Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (At least 4 days per week)
- Job ref
- 349-MRI-7713720*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Renal Medicine
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum, (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Education Practitioner - Haemodialysis
Band 6
Job overview
The post holder will work with the Renal team and will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high-quality practice education support. There is a specific focus on Haemodialysis within this role and the successful candidate is to ensure the professional development needs of learners across each Renal area within the MRI (including satellite areas) are met. The post holder will support and take responsibility for aspects of the Trust education strategies through the delivery of education programmes and will act as an exemplary role model for learners exhibiting the Trust values and behaviours.
Main duties of the job
Assuring visibility in learning environments across Renal Medicine to facilitate the support of learners and support the delivery of practice education as required. Supporting learners to identify and achieve their learning needs in line with their program requirements, supporting the provision of constructive feedback within a safe and effective learning environment.
Empowering teams through innovation and role modelling, engaging in the delivery of Trust wide education policies and strategy to promote a culture where practice education is valued and enabling effective learning environments. Contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of evidence-based practice education programmes for nursing, midwifery and AHP learners and educators across the Trust in line with Trust and national policy e.g., clinical skills, reflective discussions.
Working for our organisation
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.
Whether you’re beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.
At MFT, you’ll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.
Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We’ll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with professional body (NMC/HCPC/GPHC)
- Graduate
- Renal Module/training
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Masters (level 7) study
- Appropriate teaching and education qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes
- Current knowledge of professional regulatory body requirements and national policy
- Involvement with quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office-Word, Excel. Powerpoint, Access
- Knowledge of different methods/styles for teaching and learning underpinned by theory
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of post qualifying application clinical experience for a number of years
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare learners in the learning environment
- Experience of having worked across professional and organisational boundaries
- 2 years of haemodialysis experience
Desirable criteria
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Band 6 experience of a dialysis unit
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Involvement in the planning, implementation and evaluation of education programmes
- Evidence of organisational and time management skills
- Evidence of ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Evidence of ability to teach and facilitate with different groups of staff and learners
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage and build effective relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Evidence of being a role model in clinical and education practice
- Consistent high attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to work as a member of the team
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/preferences
- Willingness to work across organisational and professional boundaries
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
- Emily Raybould
- Job title
- Renal Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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