Main area Institute of care excellence - Corporate Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Secondment: 12 months (Maternity Cover - 12 months) Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 8-4, occasional weekend work to cover recruitment events) Job ref 164-7038161
Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Nottingham City Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/2025 23:59
Practice Development Lead (Wider Workforce, HCAs and SNAs)
Band 7
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have line management responsibilities for the Wider Workforce Team. They will work closely 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Current level one NMC registration
* Diploma or degree in nursing studies
* Relevant post-basic study e.g. specialist pathway Have a suitable post graduate Teaching & Assessing Qualification e.g. Practice teacher, PGCert
* Practice supervisor and assessor
* Evidence of Master’s level study
* Formal leadership and management training/ Research training/experience.
* ECDL
Experience
* Experienced in acute care settings at band 5 and 6 and experience of leading the implementation of complex practice education strategies across multiple and diverse clinical teams.
* Leads and acts as a role model in clinical practice and experienced at leading and supervising a team.
* Experienced preceptor with evidence of clinical leadership skills and experienced supervisor and assessor of pre-registration students, newly qualified nurses and other multi professional learners, experience in providing feedback.
* Demonstrate involvement and leadership in enhancing practice education environment and developing new staff.
* Ability to manage the clinical area efficiently and effectively.
* Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to apprentices, student nursing associates, nursing associates, newly qualified nurses and midwives, students/learners, patients, relative/carers and staff.
* Recent or current experience within practice education across different specialities.
* Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work.
* Audit or research within the clinical area.
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team.
* Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
* Demonstrate IT skills including use of Word, PowerPoint and managing data using Excel.
* Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff.
* Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.
* Successful implementation and management of a nursing change process.
* Evidence of formal teaching experience.
* Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills.
* Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
* Ability to identify own learning needs.
* Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
* Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies.
* Evidence of data collection and analysis.
Planning and Organisation Skills
* Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
* Experienced in leading, planning and delivering complex practice education programmes.
* Responds to changing complex education needs of learners and clinical services
* Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
* Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload of self and others.
* Lead on student / learner tariff overview, reporting and income generation from other learner placement activity.
* Ability to prioritise and respond under pressure in complex situations requiring sensitive management. Demonstrate effective time management skills.
Physical Skills
* Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties.
* Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
* Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
* Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres.
Other requirements
* Car driver (to attend meetings across ICB, HEIs and various external venues).
* Flexible and adaptable.
* Enhanced DBS clearance.
* Recruitment and selection of staff experience.
* Ability to work occasional unsocial hours as required.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
* Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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