Clinical Practice Educator (Inpatient Services)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse with a valid UK NMC registration to join our team as a Clinical Practice Educator. In this role, you will play a key part in developing our workforce, supporting colleagues to build their clinical skills, competence and confidence in palliative and end-of-life care.

1. A proactive, enthusiastic approach, and the ability to work independently 2. A strong commitment to delivering person-centred care and ensuring patients are at the heart of all decisions 3. Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse, with degree-level education 4. A palliative and/or end-of-life care qualification, or relevant experience, with willingness to undertake further study as needed 5. A postgraduate education qualification (or equivalent), or willingness to undertake such a qualification 6. Advanced Communication Skills Training (or willingness to complete, including facilitator training) 7. Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training (or willingness to achieve) 8. Experience supporting learners and advising employees and managers on learning and development 9. Ability to provide constructive, developmental feedback 10. Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating learning programmes for diverse audiences

Thames Hospice is an independent adult hospice with a beautiful 28 bed hospice at Bray Lake in Maidenhead with views of the lake and state of the art facilities. We support people aged 16 and over who are living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, neurological conditions, and organ failure, by combining specialist medical care for managing pain and other symptoms with other emotional, practical and spiritual support. We provide care on our Inpatient Services wings, and also virtually and in person though our community hub and in peoples home though our Hospice at Home service. Culture We look for people who really care about their work and have huge amounts of compassion to give. If you want to work as part of a culture which develops your skills and values, and builds your confidence to be the best version of yourself, then this is the right place for you. We work hard to look after our people, our patients, our families and our reputation. All patients are Thames Hospice patients and therefore we always support the patient and their family irrespective of our individual role. We represent the wider charity and clinical model at all times.

We are looking for people who genuinely care about their work and bring compassion, commitment, and integrity to everything they do. At Thames Hospice, we foster a culture that -

• Develops your skills and values
• Builds your confidence
• Enables you to be the best version of yourself
We are committed to caring for our people, our patients, their families, and our reputation. In return for your commitment we offer a competitive benefits package including - 1. Generous annual leave entitlement 2. Pension scheme 3. Access to continuing professional development and education 4. Opportunities to develop specialist palliative care expertise 5. Supportive and values-driven working environment June 2026 6. Wellbeing support initiatives 7. Free parking