Job summary
Professional Practice
Development Manager (Nursing and AHPs)
Derby, DE24
£65,786 annum
37.5 hours per week
At DHU Healthcare, we are committed
to fostering an environment where Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and a strong
sense of Belonging are not only celebrated but actively promoted. We believe
that every individual, regardless of their background, deserves the right to
access quality healthcare services and to be treated with respect and dignity.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging is at the heart
of everything we do, from patient care to our organisational culture.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide
professional leadership to the Corporate Clinical Practice & Development
Lead, Practice Development Team, and be a professional link within the clinical
services to ensure professional and practice development is consistent across
DHU.
They will support the Executive
Medical Director and Executive Director of Nursing & Quality and Deputy
Director of Nursing & Quality in developing and implementing clinical
excellence to improve the patient experience; provide clinical leadership and
support within medical and nursing teams.
The role will be integral to
ensuring excellent communication with the senior nursing and AHP staff across
DHU as well as with external agencies and approved Education Institutes.
Liaising with the senior nursing/AHP and other relevant teams, the post holder
will ensure the workforce development and education agendas are aligned and
follow local and national guidance.
About us
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest
company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including
urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We care
for patients across the West and East Midlands a population totalling around
14 million. As a socially conscious organisation, we provide compassionate,
high-quality care to our patients and offer a supportive work environment to
our 2,500 DHU employees. If you would like to find out more about us, you can
visit our website at Our
profile: DHU Healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder is responsible for providing professional expertise relating to clinical practice development throughout all areas of DHU.
- Define current processes, facilitate discussions, and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted.
- Provide professional leadership and management to the corporate lead for Corporate Clinical Practice & Development Lead, Practice Development Team, and professional link within the clinical services in UEC, UTCs, Primary Care and 111.
- To provide high profile leadership and support to nursing and AHP groups to ensure education and governance requirements are met and sustained in a standardised way across DHU.
- The post holder will facilitate standardisation of Clinical /Advanced practice roles across DHU determining an organisation wide training programme for clinical excellence in conjunction with local HEIs.
- Identify challenges that may accompany implementation of the Clinical /Advanced roles and direct or influence the necessary measures to overcome them.
- Provide clinical leadership for non-medical prescribing throughout the organisation.
- Provide support and guidance to the clinical services in developing plans for their non-medical workforce.
- Support the development of skills and competencies within the non-medical workforce to include, but not exclusively, for e.g. prescribing pharmacist.
- Develop a clinical governance structure to ensure learning and quality improvement are embedded.
- The post holder will work clinically for a proportion of their time, minimum 1 day a week.
- The post holder will increase DHUs capability to support and develop the clinical workforce through identifying the existing gaps and what is required to close them using available resource for e.g. Governance maturity matrix.
- Support with the ongoing Quality Assurance Monitoring process and other quality assurance agenda.
- Lead on setting the professional objectives for the clinical practice development including working collaboratively with the Corporate Clinical Practice & Development Lead and administrator.
- They will be responsible for supporting role development and will act as a point of contact for advice and expertise on all matters relating to professional nursing and AHP issues with regards to education, working across all areas of the organisation.
- Provide evidence based professional guidance; effective and strong leadership; advice and supervision to teams as required.
- To lead on the education, training & development requirements of the Nursing & AHP workforce both internally and negotiated with external providers, the ICS and NHSE/I.
- Representing the professional & practice development agenda, as a senior member of DHUs Corporate Nursing & Quality team at both externally and internal stakeholder meeting.
- To develop, facilitate and lead on Nursing/AHP research linking with DHUs Quality Improvement committee.
- Provide leadership for the Quality walkarounds, related to clinical education, CQC preparedness on behalf of the Dep Director of Nursing and Quality, including participating in reviews and maintaining relevant databases as appropriate.
- The nature of the role is an evolving one to support and deputise where appropriate for the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality for clinical practice education meetings. This role depends on contracts and the service needs within DHU Healthcare CIC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder is responsible for providing professional expertise relating to clinical practice development throughout all areas of DHU.
- Define current processes, facilitate discussions, and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted.
- Provide professional leadership and management to the corporate lead for Corporate Clinical Practice & Development Lead, Practice Development Team, and professional link within the clinical services in UEC, UTCs, Primary Care and 111.
- To provide high profile leadership and support to nursing and AHP groups to ensure education and governance requirements are met and sustained in a standardised way across DHU.
- The post holder will facilitate standardisation of Clinical /Advanced practice roles across DHU determining an organisation wide training programme for clinical excellence in conjunction with local HEIs.
- Identify challenges that may accompany implementation of the Clinical /Advanced roles and direct or influence the necessary measures to overcome them.
- Provide clinical leadership for non-medical prescribing throughout the organisation.
- Provide support and guidance to the clinical services in developing plans for their non-medical workforce.
- Support the development of skills and competencies within the non-medical workforce to include, but not exclusively, for e.g. prescribing pharmacist.
- Develop a clinical governance structure to ensure learning and quality improvement are embedded.
- The post holder will work clinically for a proportion of their time, minimum 1 day a week.
- The post holder will increase DHUs capability to support and develop the clinical workforce through identifying the existing gaps and what is required to close them using available resource for e.g. Governance maturity matrix.
- Support with the ongoing Quality Assurance Monitoring process and other quality assurance agenda.
- Lead on setting the professional objectives for the clinical practice development including working collaboratively with the Corporate Clinical Practice & Development Lead and administrator.
- They will be responsible for supporting role development and will act as a point of contact for advice and expertise on all matters relating to professional nursing and AHP issues with regards to education, working across all areas of the organisation.
- Provide evidence based professional guidance; effective and strong leadership; advice and supervision to teams as required.
- To lead on the education, training & development requirements of the Nursing & AHP workforce both internally and negotiated with external providers, the ICS and NHSE/I.
- Representing the professional & practice development agenda, as a senior member of DHUs Corporate Nursing & Quality team at both externally and internal stakeholder meeting.
- To develop, facilitate and lead on Nursing/AHP research linking with DHUs Quality Improvement committee.
- Provide leadership for the Quality walkarounds, related to clinical education, CQC preparedness on behalf of the Dep Director of Nursing and Quality, including participating in reviews and maintaining relevant databases as appropriate.
- The nature of the role is an evolving one to support and deputise where appropriate for the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality for clinical practice education meetings. This role depends on contracts and the service needs within DHU Healthcare CIC.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse OR HCPC Registered Paramedic OR Physiotherapist OR ODP
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Significant experience in Emergency/Urgent Care setting at a senior ACP level
- Already working in an autonomous / advanced clinical practice setting at a consultant practitioner level
- PhD or willing to undertake in the future.
- Non-medical prescriber (v300)
- Clear and continued evidence of CPD
- Teaching/assessing in practice qualification.
- ALS provider
- ALS instructor
- EPALS/APLS/
- Complete portfolio displaying history taking, clinical examination, investigation, and autonomous clinical decision-making competence in relevant clinical setting at consultant ACP level or aspiring to.
- Willing to compete relevant Royal College or national ACP curriculum when released and credential.
- Demonstrable experience of full line management responsibilities.
- Demonstrable experience of full budget responsibilities and in line with standing financial instructions.
- Research experience.
- Audit experience.
- Clinical reasoning.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse OR HCPC Registered Paramedic OR Physiotherapist OR ODP
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Significant experience in Emergency/Urgent Care setting at a senior ACP level
- Already working in an autonomous / advanced clinical practice setting at a consultant practitioner level
- PhD or willing to undertake in the future.
- Non-medical prescriber (v300)
- Clear and continued evidence of CPD
- Teaching/assessing in practice qualification.
- ALS provider
- ALS instructor
- EPALS/APLS/
- Complete portfolio displaying history taking, clinical examination, investigation, and autonomous clinical decision-making competence in relevant clinical setting at consultant ACP level or aspiring to.
- Willing to compete relevant Royal College or national ACP curriculum when released and credential.
- Demonstrable experience of full line management responsibilities.
- Demonstrable experience of full budget responsibilities and in line with standing financial instructions.
- Research experience.
- Audit experience.
- Clinical reasoning.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
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).
