Practice Development Staff Nurse

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization is seeking an innovative Registered Nurse to join their Clinical Education and Practice Development team in Reading. This role involves supporting new HCAs and CSWs in clinical practice, delivering educational sessions, and ensuring compliance with Care Certificate requirements. Candidates should possess exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to positively impact educational outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the care certificate.
• Experience of learners in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching sessions to support HCA and CSW induction.
• Provide feedback to new HCAs and CSWs.
• Maintain records related to the Care Certificate.

Skills

Organisational skills

Relationship-building skills

Clinical competence

Teaching/Assessing qualification

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an innovative and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly Clinical Education and Practice Development team on secondment until July 2026.

Applicants will require exceptional organisational skills, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple requests and demands.

You will be an excellent clinician and role model, passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, and supporting new and existing staff.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will embrace the challenge of working within a fast‑paced and diverse education team.; if you're driven, ambitious and looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you - apply today!

Informal visits/ chats welcome.

Main duties of the job

Job responsibilities

• Ensures own clinical competence is maintained and acts as an excellent role model in relation to the delivery of high quality, compassionate care
• Works in clinical practice alongside new HCAs and CSWs to assist with their induction, and provide clinical assessments and pastoral support where appropriate.
• Provides feedback to individuals with whom they are working, their managers, mentors and Practice Development Nurses which is encouraging, supportive and constructive.
• Participates in the collection and management of audit data as required.
• Supports the Practice Development Nurses in the preparation of reports as required.
• Deliver planned teaching sessions to individuals / groups to support programmes delivered by the CEPD Team e.g. as part of HCA and CSW induction / update sessions.
• To provide support to individuals who are undertaking the Care Certificate, their managers and mentors, to ensure completion within national time frames.
• To maintain robust records in relation to the Care Certificate and individuals progress, alerting the Practice Development Nurse to any areas of concern in a timely manner.
• To undertake quality assurance processes in relation to the Care Certificate providing feedback to individuals / managers / mentors in a timely manner.
• To provide statistical data e.g. in relation to Care Certificate completion rates / numbers as required by the Trust / Health Education England.

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

For the full job description & person specification, please refer to the attached. Alternatively, please contact Ruth Francis.

Person Specification

shortlisting

• Registered Nurse
• Knowledge of the care certificate

shortlisting

• Experience of learners in clinical practice
• SSSA or Teaching/ Assessing qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.