Clinical Skills Facilitator inEastbourne inEastbourne PUBLISHED 16 OCT 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £37,338 a year  FIXED TERM 
About us: St Wilfrid's Hospice provides end of life support to the population of Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex, from our stunning hospice building and through our highly skilled community teams.

The Clinical Skills Facilitator will be supporting work by the Learning & Development Team to provide clinical education and practical skills training to staff working within the Inpatient Unit and Community. The post holder will work assist in enabling the professional development, confidence and competence of the clinical workforce.

Working collaboratively across clinical services, assisting in the development of a clinically skilled workforce, resulting in the delivery of effective, high quality safe patient centred care. Reporting to and supporting the PDL the planning, organisation, delivery and evaluation of staff skill development and support across clinical nursing and care teams. Working as part of Learning & Development Department to assist in facilitating clinical skills related training, and practice development within St Wilfrid's Hospice. To help create and maintain an environment which facilitates and promotes learning , personal / professional development and clinical competence amongst clinical staff (both registered and unregistered).

About us

About us: St Wilfrid's Hospice provides end of life support to the population of Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex, from our stunning hospice building and through our highly skilled community teams. We are rated an 'outstanding' provider by the Care Quality Commission and have a clear vision of reaching increasing numbers of local patients and their families, in close collaboration with our community. We provide a supportive working environment, which is demonstrated through our values: compassionate, professional, progressive, and respectful and these are embedded in our culture. We have a dynamic learning environment that actively promotes and facilitates opportunities for career progression through our competency framework. We particularly encourage applications from disabled candidates, candidates from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates and those who have experienced mental health issues. The Role: Our people are vital to the future of St Wilfrid's Hospice and it is essential that we recruit and retain the very best individuals and offer a supportive, engaging, and rewarding working environment. The Clinical Skills Facilitator will be supporting work by the Learning & Development Team to provide clinical education and practical skills training to staff working within the Inpatient Unit and Community. The post holder will work assist in enabling the professional development, confidence and competence of the clinical workforce. Benefits included:

  • We offer a generous holiday entitlement of 27 days per year plus bank holidays
  • Contributory pension scheme with the option to continue any existing NHS pension scheme membership
  • Discounted cinema tickets
  • Employee assistance programmes
  • Additional training opportunities
  • Supportive working environment
  • We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role including; various shift patterns and part time hours.
  • If you have any questions regarding your application please do not hesitate to contact the Human Resources team on or email If you would like to discuss the role in further detail please contact Juliet Bennett, Professional Development Lead on . Please note that CV's will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete our application form due to a disability. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

    The Clinical Skills Facilitator will be supporting work by the Learning & Development Team to provide clinical education and practical skills training to staff working within the Inpatient Unit and Community. The post holder will work assist in enabling the professional development, confidence and competence of the clinical workforce.

    Working collaboratively across clinical services, assisting in the development of a clinically skilled workforce, resulting in the delivery of effective, high quality safe patient centred care. Reporting to and supporting the PDL the planning, organisation, delivery and evaluation of staff skill development and support across clinical nursing and care teams. Working as part of Learning & Development Department to assist in facilitating clinical skills related training, and practice development within St Wilfrid's Hospice. To help create and maintain an environment which facilitates and promotes learning , personal / professional development and clinical competence amongst clinical staff (both registered and unregistered).

    About us

    About us: St Wilfrid's Hospice provides end of life support to the population of Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex, from our stunning hospice building and through our highly skilled community teams. We are rated an 'outstanding' provider by the Care Quality Commission and have a clear vision of reaching increasing numbers of local patients and their families, in close collaboration with our community. We provide a supportive working environment, which is demonstrated through our values: compassionate, professional, progressive, and respectful and these are embedded in our culture. We have a dynamic learning environment that actively promotes and facilitates opportunities for career progression through our competency framework. We particularly encourage applications from disabled candidates, candidates from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates and those who have experienced mental health issues. The Role: Our people are vital to the future of St Wilfrid's Hospice and it is essential that we recruit and retain the very best individuals and offer a supportive, engaging, and rewarding working environment. The Clinical Skills Facilitator will be supporting work by the Learning & Development Team to provide clinical education and practical skills training to staff working within the Inpatient Unit and Community. The post holder will work assist in enabling the professional development, confidence and competence of the clinical workforce. Benefits included:

  • We offer a generous holiday entitlement of 27 days per year plus bank holidays
  • Contributory pension scheme with the option to continue any existing NHS pension scheme membership
  • Discounted cinema tickets
  • Employee assistance programmes
  • Additional training opportunities
  • Supportive working environment
  • We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role including; various shift patterns and part time hours.
  • If you have any questions regarding your application please do not hesitate to contact the Human Resources team on or email If you would like to discuss the role in further detail please contact Juliet Bennett, Professional Development Lead on . Please note that CV's will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete our application form due to a disability. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.



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