Professional Development Nurse, A&E, WRH

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

Worcestershire Royal Hospital Emergency Department has a full time vacancy for a Professional Development Nurse.

This is a non clinical role supporting and educating the development of the Emergency Department team with flexibility to work clinically alongside the needs of the department when required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for working within the Emergency Department to facilitate a high quality learning and education experience for nursing and placement students on a pre-registration programme of study.

Supporting the Ward Managers in planning and evaluating the education and development of nurses within the Emergency Department.

Providing specialist education knowledge to ensure that learning and teaching in clinical practice promotes and supports the Clinical Governance agenda, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and the Trusts Nursing Strategy.

Work alongside nurses of all grades within all areas of the Emergency Department to facilitate their development and critical thinking skills.

Providing support and guidance to organise and support the development of clinical learning in partnership with ward managers within the Emergency Department.

Maintain full credibility as ED sister/Charge Nurse working clinically within all areas as part of team weekly.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

Date posted

22 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-23-9037-7

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Assume the role of Facilitator to the Emergency Department teams/staff providing support for continuing clinical and professional development in the work place.

2. Be responsible for the continuing development in line with national Guidance of competency-based frameworks for Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants, monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness.

3. Through this process of work-based competencies, the post holder will provide continuing support to all Bands of clinical staff in their delivery of nursing care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

4. Through working in all areas of the department support and supervise Emergency Department staff/teams to assess, develop, implement and evaluate standards/programmes of care, providing advice and support to develop methods to evaluate care delivered where required.

5. Facilitate and participate in research projects and use findings to change practice where appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Assume the role of Facilitator to the Emergency Department teams/staff providing support for continuing clinical and professional development in the work place.

5. Facilitate and participate in research projects and use findings to change practice where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration in Adult or General Nursing or Registered Allied Healthcare professionals with current HCPC Registration.
Educated to first degree level or equivalent.
Evidence of continued professional development.
Training qualification in teaching/education.
ALS/EPLS/APLS provider or instructor.
ATLS/ATNC provider or instructor.
TILS instructor.
Leadership qualification

Desirable

Msc Level education

Experience

Essential

Proven post registration skills and experience.
Recent experience at Band 6 or above within an acute clinical setting supporting unit manager.
Ability to deliver strategic training requirements
Current experience within an Emergency Department setting.
Experience of change management and undertaking teaching and presentation.
Ability to effectively lead change.

Desirable

Experience of Audit and Research.
Evidence of involvement in project management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration in Adult or General Nursing or Registered Allied Healthcare professionals with current HCPC Registration.
Educated to first degree level or equivalent.
Evidence of continued professional development.
Training qualification in teaching/education.
ALS/EPLS/APLS provider or instructor.
ATLS/ATNC provider or instructor.
TILS instructor.
Leadership qualification

Desirable

Msc Level education

Experience

Essential

Proven post registration skills and experience.
Recent experience at Band 6 or above within an acute clinical setting supporting unit manager.
Ability to deliver strategic training requirements
Current experience within an Emergency Department setting.
Experience of change management and undertaking teaching and presentation.
Ability to effectively lead change.