Paediatric Practice Development Nurse

Job responsibilities

• To ensure an effective learning environment for staff, students and parents by maintaining access to a range of learning resources and acting as facilitator in the supervision and teaching of staff.
• Ensure that staff are educated in new skills and procedures. Appropriately developed in line with the NMC to meet service needs. Ensure staff are aware of revalidation and assist staff to ensure this is completed.
• To participate in induction, preceptor and mentor programmes for learners and junior medical and nursing staff.
• Act as a role model for all staff
• To ensure robust standards and frameworks are in place, in line with current recommendations, to ensure children receive high quality family centred care at all times.
• To provide clinical leadership for paediatric nursing staff.
• To ensure effective use of resources within the delegated budget.
• To participate in the induction process for staff.
• To agree and review service objectives and development plans.
• With training, be competent in the use of computerised systems employed in the hospital and community.
• Be proactive in minimising complaints seeking to provide local resolution wherever possible. Liaise with Nursing Management to investigate and respond to complaints. Help to develop strategies to prevent recurrence.

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience at band 6 within an acute clinical setting supporting ward manager.
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience in managing performance and development through the appraisal, PDR and relevant policy.
• Experience of teaching both qualified and unqualified staff and of staff supervision with NMC mentorship.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical knowledge of nursing assessment and treatment of critically ill children
• Clinical leadership skills

Desirable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use audit to improve the quality of the service and patient care. Knowledge of: quality, standard setting and benchmarking.
• The ability to lead on development and review of policies and procedures relevant to nursing and health and safety on the unit.
• Ability to co-ordinate the staffing rota for the unit

Skills

Essential

• Experience of leadership within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
• Ability to use audit to improve the quality of the service and patient care. Knowledge of: quality, standard setting and benchmarking.
• Ability to use a computer for word processing, e-mail and internet access
• Change management

Desirable

• Complaint's handling
• Extensive experience within speciality
• Current issues in healthcare/specialty
• Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise
• Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centred care

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate excellent clinical knowledge of nursing assessment and treatment of critically ill children
• Understanding of the Essence of Care standards and benchmarking process
• Familiarity with NMC guidelines

Desirable

• Knowledge of the national policy context for delivery of health care.
• Understanding of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and of risk management.
• Understanding of effective discharge planning and the nursing role in this.

Qualifications

Essential

• RN (Child)
• Evidence of further professional and managerial training.
• Post basic qualification in relevant area that has enhanced clinical practice
• Degree/equivalent in relevant subject or working towards
• APLS, PILS, EPALS
• Recognised Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• High Dependency Nursing Course
• MSc level of study in paediatric physical assessment

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).