Practice Development Nurse
Closed for applications on: 4-Jul-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 4-Jul-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospital
- Address
- Whinney Heys Road
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Haematology and Oncology
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity in our haematology and oncology services for a full time band 7 practice development nurse.
We are looking to recruit a nurse with highly developed interpersonal skills, with good communication skills and have implemented service improvements with cancer services. This role requires an experienced and motivated individual to support the development of the national and local cancer agenda by support the teams to deliver a sustainable model of cancer and SACT related clinical training and education. You will be a registered nurse , SACT trained with a current registration, have significant experience working within cancer care and be enthusiastic and experienced in delivering education and training to others to support support the development of best practice within cancer across the organisation, you will be expected to work closely with other practice development nurses within the Trust .
Advert
The ideal candidate will be organised, enthusiastic and supportive, moving us forward into our exciting future as a highly skilled, strong, motivated team. Experience in haematology and oncology nursing is essential.
Please see the job description and person specification for further details.
For informal discussion please contact:
Matron Sarah Wilding on 01253 (9)56579
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today’s health system.
We are not underestimating the challenges facing today’s health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Maintain a standardised approach to the delivery of Clinical Practice trainings.
- Assist on the development and implementation of a rolling PD training plan and timetable for the division.
- To have understanding of the training and development plan for adaptation nurses within the division and the clinical element of the International Nurse Preceptorship.
- PD nurse to provide a standardised approach to clinical practice within their areas of the Tertiary division, Champion the role of the PD nurse, and support colleagues to deliver improvements in practice within ward and unit teams.
- Provide training/guidance/ assessments/ monitoring of staff in their clinical area.
- Have effective communication with the Ward Managers and Matrons.
- Support and develop our staff to provide great care to our patients.
- Collaborate with the divisional Clinical Improvement Leads to identify and implement improvement strategies.
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- RGN first level nurse
- ILS Certificate
- Relevant nursing/health Degree Teaching & Assessing qualification
- Post registration qualification in Specialty
- Mentor/teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification
- Leadership course
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in the speciality
- Clinical credibility – regarded as a successful clinician by peers or supervisors
- Experience of managing own workload.
- Understanding of the role of research and development activities in Cardiac and upon Clinical Effectiveness
- Teaching and presenting to staff
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of the current issues affecting Cardiac services including Clinical Governance
- Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and presenting lectures to staff
- Experience in completing and presenting research
- Development of protocols and clinical guidelines
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Able to produce structured and relevant reports
- Problem-solver/Lateral thinker
- Excellent time management
- Able to demonstrate success in managing and motivating people
- Ability to produce and manage an effective staff rota
- Effective change management
- Knowledge of clinical audit, evidence based practise and research.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Wilding
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 956579
No longer accepting applications
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