Practice Development Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide training to nursing staff and healthcare assistants in all areas of Paediatric Care

To support staff to gain competencies post training

To be an active member of service development and improvement

To help support and maintain the Trusts policy on Unified Patient Record Keeping.

To actively participate in quality assurance strategies and audit, including current DH initiatives and performance data.

To manage own time to ensure balance between clinical and administrative activities.

To make an active contribution to clinical governance strategies, particularly in relation to producing and/or reviewing nurse-led clinical guidelines.

To actively participate in maintaining own professional development, identifying own educational and clinical training needs with Line Manager.

To ensure own mandatory training certificates are current.

To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with revalidation, attending mandatory study sessions as required

To participate in reflective practice, and maintain a personal learning portfolio.

To keep up to date with NMC, relevant specialist, Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse Part 8 or Part 15
• A Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• A clinical expert either through formal qualification (diploma/degree) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area.
• Other appropriate post basic qualifications and experience
• Post-registration teaching/mentorship qualification

Desirable

• A willingness to work towards the Practice Educator qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of Band 6 acute care
• Significant and proven clinical and management skills within a relevant clinical field
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working.
• Previous involvement in quality initiatives.
• Experience in teaching, mentoring and assessment

Desirable

• Experience of audit
• Experience of inter-professional teaching and learning in the clinical environment including undergraduate medical education

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)