Practice Development Nurse - HMP Styal | Spectrum Community Health CIC

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Practice Development Nurse to oversee staff development in a female prison setting. Responsibilities include promoting care standards, facilitating training, and supporting nursing staff in their professional growth. Ideal candidates should have a nursing background and a passion for healthcare education. Flexible working and benefits like NHS Pension included.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with significant experience in healthcare settings.
• Ability to promote high standards of care through expertise.
• Experience in facilitating training and development.

Responsibilities

• Promote high standards of care and clinical expertise.
• Facilitate learning environments to support staff development.
• Coordinate induction and education for nursing staff.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Staff development

Nursing education

Training facilitation

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Offender health is an exciting and challenging specialism with significant Public Health and Long-Term Conditions agenda. Significantly, the management of acute, long term and substance misuse presentations represent a large cohort of these patients and requires understanding of primary care.

HMP & YOI Styal is a female prison.

The Practice Development Nurse will work within their designated service/s working closely with the Head of Healthcare and the Regional Head of Operations, to plan, implement and evaluate the development of staff. They will work with designated teams to coordinate and embed learning and development ensuring that staff are competent and capable to undertake their roles.


The Practice Development Nurse will work with the team and the Regional Head of Operations to identify learning needs, plan and implement any training required and continuously evaluate staff competence ensuring that development is aligned to and informs
local and national priorities.

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.
Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities
Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.



The Practice Development Nurse will be expected to:
• Promote high standards of care through the demonstration of clinical expertise and credibility.
• Facilitate the creation of a positive learning environment in the workplace where staff development is encouraged and supported.
• Facilitate the induction, education and continuing professional development for all levels of registered and non-registered nursing staff within the Nursing Teams.
• Work alongside staff in individual teams undertaking a key role in practice development.
• Translate Spectrum priorities such as changes in nursing standards, new clinical roles such as Apprenticeships into their designated service.
• Support preceptorship for newly qualified nurses ensuring a full development plan is in in place and regular meetings are held to review progress with preceptorship.
The Practice Development Nurse will work closely with the service ensuring that national and local workforce and development strategies are aligned, communicated and embedded into their designated service with the specific focus on staff development training and quality.


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025