Practice Development Nurse

Job overview

We are not currently accepting applications from overseas trained Nurses who do not currently have NMC registration and are required to sit the OSCE exam.

Practice Development Nurse – To Support New International Nurse’s joining the East Cheshire NHS Trust

Band 5/6 – Depending on experience

Salary:  Band 5/ 6 Depending on experience x2 posts - 37.5 & 30 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 band 6 Practice Development Nurses, to work within a new unique team. The team is led by a band 7 Practice Development Nurse Lead.

The posts will have an education focus and be situated within the Professional Practice Team, the successful candidates will be working within clinical practice, supporting and developing the recently recruited International Nurses.

The role will focus on supporting the International Nurses to fully function with the Band 5 staff nurse role, increasing their on the job knowledge and expertise, embedding & assessing clinical skills and competencies & other key clinically focused education requirements will also be integral to the role.

Preferably the successful candidates will have extensive experience within professional education, current clinical knowledge and experience within medicine, surgery and intermediate care

Excellent communication, teaching and presentation skills are a must. Experience of developing education packages and supporting learners would be advantageous.

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1. Work  in collaboration with multiple stakeholders including  with the Professional Practice Team, practice development Allied Health Professional, Heads of Nursing, Matrons, Senior sisters, community coaches and team leaders to ensure the delivery of quality patient care by knowledgeable and appropriately skilled staff
2. Support  nursing  staff to develop evidence based clinical skills and support the acquisition of  core and  specialist  competencies in line with  requirements of the role, the  workforce  plan and  service needs.
3. Participate in the development and delivery of the post registration ‘professional development programme’ for international nursing staff across the hospital and community footprint.
4. Deliver training and education  to enable the introduction of new roles and ways of working,

Working for our organisation

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care, delivering the right care first time, every time.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.eastcheshirehrdirect.nhs.uk .

Please be aware that this post requires an  Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.