Practice Development Nurse

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

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Job summary

We are looking for a Practice Development Nurse to come and work within our UTC team to help to shape the future of nursing in the centre and beyond. This is an exciting new role working to develop the Band 6 nurses through their ENP/ANP modules and the HCAs into associate nurses. This job would suit someone with an Emergency Department background that is interested in primary care or vice versa and bringing nursing across these two specialties closer together. An ACP qualification at MSc Level is an advantage.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Main duties of the job

Within a shared governance framework, the post holder will provide direction for the future of nursing through practice development and education, reflecting the strategic changes in the nursing profession. Through a process of work based competencies, the post holder will provide continuing support to all grades of staff in their delivery of nursing care, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and medical colleagues

Contribute to the quality, monitoring, evaluation and the development of the service.

The post holder will be passionate about the patients in Tower Hamlets and beyond helping them to make better use of the NHS locally and supporting clinicians to make the best use of their skills.

About us

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets here: http://www.towerhamlets.is/

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.

The key priorities for the Care Group are:

  • Innovation and support for primary care
  • Being a great place to work
  • Integrating primary and community care
  • Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
  • Influencing improvements in health outcomes

Date posted

19 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£60,000 to £65,000 a year depending on skills and experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0136-24-0093

Job locations

UTC, Clinic 1

South Tower, Royal London Hospital

Stepney Way

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Assume the role of Facilitator to the Urgent Care teams/staff providing support for continuing clinical and professional development in the work place.

2. Be responsible for the continuing development of evolving competency-based frameworks for Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Associate Nurses monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness.

3. Through this process of work-based competencies, the post holder will provide continuing support to all Bands of clinical staff in their delivery of nursing care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

4. Through a process of support/supervision enable the UTCs staff/teams to assess, prescribe/develop, implement and evaluate standards/programmes of care, providing advice and support to develop methods to evaluate care delivered where required.

5. Ensure that agreed standards are followed to provide a safe environment for both patients and relatives.

6. Ensure that effective communication exists between themselves, nursing colleagues, medical staff, multidisciplinary teams, patients and/or their relatives, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.

7. Deliver educational programmes in relation to Clinical Practice and Professional Development to support service delivery.

Clinical

1. Ensure nursing care delivery is based on current research and/or best practice.

2. Support and encourage a holistic approach to nursing care delivery.

3. Support staff in identifying and setting standards/quality of nursing care and assist teams in the development or implementation of assessment tools to evaluate the care given.

4. Maintain own clinical credibility by working clinically in practice as well as with individual staff members (as required), in assessing, prescribing, implementing and evaluating care given.

5. Facilitate the implementation of a robust system of Clinical Supervision.

6. Through a process of continual assessment identify development opportunities for staff, and in collaboration with service colleagues, develop programmes to facilitate the identified opportunities through working in the clinical area for 60% of the time.

7. Ensure all staff practice within The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives (NMC) and THGPCG values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Assume the role of Facilitator to the Urgent Care teams/staff providing support for continuing clinical and professional development in the work place.

2. Be responsible for the continuing development of evolving competency-based frameworks for Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Associate Nurses monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness.

3. Through this process of work-based competencies, the post holder will provide continuing support to all Bands of clinical staff in their delivery of nursing care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

4. Through a process of support/supervision enable the UTCs staff/teams to assess, prescribe/develop, implement and evaluate standards/programmes of care, providing advice and support to develop methods to evaluate care delivered where required.

5. Ensure that agreed standards are followed to provide a safe environment for both patients and relatives.

6. Ensure that effective communication exists between themselves, nursing colleagues, medical staff, multidisciplinary teams, patients and/or their relatives, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.

7. Deliver educational programmes in relation to Clinical Practice and Professional Development to support service delivery.

Clinical

1. Ensure nursing care delivery is based on current research and/or best practice.

2. Support and encourage a holistic approach to nursing care delivery.

3. Support staff in identifying and setting standards/quality of nursing care and assist teams in the development or implementation of assessment tools to evaluate the care given.

4. Maintain own clinical credibility by working clinically in practice as well as with individual staff members (as required), in assessing, prescribing, implementing and evaluating care given.

5. Facilitate the implementation of a robust system of Clinical Supervision.

6. Through a process of continual assessment identify development opportunities for staff, and in collaboration with service colleagues, develop programmes to facilitate the identified opportunities through working in the clinical area for 60% of the time.

7. Ensure all staff practice within The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives (NMC) and THGPCG values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team with leadership experience.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Preparation for mentorship course/Teaching qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience with minimum of 2 years in an Emergency/Urgent Care/Acute setting as band 7.

Experience

Essential

  • Independent non-medical prescriber or working towards qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Qualification and experience in minor injury and minor illness management.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team with leadership experience.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Preparation for mentorship course/Teaching qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience with minimum of 2 years in an Emergency/Urgent Care/Acute setting as band 7.

Experience

Essential

  • Independent non-medical prescriber or working towards qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Qualification and experience in minor injury and minor illness management.

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.

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.

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

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

UTC, Clinic 1

South Tower, Royal London Hospital

Stepney Way

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

UTC, Clinic 1

South Tower, Royal London Hospital

Stepney Way

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Julie Eldridge

Julie.eldridge1@nhs.net

02073771164

Date posted

19 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£60,000 to £65,000 a year depending on skills and experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0136-24-0093

Job locations

UTC, Clinic 1

South Tower, Royal London Hospital

Stepney Way

London

E1 1FR


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