Senior Nurse Professional Practice

Exemplar Health Care; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision and peer support

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Life Assurance

Paid access to the RCNi Learning platform

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Senior Nurse - Professional Practice for a national role across England. This position focuses on driving professional excellence and elevating nursing practices.

The successful candidate will ensure alignment with the NMC Code, lead professional development initiatives, and enhance the overall learner experience in nursing. Competitive rewards and numerous benefits such as career development opportunities and well-being support are provided.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with a strong track record of senior responsibility.
• Experience with competence frameworks and learner supervision.
• Understanding of professional assurance systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and assure professional development pathways.
• Oversee high quality student placement governance.
• Support effective nursing roles under clear governance.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Leadership

Professional regulation knowledge

Clinical governance understanding

Passion for developing others

Education

Postgraduate education in leadership, education or workforce development

Job description

Position: Senior Nurse - Professional Practice
Location: National role across England
Contract type: 40 hours per week
Rate: Competitive

Want to leave your mark on nursing at a national level? We’re looking for a dynamic Senior Nurse - Professional Practice to drive excellence, lead with credibility, and elevate nursing practice across Exemplar Health Care.

This is a unique opportunity to shape standards, grow talent, and influence the future of nurse‑led complex care.

You’ll shape professional direction, lead by example, and champion confident, compassionate nursing leadership. From practice frameworks and student placements, to workforce development and career pathways, you’ll drive innovation and create a lasting impact across the organisation.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care is one of the country’s leading nursing care providers for adults living with complex needs.

We have 60 care homes across England that support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro‑disabilities and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

As a Senior Nurse - Professional Practice with Exemplar Health Care, you’ll provide authoritative leadership for professional nursing practice, ensuring alignment with the NMC Code and best practice standards.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

• designing and assuring professional development pathways that strengthen capability, retention and succession
• overseeing high quality student placement governance and learner experience, working in partnership with Higher Education Institutions
• championing pastoral support for students, newly appointed nurses and developing practitioners
• supporting the design and evaluation of new and extended nursing roles, underpinned by clear governance and measurable impact
• contributing to organisational learning from incidents, audits and reviews where professional practice is a factor

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll also have:

• a current NMC registration and a strong track record of senior responsibility for professional practice, education or workforce development
• credibility, emotional intelligence and confidence
• a deep understanding of professional regulation, clinical governance and the contemporary social care nursing
• a passion for developing others, strengthening professional identity and building future‑ready nursing systems
• a Postgraduate education in leadership, education or workforce development is desirable
• experience of competence frameworks, professional assurance systems and learner supervision

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Life Assurance
• paid access to the RCNi Learning platform
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility