Job summary
Worcestershire Royal Hospital Emergency Department has a full time vacancy for a Professional Development Nurse.
This is a 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 over 7,000 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.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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).
