Job summary
Sheffield Health and Social Care are excited to introduce this brand new role to support new preceptee nurses in our inpatient services to develop, learn and grow into confident registered nurses.
The practice nurse educator (PNE) is a supernumerary role that will work into our wards alongside preceptee nurses with the sole intention of supporting achievement of key requirements of preceptorship and supporting preceptees and preceptors to evidence skills and knowledge and practice.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be a skilled nurse practitioner who will work shift hours (But not be in the numbers) over 5 days a week. This will include some weekend days each month. You need to be able to get to all trust sites and you will need to be able to work into a range of teams. You will be able to build relationships with colleagues across teams and particularly relate to the Senior Nurse Practitioners and Ward Managers on the wards.
This post will sit in the Nursing Leadership Directorate and be line managed through our Preceptorship leadership team with input from Heads of Nursing.
Key skills and knowledge areas will be
- Record keeping requirements
- Mental health act and mental capacity act responsibilities
- Medicines management
- Taking charge of a shift, prioritisation, escalation and delegation
- Principles of MDT working
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Role-model the standards and behaviours of an effective leader and those of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.
- Ensure the requirements of the organisations statutory responsibilities in relation to codes of conduct, corporate and clinical governance are disseminated, acted upon and achieved.
- Compliance with the organisations Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain own competence and training requirements required for the role.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of the post
- As a term of your employment with the organisation, you can be required to undertake such other duties commensurate with your grade and/or hours of work at your initial place of work or at any other of the organisations establishments, as may reasonably be required of you.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Role-model the standards and behaviours of an effective leader and those of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.
- Ensure the requirements of the organisations statutory responsibilities in relation to codes of conduct, corporate and clinical governance are disseminated, acted upon and achieved.
- Compliance with the organisations Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain own competence and training requirements required for the role.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of the post
- As a term of your employment with the organisation, you can be required to undertake such other duties commensurate with your grade and/or hours of work at your initial place of work or at any other of the organisations establishments, as may reasonably be required of you.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent NMC Registration / Registered Mental Health Nurse
- oEvidence of formal ongoing professional development
- oProfessional Nurse Advocate or willingness to achieve qualification.
- oClinical educator/supervisor qualification or willingness to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant recent experience in mental health inpatient wards.
- Working knowledge of NMC Standards
- Understands professional standards for medicines management
- Understands professional and legal requirements of the mental health act, mental capacity act and human rights act
Experience
Essential
- oExpert clinical role model who is committed to improvement of standards and patient care.
- oEffective communication skills to meet the needs of the post in full
- oExperience within a range of clinical settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent NMC Registration / Registered Mental Health Nurse
- oEvidence of formal ongoing professional development
- oProfessional Nurse Advocate or willingness to achieve qualification.
- oClinical educator/supervisor qualification or willingness to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant recent experience in mental health inpatient wards.
- Working knowledge of NMC Standards
- Understands professional standards for medicines management
- Understands professional and legal requirements of the mental health act, mental capacity act and human rights act
Experience
Essential
- oExpert clinical role model who is committed to improvement of standards and patient care.
- oEffective communication skills to meet the needs of the post in full
- oExperience within a range of clinical settings
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).
