Job summary
The Workforce Development, Education and Training Team (WDET) is a team within the Corporate Care Group that supports and delivers a wide range of education and training across the organisation and in partnership with local university and education partners and Kent & Medway ICB. We are committed to supporting clinical practitioners to deliver best practice and high quality, safe patient care through our education and training programmes. The Practice Development Nurse role is integral to the agenda of the Workforce Development, Education and Training Team and the Trust objectives.
The role of the Practice Development Nurse will hold a portfolio of responsibility to lead, deliver and continually develop educational programmes to support our growing nursing workforce and organisation. The role will require management of site based Clinical Skills & Learning Facilitators to support the WDET workstreams.
Main duties of the job
Working within the Chief Nursing Officer's Workforce Development, Education and Training team to deliver through leadership and team working, the achievement of annual objectives.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000.We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.
We care about our patients and our people. We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. With our emphasis on staff training and development, a staff support scheme that's second to none, and a healthy package of benefits, it's easy to put down roots in East Kent Hospitals.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within the Chief Nursing Officers Workforce Development, Education and Training team to deliver through leadership and team working, the achievement of annual objectives
- Work with other PDNs in the WDET team to lead and take responsibility for the development of education programmes.
- Work in clinical practice with learners to support the assessment of competence, challenge practice as necessary and influence change through motivation and compassionate leadership, in alignment with evidence-based practice.
- Role model and share best practice, promote professionalism, uphold visibility and clinical credibility in practice.
- Collaborate with specialist teams to co-design, co-produce and co-evaluate programmes to ensure they meet the highest professional and clinical standards in collaborative partnership with Trust policy, guidance and all stakeholders.
- Be responsible for maintaining current and credible lesson plans, teaching resources, Google classrooms and competency documentation for all programmes delivered by WDET.
- Share and disseminate information to team and integrate key learning themes into education programme.
- Support the Clinical Skills Facilitators to achieve programme outcomes ensuring they are prepared to deliver course material and are always kept up to date with changes to the programmes and teaching materials.
- Monitor standardisation of teaching within WDET delivered Trust wide.
- Communicate with Ward Managers and Matrons to understand current clinical based practice learning requirements.
- Deliver teaching in both the classroom and clinical setting to meet programme objectives.
- Facilitate education programmes treating all learners with respect, considering equality, diversity, inclusion and individual learning requirements.
- Evaluate programme content and delivery, keep accurate records and adapt programmes as required in response to Trust changes and/or clinical incidents and priorities.
- Support and monitor compliance and standards in practice through audit, with the focused priority of maintaining patient safety.
- Manage and monitor attendance of education programmes on the Trust learning management system (ESR) via Business Intelligence reporting.
- Coordinate education programmes to ensure they are appropriately staffed and facilitated.
- Work with all stakeholders to ensure staff feel valued, supported and understand professional behaviours and standards.
- Network and engage with networks such as Practice Education Council to share and receive information.
- Maintain own clinical competence by working in clinical practice regularly and keep updated as per Trust policy and guidance.
- Work collaboratively with the WDET team and practitioners across EKHUFT to lead on projects that fulfil new service requirements.
- Manage our Clinical Skills Facilitators, taking into consideration health and wellbeing, appraisals and continuing professional development needs so that they may continue with career progression and development.
- Be responsible for own continual professional development.
- Report to the Lead Nurses for the Workforce Development, Education and Training Team.
- Potential future expectations of role to include the development of coaching through the use of a nursing model, such as CLIP, to transform practice learning for pre-registration nursing education.
- To collaboratively work with agreed stakeholders to increase quality and quantity of pre-registration practice placements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within the Chief Nursing Officers Workforce Development, Education and Training team to deliver through leadership and team working, the achievement of annual objectives
- Work with other PDNs in the WDET team to lead and take responsibility for the development of education programmes.
- Work in clinical practice with learners to support the assessment of competence, challenge practice as necessary and influence change through motivation and compassionate leadership, in alignment with evidence-based practice.
- Role model and share best practice, promote professionalism, uphold visibility and clinical credibility in practice.
- Collaborate with specialist teams to co-design, co-produce and co-evaluate programmes to ensure they meet the highest professional and clinical standards in collaborative partnership with Trust policy, guidance and all stakeholders.
- Be responsible for maintaining current and credible lesson plans, teaching resources, Google classrooms and competency documentation for all programmes delivered by WDET.
- Share and disseminate information to team and integrate key learning themes into education programme.
- Support the Clinical Skills Facilitators to achieve programme outcomes ensuring they are prepared to deliver course material and are always kept up to date with changes to the programmes and teaching materials.
- Monitor standardisation of teaching within WDET delivered Trust wide.
- Communicate with Ward Managers and Matrons to understand current clinical based practice learning requirements.
- Deliver teaching in both the classroom and clinical setting to meet programme objectives.
- Facilitate education programmes treating all learners with respect, considering equality, diversity, inclusion and individual learning requirements.
- Evaluate programme content and delivery, keep accurate records and adapt programmes as required in response to Trust changes and/or clinical incidents and priorities.
- Support and monitor compliance and standards in practice through audit, with the focused priority of maintaining patient safety.
- Manage and monitor attendance of education programmes on the Trust learning management system (ESR) via Business Intelligence reporting.
- Coordinate education programmes to ensure they are appropriately staffed and facilitated.
- Work with all stakeholders to ensure staff feel valued, supported and understand professional behaviours and standards.
- Network and engage with networks such as Practice Education Council to share and receive information.
- Maintain own clinical competence by working in clinical practice regularly and keep updated as per Trust policy and guidance.
- Work collaboratively with the WDET team and practitioners across EKHUFT to lead on projects that fulfil new service requirements.
- Manage our Clinical Skills Facilitators, taking into consideration health and wellbeing, appraisals and continuing professional development needs so that they may continue with career progression and development.
- Be responsible for own continual professional development.
- Report to the Lead Nurses for the Workforce Development, Education and Training Team.
- Potential future expectations of role to include the development of coaching through the use of a nursing model, such as CLIP, to transform practice learning for pre-registration nursing education.
- To collaboratively work with agreed stakeholders to increase quality and quantity of pre-registration practice placements.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- NMC registered or equivalent
- Experience of working in acute hospital Trust
- 2 years experience in band 6 role
Desirable
- Experience of working in partnership with AEI's
Role specific
Essential
- Evidence of supporting and managing learners in the practice setting? ie. pre-registration learners
- Demonstrate your ability to receive and deliver constructive feedback.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of quality, standards and compliance in practice.
Leadership & Self
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing others in a team.
- Evidence of the use of personal initiative and self-awareness to work with independence.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of how you would contribute to and meet both operational and strategic objectives.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- NMC registered or equivalent
- Experience of working in acute hospital Trust
- 2 years experience in band 6 role
Desirable
- Experience of working in partnership with AEI's
Role specific
Essential
- Evidence of supporting and managing learners in the practice setting? ie. pre-registration learners
- Demonstrate your ability to receive and deliver constructive feedback.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of quality, standards and compliance in practice.
Leadership & Self
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing others in a team.
- Evidence of the use of personal initiative and self-awareness to work with independence.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of how you would contribute to and meet both operational and strategic objectives.
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.
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).
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.
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).
