Job summary
There is an opportunity within Department of Elderly Care for a Practice Development Nurse to work closely with the Matron and Clinical Education Team to support and develop registered and unregistered nursing staff, enabling them to deliver high standards of patient care. The wards within our DME Service Line are dynamic and work very closely with specialist nursing teams.
The Practice Development role will support staff during preceptorship, international recruits who are undertaking their NMC OSCE and alongside the Ward Managers monitor and improve mandatory training compliance as well as developing competencies and development plans for staff in Band 2-6 roles.
We have a supportive practice development and education team network and full support will be given for this role.
Main duties of the job
This role will support 5 different wards (Archer Unit, Arnold Whitchurch Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Harpur ward and Russell Ward) at the Bedford site and therefore you will need to demonstrate excellent time management and prioritisation skills. You will be required to demonstrate proven clinical and leadership skills across medical specialties. Experience of providing support for clinical education projects would be an advantage.
You will be expected to share learning across all wards in DME and liaise directly with the Matron for clinical direction. In addition, you will report to the Professional Development Lead, identifying, applying and reporting on educational strategies in practice.
As you will be required to work and support nursing staff at various career stages, you will be required to have had experience of supporting staff whether on formal training programmes or in the workplace.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust (Bedford Site) committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- JOB SUMMARY
- To assess the quality of the learning environment within DME Medicine and more specifically on a variety of ward based/Departments determining the interventions needed to sustain and enhance practice education.
- To support and facilitate the development of clinical practice mentors/ assessors/supervisors in line with the NMCs new standards for teaching and learning in the clinical environment.
- To Co-ordinate and provide on-site support, educational input and development activities for all nursing staff and other learners.
- To develop, co-ordinate and implement education programmes with the Practice Education team within the trust and Link Lecturers from the trusts provider HEIs.
Objectives:
- To promote a learning environment that optimises each nurses clinical development and facilitates a best practice principle for patient care, that whenever possible, is evidence based.
- To work alongside members of nursing staff, supporting them in learning new skills and taking on new roles and responsibilities. This may involve undertaking an assessment of the nurses competence when taking on these new skills, providing feedback to the staff member, ward managers, and Matron.
- To be responsible for the continuing specialist professional development and overall clinical performance of all staff in DME Medicine, in conjunction with ward managers.
- To provide specialist nursing advice (with support from the CNS team) to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers in conjunction with the multi-professional team, in line with local and national directives.
- To take the lead on standard of care issues in relation to benchmarking, auditing and action planning, supporting the nursing team and providing feedback to ward managers, the Matron and Head of Practice and Education
- To work closely with other clinical educators/PDNs throughout the trust ensuring a cohesive approach to practice education within the different clinical areas.
- To teach, develop and supervise all levels of staff undertaking clinical practice in Medicine. This includes support workers, overseas nurses seeking NMC registration, registered nurses and students on clinical placements.
- To support a preceptorship program for newly qualified nurses in DME Medicine
- To ensure practice in all areas of Medicine is evidence based and reflects current trends.
- To work jointly with the Trust and HEIs to organise and provide educational programmes and training for staff directly involved in the care of patients undergoing Surgery.
- To ensure quality nursing is delivered by the use of clinical audit and quality improvement, risk management and the use of current evidence based practice.
- To ensure that all practice carried out is in line with Trust-wide policies and procedures as well as national guidance.
- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Clinical Practice
1.1 To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the wards, Care Group and Trust-wide.
- To ensure that own practice demonstrates current clinical knowledge and evidence-based practice.
- To work as a clinical and professional role model.
- To work clinically in all allocated wards and departments for the majority of working time, or in accordance with an identified urgent need, supporting individual nurses/staff in developing their practice.
- To produce written accounts of each episode of clinical facilitation, documenting learning achieved and areas for further development.
- To demonstrate specialist nursing knowledge in clinical settings, and support the advancement of knowledge and skills using approved assessment procedures.
- To work effectively as part of the multi-professional, inter-disciplinary team, encouraging and supporting other health care professionals in the promotion and maintenance of an effective learning environment.
- To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model for nurses and other staff.
- To maintain effective working relations with colleagues at all levels and from all professions within the care group, ensuring effective communication at all times.
- To maintain records of training undertaken by each member of staff- in conjunction with ward managers.
- Education and Training
2.1 To facilitate the learning and continuing development of all nursing staff within Medicine, ensuring that education is responsive to service developments.
- To develop and co-ordinate planned educational programmes and opportunities for all nursing staff.
2.3 To advise in relation to educational opportunities and assist nurses in developing themselves in accordance with their personal development plan and/or appraisal objectives.
- To assist the Trust's clinical education team helping Registered Nurses/Associate Nurses achieve competency requirements following training.
- To create, sustain and support an environment where practice development and change can flourish.
- To support practice supervisors/assessors and preceptors in their role, ensuring that learning opportunities are effectively utilised.
- To work closely with HEI staff and the trusts Head of Practice and Education in contributing to the development and review of speciality-related nursing courses, and in the evaluation of relevant courses in order to help inform Education Commissioning.
- To work collaboratively with HEIs and other Trust colleagues on Education Quality Reviews in relation to the quality of the clinical learning environment.
- Management
- In conjunction with ward managers, provide effective orientation of staff, including welcome to the ward and early objective setting/follow-up.
- When working on the wards and in liaison with the ward manager ensure appropriate staffing levels and skill mix are in place to reflect the workload and needs of the patient.
- In conjunction with the ward managers, support any investigation relating to the practice development of staff using the relevant Trust policies and in liaison with the senior nursing team, implement recommendations for action.
- To manage own time to ensure balance between clinical and administrative activities.
- To produce appropriate educational data or reports requested within Care Group or by the trust.
- To assist in the process of recruitment, retention and selection of staff within acute medicine and contribute to other trust-wide employment initiatives of nursing staff for the trust.
- In conjunction with colleagues, identify and implement educational strategies that support retention.
- To actively participate in quality assurance strategies and audit.
- In conjunction with Senior Nursing colleagues, identify and address the educational implications of audit findings and clinical incidents
- To ensure compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people- ensuring services are responsive to the needs of diverse groups.
- To make an active contribution to clinical governance strategies, particularly in relation to producing and/or reviewing nurse-led clinical guidelines.
- To be an active member of the Trusts non-medical education forum.
- Personal & Professional Development
4.1To actively participate in maintaining own professional development, identifying own educational and clinical training needs with the Professional Development Lead.
4.2 To ensure own mandatory training certificates are current.
4.4 To participate in reflective practice, and maintain a personal learning portfolio.
4.5 To keep up to date with NMC requirements (Annual registration and revalidation), relevant specialist, Faculty & Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols.
4.6 To be conversant with current under and post graduate training curricula and liaise with Professional Development Lead/Practice Development Team regarding any issues arising from these.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- JOB SUMMARY
- To assess the quality of the learning environment within DME Medicine and more specifically on a variety of ward based/Departments determining the interventions needed to sustain and enhance practice education.
- To support and facilitate the development of clinical practice mentors/ assessors/supervisors in line with the NMCs new standards for teaching and learning in the clinical environment.
- To Co-ordinate and provide on-site support, educational input and development activities for all nursing staff and other learners.
- To develop, co-ordinate and implement education programmes with the Practice Education team within the trust and Link Lecturers from the trusts provider HEIs.
Objectives:
- To promote a learning environment that optimises each nurses clinical development and facilitates a best practice principle for patient care, that whenever possible, is evidence based.
- To work alongside members of nursing staff, supporting them in learning new skills and taking on new roles and responsibilities. This may involve undertaking an assessment of the nurses competence when taking on these new skills, providing feedback to the staff member, ward managers, and Matron.
- To be responsible for the continuing specialist professional development and overall clinical performance of all staff in DME Medicine, in conjunction with ward managers.
- To provide specialist nursing advice (with support from the CNS team) to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers in conjunction with the multi-professional team, in line with local and national directives.
- To take the lead on standard of care issues in relation to benchmarking, auditing and action planning, supporting the nursing team and providing feedback to ward managers, the Matron and Head of Practice and Education
- To work closely with other clinical educators/PDNs throughout the trust ensuring a cohesive approach to practice education within the different clinical areas.
- To teach, develop and supervise all levels of staff undertaking clinical practice in Medicine. This includes support workers, overseas nurses seeking NMC registration, registered nurses and students on clinical placements.
- To support a preceptorship program for newly qualified nurses in DME Medicine
- To ensure practice in all areas of Medicine is evidence based and reflects current trends.
- To work jointly with the Trust and HEIs to organise and provide educational programmes and training for staff directly involved in the care of patients undergoing Surgery.
- To ensure quality nursing is delivered by the use of clinical audit and quality improvement, risk management and the use of current evidence based practice.
- To ensure that all practice carried out is in line with Trust-wide policies and procedures as well as national guidance.
- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Clinical Practice
1.1 To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the wards, Care Group and Trust-wide.
- To ensure that own practice demonstrates current clinical knowledge and evidence-based practice.
- To work as a clinical and professional role model.
- To work clinically in all allocated wards and departments for the majority of working time, or in accordance with an identified urgent need, supporting individual nurses/staff in developing their practice.
- To produce written accounts of each episode of clinical facilitation, documenting learning achieved and areas for further development.
- To demonstrate specialist nursing knowledge in clinical settings, and support the advancement of knowledge and skills using approved assessment procedures.
- To work effectively as part of the multi-professional, inter-disciplinary team, encouraging and supporting other health care professionals in the promotion and maintenance of an effective learning environment.
- To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model for nurses and other staff.
- To maintain effective working relations with colleagues at all levels and from all professions within the care group, ensuring effective communication at all times.
- To maintain records of training undertaken by each member of staff- in conjunction with ward managers.
- Education and Training
2.1 To facilitate the learning and continuing development of all nursing staff within Medicine, ensuring that education is responsive to service developments.
- To develop and co-ordinate planned educational programmes and opportunities for all nursing staff.
2.3 To advise in relation to educational opportunities and assist nurses in developing themselves in accordance with their personal development plan and/or appraisal objectives.
- To assist the Trust's clinical education team helping Registered Nurses/Associate Nurses achieve competency requirements following training.
- To create, sustain and support an environment where practice development and change can flourish.
- To support practice supervisors/assessors and preceptors in their role, ensuring that learning opportunities are effectively utilised.
- To work closely with HEI staff and the trusts Head of Practice and Education in contributing to the development and review of speciality-related nursing courses, and in the evaluation of relevant courses in order to help inform Education Commissioning.
- To work collaboratively with HEIs and other Trust colleagues on Education Quality Reviews in relation to the quality of the clinical learning environment.
- Management
- In conjunction with ward managers, provide effective orientation of staff, including welcome to the ward and early objective setting/follow-up.
- When working on the wards and in liaison with the ward manager ensure appropriate staffing levels and skill mix are in place to reflect the workload and needs of the patient.
- In conjunction with the ward managers, support any investigation relating to the practice development of staff using the relevant Trust policies and in liaison with the senior nursing team, implement recommendations for action.
- To manage own time to ensure balance between clinical and administrative activities.
- To produce appropriate educational data or reports requested within Care Group or by the trust.
- To assist in the process of recruitment, retention and selection of staff within acute medicine and contribute to other trust-wide employment initiatives of nursing staff for the trust.
- In conjunction with colleagues, identify and implement educational strategies that support retention.
- To actively participate in quality assurance strategies and audit.
- In conjunction with Senior Nursing colleagues, identify and address the educational implications of audit findings and clinical incidents
- To ensure compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people- ensuring services are responsive to the needs of diverse groups.
- To make an active contribution to clinical governance strategies, particularly in relation to producing and/or reviewing nurse-led clinical guidelines.
- To be an active member of the Trusts non-medical education forum.
- Personal & Professional Development
4.1To actively participate in maintaining own professional development, identifying own educational and clinical training needs with the Professional Development Lead.
4.2 To ensure own mandatory training certificates are current.
4.4 To participate in reflective practice, and maintain a personal learning portfolio.
4.5 To keep up to date with NMC requirements (Annual registration and revalidation), relevant specialist, Faculty & Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols.
4.6 To be conversant with current under and post graduate training curricula and liaise with Professional Development Lead/Practice Development Team regarding any issues arising from these.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Degree in Healthcare Practice
- Evidence of recent continual professional development
- Post-registration teaching/assessing/mentorship qualification
Desirable
- MSc qualification or equivalent
- Professional Nurse Advocate
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- A genuine desire and ability to be a learning facilitator with demonstrable enthusiasm for practice development
- Evidence of recent experience in care of the elderly and / or general medicine
- A clinical 'expert' gained by extensive clinical experience, knowledge and degree level studies
- Previous involvement in quality initiatives and developing innovative practice
- A clinical 'expert' gained by extensive clinical experience, knowledge and degree level studies.
- Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working.
Desirable
- Previous practice development experience
- Experience in teaching, mentoring and assessment
- Experience of managing a team.
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning and their application within the practice setting
- Leadership skills
- Excellent IT skills including working with MS Word, Outlook, Excel and Power-point
- Ability to use presentation, projection/multi-media equipment and eLearning resources
- Ability to meet dead lines and good time management
Desirable
- Ability to develop policies/polices/competencies for a wide range of staff
- Significant and proven clinical and management skills within medical specialities.
- People management
- Ability to write reports
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience working in different acute settings / specialities
- Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods and its application to different learning styles.
- Evidence based knowledge.
Desirable
- Research awareness and demonstrates how this relates to practice
- Knowledge of relevant National Service Frameworks and relevant legislation pertaining to the care of adults in acute settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Degree in Healthcare Practice
- Evidence of recent continual professional development
- Post-registration teaching/assessing/mentorship qualification
Desirable
- MSc qualification or equivalent
- Professional Nurse Advocate
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- A genuine desire and ability to be a learning facilitator with demonstrable enthusiasm for practice development
- Evidence of recent experience in care of the elderly and / or general medicine
- A clinical 'expert' gained by extensive clinical experience, knowledge and degree level studies
- Previous involvement in quality initiatives and developing innovative practice
- A clinical 'expert' gained by extensive clinical experience, knowledge and degree level studies.
- Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working.
Desirable
- Previous practice development experience
- Experience in teaching, mentoring and assessment
- Experience of managing a team.
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning and their application within the practice setting
- Leadership skills
- Excellent IT skills including working with MS Word, Outlook, Excel and Power-point
- Ability to use presentation, projection/multi-media equipment and eLearning resources
- Ability to meet dead lines and good time management
Desirable
- Ability to develop policies/polices/competencies for a wide range of staff
- Significant and proven clinical and management skills within medical specialities.
- People management
- Ability to write reports
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience working in different acute settings / specialities
- Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods and its application to different learning styles.
- Evidence based knowledge.
Desirable
- Research awareness and demonstrates how this relates to practice
- Knowledge of relevant National Service Frameworks and relevant legislation pertaining to the care of adults in acute settings.
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).
