team, you will help shape training pipelines, build workforce capacity and ensure high‑quality learning experiences across all modalities.
If you are passionate about developing others, driving workforce transformation and influencing the future of radiography education, we would love to hear from you. Join us and play a central role in building a dynamic and sustainable radiology workforce for the future.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will lead the development, coordination and delivery of the Radiology Education Strategy, supporting both current staff and the future workforce across multiple training pathways. You will design, manage and deliver a blended programme of education that aligns with national, regional and local workforce needs, ensuring high‑quality learning experiences for all cohorts of learners.
Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners—including Higher Education Institutions, apprenticeship providers and regional workforce groups—you will build strong networks that enhance training capacity, create advanced practice opportunities and support alternative routes into the profession. A key focus of the role will be developing long‑term training pipelines that promote staff retention, support career progression and ensure the sustainability of radiology services at RWT.
You will provide expert educational leadership underpinned by post graduate qualifications, oversee placement governance, support supervisors and assessors, and contribute to service improvement, workforce transformation and recruitment initiatives across the department.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification document for full details of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent HCPC‑approved qualification.
- Evidence of advanced academic study at Master’s level or equivalent (or working towards), e.g., education, leadership, advanced practice or clinical specialism.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical/Education Teaching (or equivalent).
- Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor training (HEI‑recognised).
- Interest in further postgraduate education (e.g., PGCert, MSc, Advanced Practice).
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong understanding of educational theory, competency frameworks and assessment models.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate blended learning programmes (in‑person, digital, simulation).
- Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple overlapping training pathways.
- High‑level communication skills for liaising with HEIs, learners, supervisors and senior staff.
- Evidence of securing or utilising external training funding (e.g., NHSE, apprenticeship levy).
Experience
- Significant post‑registration clinical radiography experience across relevant modalities (e.g., Plain Film, CT, MRI, Cardiology).
- Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating clinical education, student placements or training programmes. 200 words or fewer
- Experience supervising or managing staff, including performance conversations and pastoral support.
- Experience of delivering teaching, workshops, competency assessments or educational resources.
- Experience contributing to audit, quality assurance, research or service improvement.
- Experience representing a department at regional or national education forums.
- Experience designing policies, competency frameworks or new training pathways.
Flexible Working – As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications – Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Visa/Sponsorship Information
The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website:Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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