Job summary
Offender health is an exciting and challenging specialism with significant Public Health and Long-Term Conditions agenda. Significantly, the management of acute, long term and substance misuse presentations represent a large cohort of these patients and requires understanding of primary care.
HMP & YOI Styal is a female prison.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Development Nurse will work within their designated service/s working closely with the Head of Healthcare and the Regional Head of Operations, to plan, implement and evaluate the development of staff. They will work with designated teams to coordinate and embed learning and development ensuring that staff are competent and capable to undertake their roles.
The Practice Development Nurse will work with the team and the Regional Head of Operations to identify learning needs, plan and implement any training required and continuously evaluate staff competence ensuring that development is aligned to and informslocal and national priorities.
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission
Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision
Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Practice Development Nurse will be expected to: Promote high standards of care through the demonstration of clinical expertise and credibility. Facilitate the creation of a positive learning environment in the workplace where staff development is encouraged and supported. Facilitate the induction, education and continuing professional development for all levels of registered and non-registered nursing staff within the Nursing Teams. Work alongside staff in individual teams undertaking a key role in practice development. Translate Spectrum priorities such as changes in nursing standards, new clinical roles such as Apprenticeships into their designated service. Support preceptorship for newly qualified nurses ensuring a full development plan is in in place and regular meetings are held to review progress with preceptorship.The Practice Development Nurse will work closely with the service ensuring that national and local workforce and development strategies are aligned, communicated and embedded into their designated service with the specific focus on staff development training and quality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Practice Development Nurse will be expected to: Promote high standards of care through the demonstration of clinical expertise and credibility. Facilitate the creation of a positive learning environment in the workplace where staff development is encouraged and supported. Facilitate the induction, education and continuing professional development for all levels of registered and non-registered nursing staff within the Nursing Teams. Work alongside staff in individual teams undertaking a key role in practice development. Translate Spectrum priorities such as changes in nursing standards, new clinical roles such as Apprenticeships into their designated service. Support preceptorship for newly qualified nurses ensuring a full development plan is in in place and regular meetings are held to review progress with preceptorship.The Practice Development Nurse will work closely with the service ensuring that national and local workforce and development strategies are aligned, communicated and embedded into their designated service with the specific focus on staff development training and quality.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered Health care Professional with current appropriate registration e.g., Nurse with NMC membership.
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level, including delivery of evidence-based care
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Sustained successful experience in a management operational role, working in a complex environment with multi health professionals
- Demonstrate experience and knowledge of effective changes to practice to support regulatory compliance e.g., CQC, Regulation 28 etc
- Experience of leading teams in a complex environment to implement organisational change and deliver a successful outcome
- Experience of effectively managing a service working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working with vulnerable groups and understand the complexity that they present
- Lead on implementation of quality initiatives
- Experience of managing and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Experience of leading clinical governance
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding in relation to the government's offender health agenda
- Experience of managing offender care or secure units.
- Experience of conducting and supporting research
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered Health care Professional with current appropriate registration e.g., Nurse with NMC membership.
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level, including delivery of evidence-based care
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Sustained successful experience in a management operational role, working in a complex environment with multi health professionals
- Demonstrate experience and knowledge of effective changes to practice to support regulatory compliance e.g., CQC, Regulation 28 etc
- Experience of leading teams in a complex environment to implement organisational change and deliver a successful outcome
- Experience of effectively managing a service working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working with vulnerable groups and understand the complexity that they present
- Lead on implementation of quality initiatives
- Experience of managing and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Experience of leading clinical governance
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding in relation to the government's offender health agenda
- Experience of managing offender care or secure units.
- Experience of conducting and supporting research
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).