A Vacancy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Practice Development Lead within the Wider Workforce Team is a proactive role-model and senior member of the Institute of Care Excellence faculty, who leads on practice development and the professional development of nursing/midwifery staff across NUH to ensure the successful delivery of the N&M Strategy.
As a key leadership role within the Institute of N&M Care Excellence, works to promote, establish and facilitate the delivery of the priority objectives of the Institute.
Provides leadership, advice and support, fostering a learning culture which values high quality patient care, evidence based practice, research and innovation.
Works in partnership with the Institute Clinical Leads/ Divisional senior nurses/ Matrons/ ward/department managers to ensure the delivery of the N&M Strategy and implementation of effective strategies to enhance staff satisfaction, staff engagement, improved staff retention and multi-disciplinary team working to achieve agreed, common goals/outcomes. Ensures the highest standards of education, research, and clinical care are in place and in collaboration with the trust and divisional senior nursing team implements,
The post holder will have line management responsibilities for the Wider Workforce Team. They will work closely with with the Senior Nurse for Practice Education and the Clinical Lead for Professional Development and Education, to deliver the wider workforce portfolio.
The PDL will be a strong clinical leader, easily identifiable, highly visible and accessible to corporate and divisional education leads, divisional nurses, senior midwifery leaders and practice supervisors and assessors. They will have a particular responsibility to liaise with HEI partners and clinical teams to appropriately share and make decisions on learner assessment and progression, particularly apprentices. The PDL will work with the ADN and the Clinical Lead to respond effectively to concerns and complaints about public protection and learner performance in learning environments.
They will support service improvement by responding to the learning needs of the individuals. The post holder will ensure the active involvement of education leads, senior nurses and midwives in the way practice learning and clinical support are developed, delivered and evaluated.
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.
We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
We are also the current home of Channel 4’s award-winning series 24 Hours in A&E, which takes a look inside one of the country’s busiest emergency departments at QMC and showcases the dedication, passion and skill of our teams.
This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 5 May 2025