Application Deadline: 30 November 2026
Department: Senior Management and Leadership
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Remote
Compensation: £55,000 / year
We’re looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with Social Care experience to join our team as Professional Nurse Educator Lead across our social care division. Working with the Head of Nursing, you’ll lead the professional and educational development of our nursing workforce, shaping programmes that build confidence, capability and great practice.
If you’re passionate about developing people, improving nursing practice and bringing teams together to make a difference, this could be your next move.
You’ll lead the professional and educational development of the Social Care nursing workforce, working closely with the Head of Nursing and key stakeholders to identify priorities and shape solutions.
You’ll design, deliver and evaluate engaging, evidence-based education and practice development programmes that build confidence, capability and improve nursing practice. You’ll also lead and develop the Professional Nurse Educator network within the division, creating a collaborative approach to sharing best practice and embedding learning across services.
You’ll oversee student, preceptorship and early career development, while using feedback, quality data and evaluation to measure impact, identify opportunities for improvement and ensure learning translates into sustainable practice.
You’ll be a Registered Nurse with experience working in residential mental health, learning disability or neuro-rehabilitation and experience in nursing education, professional development or practice improvement.
You’ll bring strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence, facilitate and engage colleagues across the division.
You’ll understand adult learning and know how to turn identified development needs into practical, engaging education that makes a difference to practice. You’ll be collaborative and inclusive in your approach, with a passion for developing others, building capability and creating lasting change.
Experience in quality improvement, coaching, action learning or Professional Nurse Advocacy would be desirable.
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the full job description attached prior to making an application.
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
Priory is the leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care in the UK.
We support 26,000 people a year to move towards a healthier future so they can live their lives as fully and independently as possible.
We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression anxiety, addictions and eating disorders, as well as children’s mental health, across our nationwide network of sites.
We also support autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome and brain injuries, as well as older people, within specialist residential care and supported living facilities.
With over 13,000 colleagues working at Priory, we have a long and prestigious history, and an unrivalled reputation for making a real and lasting difference to the lives of every individual in our care.
Priory is part of MEDIAN Group, a leading pan-European provider of mental health, specialist care and rehabilitation services, focussed on restoring quality of life through effective, evidenced and data-driven care.
