Clinical Assessor & EducatorNHS

Job summary

The Clinical Assessor & Educator plays a key leadership role in strengthening clinical practice, competency, and professional development across Jewish Cares Care Homes and Retirement Living Services. This role combines clinical education, competency assessment, quality improvement, and complex clinical assessment activity to ensure staff are equipped to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care. The postholder will develop and deliver training programmes, support reflective practice, contribute to clinical governance processes, and provide expert guidance on clinical standards and risk management. They will also undertake holistic assessments to support safe and appropriate admissions into Jewish Care services. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse and educator passionate about improving standards of care for older people.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Assessor & Educator to lead clinical education and competency development across our Care Homes and Retirement Living Services. The role involves delivering training and coaching to registered nurses, care staff, and support teams, supporting clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, and promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development. You will also undertake complex clinical assessments to support safe admissions into Jewish Care services, working closely with families, healthcare professionals, and multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will hold current NMC registration, have experience in clinical education or mentorship, and demonstrate excellent communication, leadership, and clinical assessment skills. This role will work across multiple sites

Job description

About the Service 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

About You 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.

You will also have:

• 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

About us

Jewish Care is the largest health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in London and the South East. Every week, our services support around 12,000 people through residential care, nursing care, retirement living, community support, mental health services, and wellbeing programmes. Our care homes and retirement living services provide welcoming Jewish environments where older people can live with dignity, comfort, independence, and connection to the community. Guided by values of compassion, respect, inclusion, and continuous improvement, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care and investing in the professional development and wellbeing of our staff teams.