Practice Development Nurse

Job overview

Practice Development Nurse

We are pleased to offer an exciting internal opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 nurse to join the team as a Practice Development Nurse.

This role will support the development and delivery of high-quality clinical education and professional development initiatives across the service with a key focus on Professional Standards .

The successful candidate/s will work closely with clinical teams to promote best practice, enhance staff competencies, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning.

Interviews: TBC

Main duties of the job

To promote within the wards a learning environment that optimises each staff’s clinical development and facilitates a ‘best practice’ principle for patient care that is evidence based.

• Be a role model and maintain clinical expertise to support learners, support teaching and assessment of learning in the practice area.
• Work in the clinical environment for up to 80% of contracted hours providing holistic direct nursing care alongside other staff needing support and development. Up to 20% of time will be required to teach on development programmes and plan educational support. Under the supervision of the Band 7 Practice Educators to develop/contribute to the development teaching materials and presentations.
• Provide specialist nursing advice, supporting and facilitating high quality, individualised care to patients /clients and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets.
• Ensure that care of the patient and their relatives is of the highest standard and based on best practice guidelines
• Demonstrates the ability to personally be a role model in providing a high standard of care based on the best evidence.
• To work within CUH local protocols and guidelines and the Trust Quality Standards

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The attached job description  gives details on the main responsibilities  the staff will have to perform as required by the role.