Practice Development Nurse/ Allied Health Professional

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an exceptional Nurse to join the Practice Development Team. The role involves guiding colleagues, leading quality improvement projects, and delivering training to enhance patient care. Qualified candidates should be self-motivated and possess a valid UK driving license. Applications close on 15 September 2025.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic with a commitment to develop and advance practice.
• Valid driving license for commuting between sites.

Responsibilities

• Guide practice developments and assess competence.
• Lead on quality improvement projects.
• Deliver education and training as required.
• Support practice development through coaching.
• Work clinically in specific wards as needed.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Problem-solving

Leadership

Training

Coaching

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has become available for an exceptional Nurse to join the Practice Development Team, within the Education and Development Team.

The Practice Development Team facilitates continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Strategy through five dimensions.

Responsibilities

• Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding practice developments, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies.
• Demonstrate a problem solving approach to all aspects of the role.
• Lead on quality improvement projects aligned to patient safety and quality priorities or national drivers.
• Deliver education and training where required.
• Promote a lifelong learning culture providing high level professional leadership for the delivery of workforce development.
• Support production of transparent data and reports.
• Conduct assessments in specific wards or community teams to identify and inform the support required to achieve recovery / improvement.
• Provide training and coaching to meet specific requirements or initiatives.
• Work clinically in specific wards or community teams as required to support individual nurses, midwives, AHPs or teams in developing their practice.

About the Trust and Local Services

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Practice Development Team and NMAHP Strategy

The Practice Development Team will facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the NMAHP Strategy through five dimensions:

• Innovation – seek out, test and implement new and innovative practice.
• Spread and adoption – between specialties and sites to reduce variation in practice.
• Rapid response – providing direct support to a ward or team identified as requiring improvement.
• Coaching for competence – providing one to one support to individuals identified with a practice development need.
• Enhancing knowledge and skill – development and implementation of learning pathways to achieve a skilled and professional workforce.

The post holder will be self-motivated and have the enthusiasm and commitment to develop and advance practice. They will be an inspirational role model, reflecting the Trust core values.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

The post holder will have a valid driving license for the UK. This is due to the need to commute between sites.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025