# Senior Practice Development Sister/ Preceptorship Lead Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practice-development-sister-preceptorship-lead-nurse/bae180e0-ab32-4de2-bc53-ee25c14b279e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practice-development-sister-preceptorship-lead-nurse/bae180e0-ab32-4de2-bc53-ee25c14b279e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Guildford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum including High Cost Area Supplement - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T11:31:15.534Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8164443 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8164443?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have a passion for the development and education of staff in practice? Are you a keen advocate for gold standards of care? Why not consider joining the dynamic and highly motivated Practice Development Team at the Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust.  The Practice Development Team support all levels of the nursing Trust wide to deliver high quality, evidence based, compassionate care to our patients. The team comprises of highly experienced educators who provide training and assessment for the National Care Certificate, Pre-Registration programmes, Preceptorship and specific core clinical skills. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate would work strategically across the Trust leading an educational work stream that supports training and education of one of the following groups of staff: student nurses, registered nurses, preceptees and unregistered staff, building confidence and competence. The post holder would be expected to liaise with key external stake holders, including NHS England and both Further and Higher Educational Institutes. In particular, this role would focus on leading Nursing Preceptorship across the Trust and supporting the continuing review and development of multidisciplinary preceptorship. An integral part of the role is providing education in both the classroom and clinical setting using varying methods of teaching, including innovative strategies such as simulation, empathy building devices and educational games. Advanced communication, leadership skills and mentoring/Practice Assessor experience are essential for the role when coaching, teaching, assessing and providing feedback/forward. Your clinical background and knowledge will contribute to the creation and review of our education, Trust standards, competencies and policies which act as a framework to protect our staff and patients. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To lead Nursing Preceptorship across the Trust, and support the continuing review and development of midwifery and AHP preceptorship, which aligns with current national Preceptorship Frameworks and supports the Trust strategy. To lead the development of practice across an identified PD work stream and nursing education. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Experience at a senior nursing level within acute hospital setting - Can demonstrate up to date clinical credibility/competence - Evidence of research based practice - Evidence of extended skills in practice - Evidence in changing practice and project management - Evidence of commitment to CPD **Desirable** - Clinical Audit - Working multi-cultural environments ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse with current NMC registration - Educated to degree level - Mentorship/Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent - Post qualification or equivalent experience in nursing studies - PG Cert in Education for Health Professionals or equivalent **Desirable** - Management course ## Documents - [candidate guide (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2442) - [job description (docx, 1003.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10465660) - [rsft staff benefits (pdf, 393.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2284) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.