Paediatric Practice Development Nurse

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Are you an experienced Children’s Nurse with a passion for Education? A new and exciting opportunity has opened up for a Band 7 Paediatric Practice Development Nurse in Paediatrics, Acute, Day Care and Paediatric Emergency Department at the London Northwest University Healthcare Trust.

The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the Practice Development Nurse within the Paediatric Emergency Department and Management and Governance teams to support the development of Paediatric Nursing Practice in Children’s Services, which includes Acute and Day Care at Northwick Park Hospital.

You will play a pivotal role in the development of nursing within the teams, embedding our Children’s Nursing Strategy for the Paediatric Service. The successful candidate will support the development of preceptorship and succession planning for staff on 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 their families.

You will provide and participate in MDT education and training using a range of techniques and modalities, including simulation and skills drills.to meet the learning needs of the team and individual staff.

You will represent LNWUH at local and external educational events including the North Thames Paediatric Critical Care Network and Partners in Paediatrics.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital and community services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We Run Major Acute Hospital 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 colorectal 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.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, which also offers a range of Outpatient Services and Urgent Care Centre.
  

We also provide specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. 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.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video We are London North West University Healthcare

Our values - HEART

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to provide excellent clinical care in the right setting

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.

• Honesty
• Equality
• Accountability
• Respect
• Teamwork
  

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust welcomes applications from people who wish to work part time or flexibly.

Further details/informal visits contact

Kay Larkin

Divisional Head of Nursing Children’s Services

Email address: kaylarkin@nhs.net

Tel No: 020 8869 2495

Mobile: 07968 372840

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kay Larkin Job title: Divisional Head of Nursing, Children’s Services Email address: kaylarkin@nhs.net Telephone number: 020 8869 2495