Practice Development Nurse

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust is recruiting a Practice Development Nurse to join the Corporate Practice Development Team. This role supports Community Services in creating and sustaining a high-quality learning environment, enabling staff to develop knowledge, skills and competencies for safe and effective patient care.

The post holder collaborates with Divisional teams, the Clinical Academy and Practice Development Leads to identify learning needs, deliver education and assess learners,

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Development Nurse within the Corporate Practice Development Team. This role supports Community Services at the University Hospital Lewisham in creating and sustaining a high-quality learning environment, enabling staff to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to deliver safe and effective patient care.

The post holder will work in partnership with Divisional teams, the Clinical Academy, and Corporate Practice Development Leads to identify learning needs, deliver education, and support practice development aligned to organisational priorities. The role includes providing shadowing sessions, supporting workforce capability, and contributing to the delivery, organisation, and academic components of key Trust programmes, including the Fundamentals of Medical Care course. This includes supporting teaching, course coordination, and academic processes such as assessment and marking., The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the District Nursing Service provides a progressive learning environment for all grades of Clinical Staff within their remit. The post holder will support and coordinate the development of Registered Nurse, Nursing Associates, Health Care Support Workers and both pre- and post-registration learners by co-ordinating educational activities and assessments of learning within the department.

The post holder will actively promote and contribute to inter-professional learning activities across the Division and Trust wide, acting as an effective role model for best practice registered professional. The post holder will provide educational and clinical support for the Registered Professionals in the clinical area.

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations