Session: AI in your healthcare journey: AI and Innovation in Learning and Clinical Education
Event: Paediatric clinical educators’ CPD day, “Invest in Yourself”
Date and format: September 2026, 90 minutes, delivered virtually into an in-person room
Audience: Paediatric clinical educators from 8 NHS trusts across the North East and North Cumbria
Commissioned through: NHS Leadership Academy North East and Yorkshire

The Context

Paediatric clinical educators support the staff who care for babies, children and young people in acute hospitals. Most were nurses, with some operating department practitioners, working across wards, emergency departments, theatres and anaesthetics. Their experience of AI varied widely, mostly with Microsoft Copilot, and each of the eight trusts had its own AI policy.

The goal was simple: a better understanding of how to use AI safely, and the confidence to try it to save time, especially in developing teaching resources such as guidelines, lesson plans, presentations and simulations.

How I Designed It

No laptops, so no hands-on lab — not everyone is issued one, so I built paper-based scenarios and live prompt demonstrations the whole room could discuss.
Eight trusts, eight policies — rather than follow one trust’s rules, the governance content was anchored in NHS England’s AI guidance for health and care professionals, with a simple test people could apply under any local policy.
Their own world — demonstrations used real paediatric teaching topics, so the possibilities felt immediately relevant.

What We Covered

The session took educators from curious, to collaborative, to confident, keeping human judgement at the centre throughout: a “Tool, Threat or Teammate?” check-in; how AI touches the educator’s craft; staying in charge of our thinking; practical AI tools for drafting, transcription, planning and visuals; a live worked prompt on national nursing competencies; a team scenario mapping what AI can support and what stays human-led; a simple “Can I? Can’t I?” governance test; common failure modes such as bias and hallucination; the CARE review framework (Check facts, Assess assumptions, Review risk, Evaluate impact); and a team AI charter — “AI is the draft, not the designer.”

The Impact

Energy and engagement — the room stayed animated long after the session ended, a strong sign the content landed with an audience new to AI.
Repeat business — the client asked to work together again.

“I absolutely loved the session and once you left the call the room was buzzing with energy! I’d love to work with you again in the future.”
— Paediatric education lead, North East and North Cumbria

---

To find out more about AI and leadership sessions for your team, get in touch or visit Leadership Development.