About this role
Job summary
Are you committed to facilitating education, improving quality and standards within our Children's Services?
Would you like to work within a team that supports training and the development of our team at Ipswich Hospital?
We are looking for a Nurse with advanced clinical skills to join our team as the Practice Development Nurse.
As the Practice Development Nurse you will provide stable guidance and advice to the entire team in the development of skills around the department, whilst ensuring the statutory training is provided to staff throughout the year.
You will work within Children's Services providing a progressive learning environment for all nursing staff to develop and enhance knowledge and skills in clinical practice to improve patient safety and experience.
You will lead on, support and coordinate the development of pre and post registration nurses and healthcare assistants by coordinating educational activities and assessments of learning within the service.
Main duties of the job
To lead in the implementation of evidenced based practice through the development of the clinical skills of individual practitioners
To develop and lead on the implementation of training programmes to ensure attainment of required clinical skills for children's registered and nonregistered workforce participating in the implementation of the clinical competency framework
Co-ordinates and provides direct clinical support, education and mentoring to staff to develop competence in clinical practice in order to drive forward quality
Supports and facilitates the development of clinical practise mentors; provides supervision and support structures liaising with external providers
To provide best practice advise in clinical settings to support governance and influence the safety and experience of children / young people and their families
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience/Knowledge Essential
Proven Band 6 experience in acute clinical setting Knowledge and experience in children's nursing Experience in teaching, mentoring and assessment Previous experience of implementing change in clinical practice/ understanding of issues pertaining to change management An understanding of educational programmes, policies and procedures that apply to students Awareness of post registration training Awareness and understanding of national and specialist health issues pertaining to childrens services such as NSF, every Child Matters, NHS Plan
Qualifications Essential
Registered Children's Nurse First degree or equivalent study / experience relevant to specialism Evidence of continuing professional development Mentorship/assessing qualification
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).
Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)