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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Hiring for Lead Nurse for Education and Practice Development Job at Nottingham, England Full Time
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Job overview
Are you an experienced Children’s Nurse with a passion for Education? Do you want to work in the first Children’s hospital in Europe to gain Pathway to Excellence accreditation? We are looking for a Lead Nurse for Education and Practice Development to join our team at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. You will play a pivotal role in the development of nursing within the teams, embedding our Children’s Hospital Nursing Strategy in all that we do. As the lead for education and practice development in the Children’s Hospital you will bring your leadership and innovation to deliver our nursing strategy and be pivotal in developing our nurses, ensuring their are opportunities for all to develop their career pathways. Linking with other healthcare professionals throughout the services to ensure we provide excellent high quality evidence based care to all children and families.
Main duties of the job
- A visible proactive role-model in the clinical environment, who leads practice development and the professional development of nursing staff across Nottingham Children’s Hospital .
- Lead in the development and advancement of clinical practice, emphasising the implementation of evidence-based knowledge into practice.
- Provides leadership, advice and support, fostering a learning culture which values safe high quality patient care.
- Work in partnership with the matrons / ward/department managers to ensure the multi-disciplinary team all work together to achieve agreed, common goals/outcomes.
- Ensures the highest standards of care are in place and in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary teams, implements and maintains systems and processes, which ensure standards are maintained.
- Lead the education and preceptorship team.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham Children’s Hospital was Pathway to Excellence Accredited in 2020. We are proud to be the first Childrens Hospital in Europe to recieve this accreditation but more importantly what that means for the nurse that work here. The recognition for nursing development,leadership at all levels, and enabling our nurses to provide excellence in care.
As a Children’s hospital we have 119 inpatient beds including a Childrens intensive care unit, multiple specialities which provide both emergency care and tertiary services. We have a team of speciality educators and a preceptorship team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
- A visible proactive role-model in the clinical environment, who leads practice development and the professional development of nursing staff across Nottingham Children’s Hospital .
- Lead in the development and advancement of clinical practice, emphasising the implementation of evidence-based knowledge into practice.
- Provides leadership, advice and support, fostering a learning culture which values safe high quality patient care.
- Work in partnership with the matrons / ward/department managers to ensure the multi-disciplinary team all work together to achieve agreed, common goals/outcomes.
- Ensures the highest standards of care are in place and in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary teams, implements and maintains systems and processes, which ensure standards are maintained.
- Lead the education and preceptorship team.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Children’s Nurse
- Current registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Mentor/assessor qualification.
- Evidence of Degree Level Study in Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Leadership training
- Masters Degree level qualification.
- ECDL or part ECDL, particularly the management of spreadsheets and/or databases and PowerPoint.
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of management and leadership experience
- Practical experience of teaching
- Evidence of leading change and able to demonstrate implementation of new ways of working within the team.
- Involvement in clinical audits and the development of action plans
- Able to manage time effectively
Desirable criteria
- Facilitation of inter-professional learning.
- Participation in Trust wide working
- Experience of facilitating meetings
- Able to priorities and work autonomously.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable negotiating and influencing skills.
- Assertiveness skills with people at all levels
- The ability to deal with interpersonal conflict. Coaching skills.
- Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects.
- Able to present and receive complex information to a multi-professional audience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supporting the team to achieve objectives of the organization.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
- Ability to generate and present Trust and directorate level reports and documents
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines.
- Participation in audit and/or research projects.
- Evidence of data collection, evaluation and analysis
- Application and interpretation of quality standards benchmarks.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in collection, synthesis, analysis and prioritization of training needs data and allocation of study leave.
Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£45 for enhanced and £28 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.