Practice Development Nurse
Practice Development Nurse
Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 per annum + Generous holidays, Pension + £100 per month honorarium
Contract Type: Fixed Term Secondment (12 Months)
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire
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- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -
PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT NURSE | Band 5 | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum + an additional £100 honorarium per month.
We have an exciting new secondment opportunity on our In-Patient Unit! We are looking for a Practice Development Nurse to play a key role in strengthening learning, development and evidence-based practice within our clinical team.
This is a fantastic internal opportunity to develop your skills, combine high-quality direct patient care with leadership in education, and to support colleagues to grow while helping shape a culture of continuous improvement across the IPU.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Continue to Deliver Outstanding Patient Care- Providing safe, compassionate and evidence-based care to patients and families, while modelling best practice within the inpatient setting.
- Leading Learning & Development- Supporting the induction, orientation and ongoing development of new staff, HCAs and student nurses, ensuring they feel confident, supported and set up for success.
- Supervising & Assessing Practice- Acting as a Practice Supervisor (and Assessor if trained), offering constructive feedback, supporting competency development and promoting high clinical standards.
- Designing Practical Learning Solutions- Identifying learning needs within the team and creating engaging development opportunities, including point-of-care teaching, skills refreshers and competency support.
- Driving Quality Improvement- Contributing to audits, service development and reflective practice, using outcomes and shared learning to continuously enhance patient care.
- Championing Professional Standards- Upholding governance, safeguarding and NMC standards while fostering a positive, inclusive MDT culture that supports wellbeing and professional growth.
This Band 5 secondment opportunity includes an honorarium in recognition of the additional responsibilities and offers a valuable chance to develop your leadership, teaching and quality improvement experience within our specialist palliative care service.
See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a secondment position of 12 months. The role is Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) - working a shift rota spread over 7 days
ABOUT YOU
Please Note that only existing Dorothy House employees / volunteers are eligible to apply for this role.
Essential requirements:
- Registered Nurse (Adult/Child) with current NMC registration currently working at Dorothy House.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of current frameworks and standards that inform evidence-based practice within palliative and End of Life care.
- Evidence of personal ongoing professional development relevant to the role.
- Holds a teaching, assessing, or mentorship qualification - (e.g., Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor training), or equivalent experience.
- Experience of teaching and/or facilitating training to health and social care practitioners - including both non-registered and registered staff.
- Understands diverse learning needs and is able to adapt teaching methods and resource material to meet different learning styles.
Desirable requirements:
- Experience with quality improvement, audits, or service development.
- Experience challenging poor practice and adapting personal support and competency development to staff.
- Experience facilitating group discussions and using reflective tools to enable peer feedback.
- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -
If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.
Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
Please contact Sarah Armit if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.
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