Job overview

We’re looking for a dedicated Practice Educator to support the development of Imaging staff and students across all modalities. You’ll work closely with the Imaging Operational Manager and Modality Managers to identify training needs, deliver impactful education, and promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement. This role includes supporting undergraduate students, apprentices, and Assistant Practitioners, while maintaining your own clinical competencies through hands-on duties. We value teamwork, honesty and openness, respect, inclusivity, valuing others, and excellence. If you’re committed to empowering others and shaping the future of imaging services, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Work collaboratively with the Imaging Operational Manager and Modality Managers to assess training needs and support workforce development.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training delivered, ensuring continuous improvement in clinical practice.
• Develop and facilitate educational programmes for Imaging staff and learners, including undergraduate students from HEIs, apprentice Radiographers/Sonographers, and Assistant Practitioners.
• Support learners in the clinical environment, promoting best practice and professional growth.
• Undertake clinical duties to maintain personal competencies and provide hands-on support to new staff during training and induction.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.