Paediatric Emergency Department Practice Educator Nurse | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Band 7 practice educator to join their Paediatric Emergency Department. The role requires excellent leadership and adaptability, focusing on staff development and ensuring high standards of patient care. The ideal candidate will have experience in a clinical role and be committed to evidence-based practices. This position offers ongoing support and development opportunities within a dynamic health care environment.

Benefits

Ongoing support and development

Access to study days and courses

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the PDN role is preferable.
• Demonstrate leadership, adaptability, and a positive approach to change.

Responsibilities

• Support staff and help the department grow from an educational standpoint.
• Lead triage training for the team and support triage nurses.
• Work clinically alongside the team to demonstrate expert practice.
• Manage the department, including budget control and governance.
• Ensure appropriate referrals and decisions with team members.
• Assess patients and implement care plans.
• Act as a clinical expert within the work sphere.
• Provide visible professional leadership for nursing staff.

Skills

Leadership

Adaptability

Evidence-based practice

Job description

Overview

If you are enthusiastic and motivated about delivering the highest quality nursing care to children and young people, then come and work at Croydon and become a valued member of our team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 practice educator to join our friendly team in Croydon to work in our Paediatric Emergency Department.

The newly purpose built Paediatric Emergency Department at Croydon sees over 30,000 children a year. We have a mix of staff from band 2 HCA, and Band 5-7 Nurses working in the unit who will need the support and development of a PDN to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills.

We need you to demonstrate excellent leadership skills, be self-motivated and flexible, and to show an adaptable and positive approach to implementing change in conjunction with evidence-based practice and national guidelines.

We will provide you with ongoing support and development to enable you to achieve your full potential. This is provided through appraisal, access to study days and courses identified in individual personal development plans.

Opportunities to work in partnership with the Children's Unit and Current Paediatric PDN and Band 7 team. As an NHS organisation that provides both acute and community services we are uniquely placed to help you with future career opportunities.

Responsibilities

• The main role is to support staff and help the department grow and flourish from an educational standpoint.
• Lead triage training for the team, auditing and supporting already triage nurses to ensure high standards of patient care are met.
• Work clinically alongside the team, demonstrating excellent role modelling and expert practice.
• Be responsible for the effective and efficient operational and professional management of the department/ward, including budget control, governance, workforce and overseeing the delivery of care in line with our values.
• As a key member of a multi-professional team, ensure appropriate referral, discussions and decisions with other team members to optimise patient care and improve patient outcomes and experience.
• Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust’s evidence-based procedural documents.
• Deliver the Fundamentals of Care and act as a clinical expert within the sphere of work.
• Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing, care and support staff.

Qualifications and experience

• Previous experience in the PDN role is preferably.
• To demonstrate leadership, adaptability and a positive approach to change with evidence-based practice and national guidelines.

About Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role, Job Description.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025