Senior Nurse Practice Development/Practice Education

Nhs Lanarkshire; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

35 days annual leave

Salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is recruiting for a senior role to lead a range of practice development and education initiatives across the NMAHP community. You will drive improvement in patient care and professional practice, working with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include implementing evidence-based practice, maintaining professional standards, and leading resources within your team. This role offers the chance to influence policy and education across NHS Lanarkshire.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner on the NMC or HCPC register.
• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience in a healthcare setting.
• At least 3 years in a clinical or educational leadership position (Band 7+).
• Masters degree and a Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Education are required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the delivery/commissioning/integration of practice development or education programmes.
• Maintain compliance with NMC/HCPC/HCSW Codes of Conduct and other professional standards.
• Lead, manage and ensure adequacy of human and supplies resourcing within own team and PDC.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Practice development

Project management

Education training

Policy development

Education

Masters degree

PG Certificate in Professional Education

Job description

The Role

The post holder will lead a range of dynamic interventions across a range of teams, identifying practice development opportunities which support the delivery of reliable person centred care through the utilisation of one or more of the following across the NMAHP community of NHS Lanarkshire:

• Practice development strategies
• Professional advisory and internal consultancy services
• Project and people management
• Development, training and education
• Development, compliance or review of policies, procedures and guidelines

The post holder will be charged with driving forward care improvement through the development of frontline clinical leadership and practice, responsibility and accountability informed by improvement science methodology and sustained implementation of evidence based practice.

The post holder will have responsibility for delivering an agreed set of annual objectives. This will involve working across the NMAHP community (from the most junior to the most senior); respecting and challenging professional boundaries; and working collaboratively and in partnership with patients, public, other service providers, education providers and regulatory and national policy leads.

In this key role, you will:

• Participate in the structured delivery/commissioning/integration of practice development or education programmes.
• Be fully compliant with NMC/HCPC/HCSW Codes of Conduct and other relevant standards and processes which support, maintain and develop professionalism.
• Maintain knowledge and expertise in respect of own clinical practice and educational expertise.
• Lead, manage and ensure adequacy of human and supplies resourcing within own team and PDC (being an authorised signatory).

What You'll Bring

• A Registered Practitioner on either the NMC or HCPC register.
• At least 5 years post registration experience in a healthcare setting, with at least 3 years in a clinical or educational leadership position (Band 7 or above).
• Educated to Masters Level.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Education or equivalent qualification.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Contacts

For informal discussion, please contact Margot Russell, Director NMAHP Practice Development on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]