Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Skills
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 210-2026-461
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Skills Tutor
Band 6
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in educating our current and future clinical work force.
This role involves teaching a wide range of clinical skills to both students and staff, you will teach using a range of modalities including medium and high-fidelity manikins and simulation.
Main duties of the job
- Working closely with both medical education and corporate skills leads to develop and teach clinical skills sessions.
- To offer both classroom and clinical area training sessions, including ward-based skills in Clinical Skills and Simulation to multidisciplinary teams and groups. Helping ensure the provision of quality education and training planned to achieve the department’s targets and KPI’s.
- To support specialist departments across the organization such as Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Theatres and Obstetrics in delivery of their Clinical Skills training package.
Working for our organisation
The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Health Care Professional with associated Academic Qualification at degree level
- Demonstrable experience of offering clinical education to a multi-disciplinary workforce
- Extensive post registration clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Teaching Qualification such as (RC(UK) GIC, Cert Ed, PGCE
- Relevant subject area degree or higher qualification e.g., clinical examination
Knowedge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive knowledge of clinical skills within clinical practice
- Knowledge of Education programs for both under and post graduate learners
- Proven experience of dealing with highly sensitive issues related to performance of members of the Multidisciplinary clinical team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of medium/high fidelity simulation training and feedback techniques
- Evidence of providing training and education within existing workplace setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent presentation skills, with evidence of use through formal teaching, 1-1 supporting colleagues or presenting at senior manager level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Vaughan
- Job title
- Clinical Skills Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366002
- Additional information
From 15th to the 30th of June please contact Steven Hughes for any enquires relating to the post
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