Job summary
- Main area
- Acute General Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours a week)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-7966MS
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 Per annum inclusive of HCAS (dependent on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Development Nurse - Acute Wards Medicine & Therapies Division
Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An opportunity has been created for a dynamic and enthusiastic senior nurse, to ensure a developmental, educational and supportive environment is provided for nursing staff working within our acute general medical wards.
The post is predominantly based at Northwick Park Hospital but you may be required to work cross site. The primary responsibility is the development and implementation of nursing standards, protocols and pathways for nursing staff working in the following specialties: cardiology and ccu, respiratory, rheumatology and endocrinology, infectious diseases and acute general medicine.
The ideal candidate will share a passion for teaching and sharing best practice in the delivery of safe and quality patient care and ensure nursing staff are competent and safe to practice within the designated wards.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Development Nurse is responsible for disseminating information to all stakeholders using multi-media methods (written reports, letters, e-mail, verbal communication (face to face & telephone), electronic teaching presentation or practical teaching session. Communication will take place with individuals, teams and groups of staff, and external organizations on a formal and informal basis.
To audit all educational, training and development programmes linked to the overseas nursing programmes and communicate the results to the relevant and appropriate departments and organizations.
Assist ward managers with training needs analysis for staff.
Assist ward managers with ensuring staff competence and close monitoring of capability and safety of nursing practice in the acute medical wards.
Deliver training on new ways of working, Trust standards, policies and procedures that directly affect patient care delivery.
Predominantly an autonomous role you will work with peer PDNs within the division, corporate nursing team and wider Trust organisational development network to ensure staff receive training and development essential for delivering high standards of patient care .
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to degree level standard
- Teaching certificate
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree or willing to work towards
- Professional Nurse Advocate
- Leadership qualification
Experience/skills
Essential criteria
- Teaching, mentorship, practice assessor experience
- Acute general medical nursing experience
- Experience in leading or managing a team of nurses
Desirable criteria
- Leading educational/development programmes at clinical or departmental level
- post graduate clinical nursing course or qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clear understanding of clinical governance
- Excellent interpersonal and documentation skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding and practice of restorative clinical supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dorocia Preddie
- Job title
- Matron Jenner Ward
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07879 444890
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