Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager)

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager) to enhance learning experiences in nursing. The role focuses on managing student clinical placements and ensuring compliance with education quality standards. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with experience in management and education. The position offers a collaborative environment and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in management and education.
• Ability to support and lead teams effectively.
• Knowledge of NHS Education Quality Framework standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the Student Experience and NQN Recruitment.
• Ensure high quality clinical placements for nursing students.
• Collaborate with HEIs to monitor practice placements.

Skills

Interest in management

Experience in teaching

Understanding of NMC standards

Leadership abilities

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Nursing Development Team (NDT) for the post of Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager). This is a great opportunity for a registered nurse who has an interest and experience in management, teaching and education of nursing students and who would like to enhance and develop their career.

The Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager) is responsible for ensuring that Pre-registration Nursing and Apprentice Nursing Associate students experience high quality learning opportunities when they complete their clinical placements within the Trust. In collaboration with the Senior Development Nurse, Deputy Development Nurse, Placement Coordinator and wider NDT colleagues, the post holder will be responsible for managing Student Experience and NQN Recruitment portfolios and providing hands on support to all learners, HEIs, supervisors, assessors and other internal and external stakeholders.

The Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager) role is integral in ensuring that learners experience a high level of satisfaction within clinical placements across the Trust, as indicated by their desire to remain with the Trust as their employer upon qualifying. The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing and Education, Senior Development Nurses and other stakeholders across the nursing clinical areas and in close partnership with HEIs.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to ‘outstanding’. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co‑produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Responsibilities

• To support Associate Director of Nursing and Education and Senior Development Nurse and be responsible for the day-to-day management, governance and performance standards of the Student Experience (SE) and Newly Qualified Nurses recruitment programmes.
• To provide effective leadership and management to the Student Experience and NQN Recruitment team members.
• To plan, support and maintain high quality clinical placements for learners completing Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved programmes within SWLStG Trust.
• To promote safe and effective learning environments to enable learner success.
• With support, guidance and collaboration from HR, Heads of Nursing and Senior Managers across the Trust, to facilitate, manage and lead the NQN Recruitment process of learners in their final parts of their programmes into nursing and nursing associate posts.
• To be responsible and accountable for ensuring that the Trust meets NHS England Education Funding Agreement standards and requirements, including the NHS Education Quality Framework (EQF) and the Safe Learning Environment Charter (SLEC).
• To ensure high quality provision of practice learning opportunities for learners across the Trust who are undertaking programmes leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This includes the recruitment and support of seconded staff and apprenticeships.
• To work collaboratively with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other practitioners across the sector, to monitor practice placements and ensure that they are fully compliant with audit requirements.
• In partnership with key stakeholders and Placement Coordinator, to develop and maintain clinical practice placement opportunities for learners undertaking Pre-registration Nursing and Nursing Associate courses within the Trust and to ensure that clinical placement areas meet the requirements outlined within the Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC, 2010) and NHSE Education Funding Agreement.
• In partnership with key stakeholders, to ensure that all learners are provided with practice learning opportunities that enable them to meet the NMC standards of proficiency and programme outcomes, as indicated within Standards for Pre‑registration Nursing Programmes (NMC, 2018/2023).
• Develop systems for supporting and disseminating information to Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessors and clinical managers across the Trust.
• In collaboration with other Student Experience team members, to lead and support the implementation of the NMC’s Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) (NMC, 2019/2023).
• To work with placement areas and HEIs to ensure that all annual clinical placements audits are up to date and to establish and maintain systems for monitoring, reviewing and reporting on the quality of the practice learning environments.
• To provide support and guidance for Practice and Academic Assessors, Practice Supervisors and staff who support and assess students and learners in clinical practice.
• To promote and manage the recruitment of final placement students into nursing posts across the Trust and to lead on their development programmes.
• To work collaboratively with and support the wider Student Experience colleagues and other members of the Nursing Development Team (NDT).
• Maintain own clinical competence and fitness for practice by working a minimum of two days per month within clinical teams across the Trust.
• Act as a credible role model.

About our locations

Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton

To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site’s layout will be transformed by 2027 to create a new central plaza and café, plus modern facilities for five new wards. Tolworth is a bus ride from Surbiton station, with fast connections to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025.