Support the promotion and maintenance of a departmental culture which promotes an open and honest approach to professional decision making and problem solving Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards Demonstrate and promote excellent interpersonal skills, written, verbal and nonverbal communication styles Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the teams and wider multidisciplinary team and ensure the nursing and midwifery agenda is made known Support the implementation of preceptorship and education programmes for newly registered nurses Facilitate the development of the Health Care Support Worker role within the hospital setting, ensuring good practice guidance and competency frameworks are in place, fully implemented and evaluated Contribute to the quarterly Practice Development report to the Directorate Governance Group Work with the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse to ensure compliance with local and National standards Provide advice to promote clinical audit and quality improvement Support the mandatory training agenda Guide practice by working alongside all Trust clinical registered and unregistered staff with their development needs as required/ identified in the clinical environment to improve patient care outcomes and patient experience Support the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse by actively participating in PD Education meetings within the wider Trust and external partners Contribute to multi-professional and inter- professional training and education Utilise information from incidents and complaints to inform practice/educational programmes Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice being a role model for best possible standards Proactively contribute to implementation of care pathways and guidelines ensuring compliance with local standards can be demonstrated Take all possible action to minimise clinical risk to patients, utilising all available resources Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Practice Development Leads and the ward managers to develop a plan and provide support in the clinical area by working alongside them in the clinical area to identify areas for improvement Provide accurate and objective verbal and written reports in relation to activity Support the Practice Development lead/support for specialist practice and forumsService development implementation Support transformational change management for nursing & midwifery Work alongside the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse and Medical directorate examining the requirements from a PD perspective around service development &/or changes In conjunction with Ward Managers and Band 7 Practice Development Nurse support staff development in line with their Appraisals/Personal Development Plans To support change processes within nursing & midwifery Work collaboratively with the group model framework Support the Lead Practice Development Nurse in developments in education as being part of University Hospitals Northamptonshire Financial & physical resources Support the effective use of resources and safe methods of practice Demonstrate budgetary awareness in the implementation of clinical practice and education programmes Information resources Input information and have a working knowledge of the hospital information systems. Adhere to Trust information governance policies Be able to deliver training programmes using a variety of media and methods Research & development Possess knowledge of the audit process and methods of critically appraising research With the support of the Lead Practice Development Nurse actively encourage and support involvement in research In conjunction with the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse promote and disseminate research and audit findings and support others taking recommendations forward Personal skills Develop own knowledge, skills and expertise, and maintain professional profile Maintain an awareness of issues relating to nursing/midwifery on a local, regional and national level Communicate effectively with a range of people on a variety of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation Be able to work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team Maintain own professional and personal development