Practice Development Nurse

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced registered nurse to join the Practice Development Team in Glasgow. This role involves supporting community nursing staff in delivering high-quality care and training on clinical interventions, specifically focusing on Children and Families services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nursing audit and quality standards. An agile working arrangement is offered, with a supportive team environment. Opportunities for involvement in projects within Older Peoples Services may also be available.

Qualifications

• Experience of nursing audit and quality standards.
• Ability to lead and support change to improve patient outcomes.
• Experience in delivering training on clinical issues.

Responsibilities

• Support community nursing staff to deliver best practice.
• Deliver training focused on evidence-based clinical nursing interventions.
• Assist in service redesign and policy/guideline development.

Skills

Nursing audit

Quality standards

Leadership

Training delivery

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse to join our Practice Development Team within Glasgow City HSCP Children and Families and hosted services.

If you care passionately about quality of care and have an improvement focus, with drive and determination, then this is the job for you. Practice Development Nurses have a key role in supporting community nursing staff to deliver best practice and evidence based clinical nursing interventions. They will deliver training on clinical issues, support community nurses to improve practice to ensure safe, effective, person centred care. Practice Development Nurses support the Professional Nurse Lead, Service Managers and Nurse Team Leads in the delivery of outcomes related to service redesign, policy/guideline development and delivery of training.

You should have experience of nursing audit, quality standards with ability to lead and support change that leads to improved patient/service user outcomes. Please note this is an agile working post with a team based at Rowanpark Business Park.

This post will primarily focus on Children and Families services (including Health Visiting, School Nursing, Family Nurse Partnership and Immunisations), however there may be opportunities to also be involved in projects of work within Older Peoples Services as per the current post holder’s duties.

Informal contact: Emma Smith - [e-mail], 07805 793681

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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