# Practice Development Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Battersea Studios
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Monday - Friday, Hours to be agreed)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T09:41:20.993Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Practice_Development_Nurse/Practice_Development_Nurse-v8230146
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8230146?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Our ambition is to make Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust an attractive and rewarding place to build a career, supporting clinical staff from Healthcare Assistant through to Advanced Practitioner.

To support this ambition, we are seeking two part-time Practice Development Nurses to join the CLCH Academy. In this role, you will play an important part in supporting and facilitating practice development across our community nursing teams.

Available posts:

- 0.5 WTE post in Wandsworth
- 0.4 WTE post in Kensington and Chelsea

Please indicate which post you are applying for in your personal statement.

As a Practice Development Nurse, you will join a supportive and collaborative Academy team. You will also be encouraged to continue your own professional development, including opportunities at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

We are looking for an experienced community nurse with a commitment to learning, development and high-quality patient care. If you are interested in developing your skills in teaching, supervision and assessment within a supportive environment, we would welcome your application.

### Main duties of the job

The Practice Development Nurse will work within a designated service, collaborating closely with the Academy team and Locality Manager to plan, deliver and evaluate staff development activities.

The post holder will support designated teams to coordinate and embed learning and development opportunities, helping staff develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to undertake their roles effectively.

Working with the Academy team and Locality Manager, the Practice Development Nurse will identify learning needs, plan and deliver training, and evaluate its impact. They will help ensure staff development aligns with, and contributes to, local and national priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

- Promoting high standards of care through the application and sharing of clinical expertise.
- Supporting the creation of a positive learning environment where staff development is encouraged and valued.
- Facilitating induction, education and continuing professional development for registered and non-registered nursing staff across community nursing teams.
- Working alongside staff within clinical teams to support learning, development and evidence-based practice.
- Contributing to the ongoing development of practice and workforce capability across the service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant senior experience within district nursing services
- Previous experience in practice development
- Experience in taking forward clinical and service change
- Experience of working in a changing and uncertain environment
- Experience of delivering on development initiatives and leading change with individuals and teams
- Experience of working with staff and stakeholders at all levels
- Experience of using evidence to inform best practice
- Experience of engaging with patients, the public and stakeholders
- Experience of report writing and presentation

### Key Attributes

**Essential**

- Passionate about work and services delivered
- Self-motivated towards own professional growth and development
- Proactive.
- Sensitive towards needs of others . Committed to developing people
- Committed to improving quality
- Embraces change and seek opportunities to find new solutions to problems
- Honesty and integrity
- Flexible to work patterns

### Skills and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of the national priorities relating to provision of district nursing services
- Skills in articulating a vision to staff working at different levels
- Knowledge of practice development and change management.
- Knowledge of the NHS agenda of how it impacts on service delivery
- Ability to think strategically. Develop and deliver strategies and plans
- Ability to implement and evaluate successful change programmes
- Leadership skills, relationship building skills and influencing skills
- Ability to focus on key priorities and to sustain momentum to achieved desired results
- Integrates organisational vision and values as way of working
- Ability to inspire and build a strong team focused on achieving results
- Aware of the equalities and diversity agenda
- Ability to thrive in a changing environment and to focus on opportunities to generate new ideas
- Ability to organise and utilise resources to achieve value for money
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet competing demands and priorities
- Ability to work in a pressure environment and keep calm in challenging situations
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Proficient IT Skills

### Educatio/Qualification

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent
- Clinical Leadership training
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development

**Desirable**

- District Nursing qualification
- Project management qualification
- Learning and Development Qualification

## Documents

- [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10539876)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10539875)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 480.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10539874)

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