Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment for 12 months)
- Hours
- 7.5 hours per week (Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-B-264007
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/02/2026
Employer heading
Practice Education Facilitator
Band 7
Job overview
Are you passionate about shaping the future of pathology education and workforce development? Do you thrive on creating innovative training solutions that make a real difference? Join us as a Practice Educator Facilitator and play a pivotal role in driving excellence across the Midlands and East 5 (ME-5) Pathology Network.
Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Biomedical or Clinical Scientist to lead on inclusive, accessible, and sustainable training and education projects within the ME-5 Pathology Network. Working collaboratively across multiple Trusts, you’ll design and implement initiatives that support professional development, standardise training resources, and enhance career pathways for the scientific workforce.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will design, develop, and evaluate inclusive and accessible training programmes and resources that meet the needs of the pathology workforce. You will lead projects that create career roadmaps, CPD programmes, and learning platforms, ensuring they align with professional standards and accreditation requirements. Collaboration is key—you will work closely with laboratory managers, training leads, and professional bodies to standardise opportunities and share best practice across the network. You will also deliver training sessions and support staff in using resources effectively. Maintaining quality standards, monitoring progress, and reporting outcomes will be integral to your work, alongside promoting innovation, sustainability, and equality within all aspects of training and education.
Lead Training Projects: Design, develop, evaluate education programmes and resources for pathology staff.
Create Learning Pathways: Develop accessible career roadmaps and CPD programmes aligned with workforce needs.
Collaborate & Communicate: Work closely with laboratory managers, training leads, and professional bodies to ensure standardisation and best practice.
Deliver Training: Organise and present sessions for individuals and groups across the network.
Maintain Quality Standards: Ensure compliance with ISO 15189:2022 and professional guidelines.
Promote Innovation: Utilise digital platforms to create inclusive learning resources and support sustainability initiatives.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract, you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 22-Jan-2026.
Interviews are due to be held on
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration as Biomedical or Clinical Scientist without restriction to practice
- Relevant Level 7 qualification (HSD, MSc or equivalent)
- Evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
- Management and leadership qualification
- Training/teaching qualification
- IBMS registration portfolio assessor
- IBMS Certificate if Expert Practice in Training
- Membership or fellowship of Institute of Biomedical Science.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a specialist Biomedical Scientist within a pathology NHS lab
- Experience of working independently and as part of a team
- Experienced in collecting and responding to feedback for continuous improvement.
- Experience in presenting to varied audiences in person and on-line.
- Experience in career engagement and promotion initiatives and activities.
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in leadership
- Experience of project management.
- Experience of workforce development.
- Experience of working as part of a team wider than own department.
- Experience in developing and presenting business cases.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Skilled in collecting, collating and presenting complex data, information and reports in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to liaise and communicate with all grades of staff and professional groups
- Excellent skills in developing and delivering training of scientific staff at all levels
- Credible and effective leadership skills
- Interpretation and analytical skills.
- Skilled in the use of statistical analysis software
- Skilled in the development of accessible and inclusive learning resources
- Good organisational skills with the ability to work accurately, neatly and efficiently.
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills – can work under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others to meet needs of the service.
- Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft office including MS Teams, QPULSE and LIMS.
- Skilled in the use of learning platforms
- Effective personal and time management skills with ability to manage conflicting priorities
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable coaching/ mentoring skills
- Strong negotiation skills
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
- Has the ability to lead by example and motivate others
- Motivated, friendly, approachable and enthusiastic.
- Flexible to respond to the needs of the service and workstreams.
- Ability to travel between sites across the Pathology Network as required
- Promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Ability to deal with any information sensitively and confidentially
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of training requirements of pathology workforce.
- Detailed knowledge of IBMS qualifications.
- In depth knowledge of Pathology career pathways.
- Knowledge of quality management systems, good practice guidelines and ISO 15189 standards with regards to training, competency and CPD.
- Working knowledge of competency frameworks
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of training standards and accreditation requirements within an NHS pathology laboratory
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hitesh Patel
- Job title
- Associate Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 274502
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