Practice Development Lead - Wider Workforce

The PDL will be a strong clinical leader, easily identifiable, highly visible and accessible to corporate and divisional education leads, divisional nurses, senior midwifery leaders. He/she will have a particular responsibility to liaise with HEI partners and clinical teams to appropriately share and make decisions on learner assessment and progression. The PDL will work with the ADN and Institute clinical lead to respond effectively to concerns and complaints about public protection and learner performance in learning environments.

He/She will support service improvement by responding to the learning needs of the care support workforce. The post holder will ensure the active involvement of education leads, leads senior nurses and midwives in the way wider workforce learning and clinical support are developed, delivered and evaluated. Leading by example he/she will drive up standards of nursing apprenticeship and healthcare assistant education and have the authority to get the essential components of this right for learners –ensuring quality in experience , well-being and pastoral support. They will work in partnership with HEI partners to ensure robust governance systems and processes for apprentice education resolving problems and ensuring high standards are maintained throughout, ensuring NUH has a reputation as an education provider and employer of choice.

This post holder will need to be highly motivated, a skilled communicator and have evidence of a substantial understanding of apprenticeships, students and care support worker requirements. You will be a registered nurse, NMC registration with contemporary clinical experience in acute care nursing, a first degree and evidence of masters level study.

• Current professional registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• 1st level registered nurse Teaching & Assessing Qualification
• Degree level qualification or equivalent level of study

• Masters Degree level qualification.

• Experienced in acute care settings at band 5 and 6
• Experience of leading the implementation of complex practice learning strategies across multiple and diverse clinical teams
• Leads and acts as a role model in clinical practice
• Experienced practice supervisor and assessor with evidence of clinical leadership skills
• Experienced at leading and supervising a team
• Experienced supervisor and assessor of pre-registration students and other multi professional learners.
• Experienced at providing staff and students with feedback on their individual performance
• Demonstrate involvement and leadership in enhancing practice learning environment and developing students. Ability to manage the clinical area efficiently and effectively
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to students/learners, patients, relative/carers and staff.

• Recent or current experience within practice learning across different specialities

• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Demonstrate IT skills including use of word, powerpoint and managing data using - exce
• Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication
• Successful implementation and management of a nursing change process
• Evidence of formal teaching experience

• Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
• Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
• Ability to identify own learning needs
• Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Experienced in leading, planning and delivering complex practice education programmes. Responds to changing complex education needs of learners and clinical services
• Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and plans
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload of self and others
• Demonstrate effective resource management
• Lead on student / learner tariff overview, reporting and income generation from other learner placement activity.
• Ability to prioritise and respond under pressure in complex situations requiring sensitive management.
• Demonstrate effective time management skills

• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies