Clinical Assessor & Educator

Our care homes are real homes - welcoming Jewish communities built on belonging, dignity, and connection. They are vibrant environments filled with meaningful activities, companionship, entertainment, and compassionate care. Residents benefit from synagogue services, kosher or kosher-style meals, and celebrations of Shabbat and Jewish festivals throughout the year.

Our Retirement Living communities enable tenants to remain active and independent within a warm and supportive Jewish environment, with reassurance that 24-hour support is available whenever needed.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Clinical Assessor & Educator to lead the development of clinical capability, competency, and professional practice across our Care Homes and Retirement Living Services.

This senior role combines clinical education, competency development, and complex clinical assessment responsibilities. You will play a key role in strengthening clinical governance, improving standards of care, and supporting staff to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred services.

Working closely with operational, quality, and multidisciplinary teams, you will support a culture of continuous learning, reflective practice, and professional development across our services.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Education & Competency Development

Develop and deliver structured training programmes for registered nurses, care staff, and support teams
Support competency development across areas such as clinical observations, risk management, medication management, and core nursing skills
Identify learning needs through feedback, audits, incidents, and quality reviews
Develop and maintain training resources, guidance materials, and eLearning content
Coordinate mandatory and statutory training including safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and medication management
Support Registered Nurse revalidation and promote lifelong professional development

Clinical Leadership & Quality Improvement

Lead or support clinical audits, incident reviews, and thematic learning initiatives
Provide clinical guidance on best practice, risk management, and care planning
Work collaboratively with Registered Managers, GPs, Social Workers, and multidisciplinary teams to support safe clinical decision-making
Contribute to quality improvement projects, governance meetings, and organisational working groups
Use learning from incidents, complaints, and clinical reviews to shape targeted education and improvement activity

Clinical Assessment

Undertake complex holistic assessments to support safe admissions into Jewish Care services
Assess physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and financial needs
Provide evidence-based recommendations to Registered Managers to support admission decisions
Liaise with residents, families, hospitals, social workers, and healthcare professionals throughout the assessment process
Support families with guidance, documentation, and signposting to additional support services
Ensure assessments and decisions are documented in line with best practice and organisational procedures

You will be a confident and compassionate Registered Nurse or healthcare professional with a passion for education, professional development, and improving standards of care for older people., Strong experience delivering education and competency-based training within healthcare or social care settings
Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills
Strong clinical assessment and care planning skills
A collaborative and supportive approach to leadership and development
Confidence working across multidisciplinary teams and multiple sites
Strong organisational and time-management skills
A proactive commitment to continuous improvement and reflective practice

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

Registered Nurse qualification (Adult, Mental Health, or Learning Disability) with current NMC registration, or Degree in a healthcare-related subject
Teaching or education qualification such as PGCert in Clinical Education, ENB 998, Level 3 Award in Education and Training, or equivalent
Minimum 3 years post-registration clinical experience
Experience delivering education and training to car