Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced Paediatric Practice Development Nurse to join our Paediatric Education Team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Our paediatric services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are unique and comprises of inpatient wards, a 14-bedded High Dependency Unit, a day care and paediatric theatre suite, burns unit and a large outpatient unit. We are supported by a play team, art therapist and hospital school.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Paediatric Practice Development Nurse who is a clinical expert within paediatric care, who can lead and pioneer the education and development of the nursing workforce.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the cross-site Paediatric Education team, the Paediatric Practice Development Nurse role involves identifying and delivering educational programmes which will improve the delivery of patient focused services amongst nursing staff including, nursing associates, HCAs and Newly Qualified Nurses, as well as those with experience. You would be joining an expanding team at an exciting time in this development.
You should possess excellent communication, assessment and planning skills and be willing to work with change and challenge to ensure improved lives and futures for children and young people and their and families.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
In 2020 Trust was rated by the Care Quality Commission as Outstanding in the well-led and use of resources domains and Good in the safe, effective, caring, and responsive domains. The Trust as a whole was Good, but the Chelsea site was Outstanding.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we need from you
- Current childrens nursing registration to practice.
- Previous knowledge and experience working in similar role or in acute childrens care settings.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to be able to train clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Able to identify and deliver training needs for all bands of staff within paediatrics.
- Be a member of regional/local team and attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Respond to and investigate clinical complaints, in line with policy and risk management.
- Maintain clinical updates and evidence of Post registration Education Portfolio.
- You will contribute to the on-going implementation of the Trusts nursing and corporate objectives, developing the service and nursing roles to meet the evolving needs of patients and their families.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Clinical Practice
- Maintain a direct clinical contribution of a 80/20 ration to maintain clinical credibility.
- Be an effective leader and role model. Able to skilfully demonstrate a wide breath of clinical expert in management of patients within a specified clinical area of Paediatric Nursing.
- As a member of the senior nursing team within Paediatric, will identify and provide efficient, effective research based nursing care that meets the needs of neonates and families.
- Provide clinical leadership, ensuring that action is taken at all levels to empower nurse in providing demonstrably high standards of care in a clean and safe environment.
- Uphold high clinical profile and take responsibility for maintaining own clinical competence with a relevant knowledge base.
What you can expect from us
Support from a large organisation will include:
- Comprehensive induction to the role supported by manager, peers and mentors
- On-going training , to support your personal and professional development
- Assess to training
- Support with revalidation
- Reflected meetings and clinical supervision
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we need from you
- Current childrens nursing registration to practice.
- Previous knowledge and experience working in similar role or in acute childrens care settings.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to be able to train clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Able to identify and deliver training needs for all bands of staff within paediatrics.
- Be a member of regional/local team and attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Respond to and investigate clinical complaints, in line with policy and risk management.
- Maintain clinical updates and evidence of Post registration Education Portfolio.
- You will contribute to the on-going implementation of the Trusts nursing and corporate objectives, developing the service and nursing roles to meet the evolving needs of patients and their families.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Clinical Practice
- Maintain a direct clinical contribution of a 80/20 ration to maintain clinical credibility.
- Be an effective leader and role model. Able to skilfully demonstrate a wide breath of clinical expert in management of patients within a specified clinical area of Paediatric Nursing.
- As a member of the senior nursing team within Paediatric, will identify and provide efficient, effective research based nursing care that meets the needs of neonates and families.
- Provide clinical leadership, ensuring that action is taken at all levels to empower nurse in providing demonstrably high standards of care in a clean and safe environment.
- Uphold high clinical profile and take responsibility for maintaining own clinical competence with a relevant knowledge base.
What you can expect from us
Support from a large organisation will include:
- Comprehensive induction to the role supported by manager, peers and mentors
- On-going training , to support your personal and professional development
- Assess to training
- Support with revalidation
- Reflected meetings and clinical supervision
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN(Child)
- Degree or working at that level
- Evidence of continuous Professional Development
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent teaching qualification
- APLS Certificate
- Hold a post registration Paediatric HDU or equivalent module
Desirable
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- Significant experience in clinical teaching or education
Experience
Essential
- Significant Paediatric experience at Band 6 within a paediatric setting
- Highly developed verbal, non-verbal and written communicatiuon skills
- Clinical leadership
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Significant post-registration experience which includes supervisory or team-leading
- Working clinically with registered nurses, Healthcare assistance and other learners
- Experience of teaching both formally and informally in clinical practice
- Previous involvement in change management
Desirable
- Experience in planning Paediatric complex care
- Experience in managing poor performance
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Teaching skills: Managing complex programme including assessing learners needs, planning and organising programmes, delivery and evaluation
- Leadership skills to develop practice, motivate, support and develop workforce
- Ability to lead and develop others
- Ability to give feedback to managers, staff and learners
- Undertaking audits
- Writing reports, IT skills, use of presentation
- Excellent clinical skills
- Knowledge of Child Health
Desirable
- Experience in audit and research based nursing practice
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN(Child)
- Degree or working at that level
- Evidence of continuous Professional Development
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent teaching qualification
- APLS Certificate
- Hold a post registration Paediatric HDU or equivalent module
Desirable
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- Significant experience in clinical teaching or education
Experience
Essential
- Significant Paediatric experience at Band 6 within a paediatric setting
- Highly developed verbal, non-verbal and written communicatiuon skills
- Clinical leadership
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Significant post-registration experience which includes supervisory or team-leading
- Working clinically with registered nurses, Healthcare assistance and other learners
- Experience of teaching both formally and informally in clinical practice
- Previous involvement in change management
Desirable
- Experience in planning Paediatric complex care
- Experience in managing poor performance
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Teaching skills: Managing complex programme including assessing learners needs, planning and organising programmes, delivery and evaluation
- Leadership skills to develop practice, motivate, support and develop workforce
- Ability to lead and develop others
- Ability to give feedback to managers, staff and learners
- Undertaking audits
- Writing reports, IT skills, use of presentation
- Excellent clinical skills
- Knowledge of Child Health
Desirable
- Experience in audit and research based nursing practice
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).