Key Responsibilities:
1. Establish, review and develop operational education provision for nurses and support the provision of education for healthcare workers across the organisations.
2. Review and develop the annual Nursing Team education, training and development plans and provide opportunities for internal development of the whole nursing team.
3. Ensure clinical standards of care are evidence-based and compliant with regulatory guidance including CQC and NMC code of conduct.
4. Ensure professional standards, training and education are in line with local and national policies.
5. Plan and maximize opportunities to deliver work-based learning for student nurses, nursing team, and alliance practice nursing staff.
6. Develop, maintain and implement a competency-based framework for all areas of clinical practice.
7. Show an awareness of your own capabilities and areas for improvement.
8. Share knowledge, skills and experience and work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
9. Provide guidance in the induction and orientation programmes of all new Nursing Team members.
10. Act as a role model, promoting excellence of practice through education, leadership, advice, and support.
11. Create an environment to support inter and multi-professional working and learning in practice.
12. Inspire others to recognize the value of education which underpins and takes the practice forward.
13. Enable junior staff to develop their knowledge and skills through support and education in the clinical area.
14. Promote a positive learning environment for students and junior staff within the multi-disciplinary team and liaise closely with education link colleagues.
15. Support the development of a learning environment which encourages everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
16. Act as a resource for evidence-based knowledge for practice development for all staff.
17. Promote a learning environment for patients, medical and nursing students, nurses, and other health professionals.
18. Be responsible for your own continuing self-development, undertaking training as appropriate.
19. Undertake other duties appropriate to the grading of the post as required.
Must be able to work flexible hours.
Education and Training:
1. Facilitate the development of additional healthcare education in response to service requirements- locally, regionally and nationally.
2. Facilitate the development of professional development programmes for staff and the whole nursing team.
3. Develop training and development plans for new nursing staff, existing nursing team and Alliance practice nursing teams.
4. Enable the use of learning tools such as digital platforms.
5. Oversee the application process for study leave and additional courses in line with the organisations learners agreement guidance.
6. Facilitate effective learning across the nursing team and organization by acting as a resource and role model to staff.
7. Act as mentor for staff and students, assessing competence against set standards.
8. Oversee the student nurse placement scheme, provide support and mentorship to placements and provide support and training to other staff members undertaking a mentorship role.
9. Prepare an annual report of output from the nurse training.
Growth / Change:
1. Work collaboratively with higher education institutions and specialist education groups.
2. Promote a positive culture of excellent patient care, team working and compassion to new groups of staff.
3. Work with BMG management to develop any new business initiatives which may involve changes to and development of the educational needs of the nursing team.
4. Work with BMG management to develop the nurse team structure.
5. Maintain own professional registration and practice within the NMC Code of Professional Practice and undertake clinical practice to maintain active registration.
6. Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
Organisational responsibilities:
1. Undertake an annual appraisal for each member of the nursing team, ensuring CPD plans are monitored and executed in line with practice strategy.
2. Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g., courses and conferences).
3. Participate and contribute to meetings within the organization, provide feedback and action as necessary.
4. Motivate colleagues and self to contribute to effective, efficient and economical use of resources.
5. Prioritize and delegate duties to others as appropriate, ensuring they are supervised and mentored as appropriate.
6. Recognize, evaluate and reward achievement for the individual.
7. Create a positive environment of trust, support and safety in which excellent clinical care will flourish.
8. Maintain confidentiality in respect of patient, staff and commercial information obtained at all times.
9. Address and encourage personal initiative, the development of best practice, and inform potential development needs.
10. Facilitate staff members to meet revalidation requirements.
Health and Safety/Risk Management:
1. Comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies.
2. Carry out risk assessments to comply with current Health and Safety legislation.
3. Report any health and safety concerns to the Operations Manager.
4. Adhere to applicable practice rules, regulations, legislation and procedures.
Equality and Diversity:
1. Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
2. Act in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with group processes and policies.
3. Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
4. Behave in a manner that is welcoming, non-judgemental and respects the individuals' circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
The details contained in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as the post develops.
Governance:
1. Identify and record risks and issues, developing contingency plans with service and contract leads.
2. Ensure the PCN is compliant with health and safety policies and procedures.
3. Ensure that the PCN board and Clinical director adhere to the governance structure as set out in the network agreement.
Confidentiality:
Maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the practice.
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