Job summary
Practice Development Lead and will have responsibility for professional development of all staff within Child health. The post holder will be required to provide formal classroom and one to one educational support for nursing teams. The primary function of the role is to provide clinical leadership and education within Child health to ensure the delivery of efficient, effective, co-ordinated and responsive high-quality care to patients. The post holder will also be responsible for maintaining their own clinical skills and competence by attendance at training/conferences and working in clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
To work alongside Team Managers and Team Leaders to provide clinical leadership, education and professional development to the Paediatric nursing team.
To be responsible for the educational and professional mentorship required, maintaining and improving standards, within Child health.
To ensure that the nursing teams are professionally developed and supported to provide a high-quality nursing service to its patients.
Maintain own clinical skills and knowledge in line NMC guidance.
To ensure that Trust policies, procedures, standards, codes of practice and protocols are adhered to, by self and any others you are developing/teaching.
Develop training packages for staff, as identified at PDR and skills analysis within Child Health.
Assisting the Matron in the implementation and maintenance of operational and organisational objectives.
Developing the paediatric team, enabling them through on-going training, to grow and meet the evolving needs of the service, ensuring efficient and effective use of all training resources.
Taking responsibility for the training and development of all nursing staff across the Directorate
Ensuring that all registered nurses employed within acute paediatric areas are fully equipped in terms of knowledge & skills, to care for the seriously ill and deteriorating child / neonate.
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To maintain clinical credibility by providing patient care in a teaching/supportive role.
- Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of patient users, thus promoting continuity of high-quality health care.
Act as a role model to team members so that patients receive the most effective care possible.
- Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs within Child health.
- To be aware of the Care Quality Commission standards and actively promote these.
- Maintain clinical and professional knowledge by identifying training needs through appraisals.
- Attend training and updates in accordance with NMC recommendations, individual and organisational requirements.
- Develop the teams understanding of Clinical Governance and the context of Clinical Governance in the wider organisation.
- Contribute to the development of education and training within the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To maintain clinical credibility by providing patient care in a teaching/supportive role.
- Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of patient users, thus promoting continuity of high-quality health care.
Act as a role model to team members so that patients receive the most effective care possible.
- Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs within Child health.
- To be aware of the Care Quality Commission standards and actively promote these.
- Maintain clinical and professional knowledge by identifying training needs through appraisals.
- Attend training and updates in accordance with NMC recommendations, individual and organisational requirements.
- Develop the teams understanding of Clinical Governance and the context of Clinical Governance in the wider organisation.
- Contribute to the development of education and training within the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN child qulification
- Post graduate qualification eg HDU
- Mentorship
Desirable
- 2 years experiance at Band 6 level
- Teaching qualification
- Leadership experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate ability as expert role model
- Experience as a senior nurse in an acute hospital setting
- HDU experience
Desirable
- Working well across different MDT
- Previous experience within a training an development role
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate good communication, team and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate ability as expert role model.
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
- Proven record of change management
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaken / involvement in research/audit
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of up to date underpinning theoretical knowledge
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge of current political & ethical issues
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of wider organisational issues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN child qulification
- Post graduate qualification eg HDU
- Mentorship
Desirable
- 2 years experiance at Band 6 level
- Teaching qualification
- Leadership experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate ability as expert role model
- Experience as a senior nurse in an acute hospital setting
- HDU experience
Desirable
- Working well across different MDT
- Previous experience within a training an development role
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate good communication, team and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate ability as expert role model.
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
- Proven record of change management
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaken / involvement in research/audit
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of up to date underpinning theoretical knowledge
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge of current political & ethical issues
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of wider organisational issues.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wigan Lane
Wigan
WN1 2NN
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
