Lead Nurse - Clinical and Professional Development

The Methodist Church in Britain; United Kingdom; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working options

Flexible working where role allows

NHS Pension Scheme (defined benefit)

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a National Lead Nurse to steer the Education & Training Hub, guiding clinical education and workforce development across the Blood Donation spectrum. The role requires a continued clinical presence on donation sessions and travel across the UK.

You will lead design, development and quality assurance of education, manage a multi-site team, and partner with regulators and universities to advance nursing leadership, revalidation and professional practice.

Formación

• Masters level qualification or equivalent senior experience.
• Teaching, education or practice development qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Responsabilidades

• Lead national design, development and QA of clinical education across Blood Donation.
• Lead Education & Training Hub team, including recruitment, supervision, appraisal and talent development.
• Co-design and implement clinical education and workforce development strategy.
• Provide specialist nursing leadership in revalidation, practice development and competency assessment.
• Translate regulatory, professional and clinical requirements into safe, compliant education and training.
• Monitor clinical and training data, KPIs, feedback, incidents and risks to identify improvements.
• Build partnerships with senior leaders, universities, regulators and external organisations.
• Lead or contribute to audit, research, evaluation and innovation in education and professional practice.
• Manage delegated budgets, contribute to cost improvement and support procurement of digital learning solutions.
• Support delivery of the NHSBT Nursing Strategy across Blood Supply and lead workforce initiatives including Our Voice and EDI action planning

Conocimientos

Senior nursing leadership

Clinical education design

Data interpretation & KPI analysis

Educación

Masters level qualification or equivalent senior experience

Descripción del empleo

This national lead nurse post sits within NHS Blood and Transplant's Blood Donation education and training function, leading the Education & Training Hub team. The work centres on clinical education and workforce development for Registered Nurses and Donor Carers, including quality assurance, professional nursing leadership and budget management. It is a hybrid national role requiring travel across the UK and a continued clinical presence on donation sessions. Current NMC registration and a Masters-level qualification or equivalent senior experience are required.

What the job involves

• Lead national design, development and quality assurance of clinical education across Blood Donation
• Lead and develop the Education & Training Hub team, including recruitment, supervision, appraisal and talent development
• Co-design and implement clinical education and workforce development strategy
• Provide specialist professional nursing leadership in revalidation, practice development, competency assessment and professional investigations
• Translate regulatory, professional and clinical requirements into safe, compliant education and training
• Monitor clinical and training data, KPIs, feedback, incidents and risks to identify improvements and provide assurance
• Build partnerships with senior leaders, universities, regulators and external organisations, representing clinical education at forums
• Lead or contribute to audit, research, evaluation and innovation in education and professional practice
• Manage delegated budgets, contribute to cost improvement and support procurement of digital learning solutions
• Support delivery of the NHSBT Nursing Strategy across Blood Supply and lead workforce initiatives including Our Voice and EDI action planning

What’s required

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent senior experience
• Teaching, education or practice development qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as an Adult or Child Registered Nurse

Experience

• Significant senior nursing experience in complex clinical environments with specialist knowledge relevant to Blood Donation
• Extensive experience designing, delivering and evaluating clinical education
• Experience leading teams across multiple sites
• Experience interpreting complex clinical and workforce data to drive improvement
• Experience working with senior leaders, multi-professional teams and external organisations
• Experience translating national policy into operational practice

Skills & knowledge

• Strong leadership, performance management, planning and organisational skills
• Coaching, mentoring and motivating others
• Strong analytical and judgement skills
• Excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills

Other

• Willingness to maintain clinical competence for Blood Donation sessions
• Travel nationally

What’s offered

• Hybrid working options
• Flexible working where the role allows
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service (pro rata for part-time)
• NHS Pension Scheme, a defined benefit scheme
• Thrive learning and development programme open to all colleagues
• Occupational health, employee assistance programme and wellbeing resourcesTailored workplace adjustments where possible