Job summary
Are you an experienced senior paediatric nurse with a passion for staff development and education? West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) is excited to announce an opportunity for a registered children's nurse to join the paediatric clinical education team as an Associate Paediatric Practice Education Nurse. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting the education and training of our paediatric nursing teams, playing a key part in enhancing patient care and promoting professional development within our high dependency, general paediatrics and surgical wards. As an Associate Paediatric Practice Education Nurse, you will work clinically with teams at ward and department level, implementing quality improvement initiatives, innovations in practice, and supporting the delivery of high quality care within our inpatient paediatric services. You will bring proven clinical expertise in paediatric high dependency care, general paediatric care or surgical care, with significant experience working at senior staff nurse level. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dedicated individual to make a meaningful impact on the education and development of our paediatric nursing teams, helping to shape the future of paediatric care at WLCH.

Main duties of the job
Your role will involve delivering education in clinical practice, ensuring it meets the needs of the paediatric nursing workforce. You will work closely with the critical care paediatric clinical education team to support the delivery of key training objectives aligned to workforce needs, specifically within long-term ventilation and high dependency care.

As an expert practitioner and role model, you will support the development of a workforce capable of delivering safe, high-quality care to children and young people. This includes leading the delivery of "hot topic" training sessions in response to the clinical needs of the units, as well as supporting the preceptorship of newly qualified nurses as they transition into registered practice and develop essential competencies.

In addition, you will deliver practical skills teaching and simulation-based education across paediatrics, enhancing clinical competence and ensuring nursing teams are equipped to provide the highest standard of care.

About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed.

Job responsibilities

• To be an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced communication and nursing skills, using expert knowledge and decision-making skills in childrens nursing.
• To support and develop junior staff, HCAs and students working within the department.
• To deliver nursing care to a high standard and be an effective role model.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
• To promote a progressive attitude to research and practice development in the continual improvement of patient care/services.
• To deputise for the Paediatric Practice Educator on occasion with activities directly related to the ward.
• To work alongside the Paediatric Practice Educator and Ward Managers to ensure the delivery of individualised programmes for induction and ongoing development of all staff in line with their Personal Development Plans (PDPs).
• To support the ward team to ensure that staff can make maximum use of the full range of Trust-wide learning opportunities.
• To uphold the Trust Values and to embed theses into the clinical practice of staff.
• To support the implementation of a West London Childrens Healthcare wide nursing education strategy that links to the workforce strategy and the divisional strategic plan.
• To maintain clinical credibility you will be expected to work two clinical shifts per month.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse on NMC register
• Student assessor or mentorship qualification
• Relevant post-registration accredited clinical course
• BSc in children's nursing
• EPALS/APLS

Desirable

• Willingness to work towards a teaching qualification or associate advance higher education fellowship
• Simulation debriefing qualification

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experience in one of the following areas: Paediatric high dependency care Paediatric long term ventilation Paediatric respiratory care
• Experience of working as a band 6 leading a shift
• Experience of supervising and assessing student nurses/Precepting newly registered nurses
• Experience of precepting newly registered nurses

Desirable

• Experience undertaking audits and delivering action plans to improve clinical practice
• Experience of excel and PowerPoint

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Competency in the management of central venous access devices
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to provide both verbal and written feedback to individuals
• Ability to work with indirect supervision managing own workload
• Demonstrable teaching and presentation skills
• Clinical facilitation skills to develop practice, motivate, support and develop the workforce's needs.
• Ability to develop individuals through mentorship/coaching/clinical supervision
• Awareness of current professional issues within children and young people's nursing
• Ability to work across the multi professional team and organisational boundaries
• Ability to problem solve and initiate change
• National Nursing Competencies - caring for babies, children and young people in hospital. Long term ventilation

Desirable

• Ability to work full shift pattern including rotation, nights, twilight shifts, weekends & bank holidays

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead for Education, Clare Paul, Clare.Paul3@nhs.net

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum plus HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 289-WLCH-131
Job locations: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom