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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
About
First choice for Buckinghamshire and beyond
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust provide a wide range of high quality acute and community services from two acute hospital sites in Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe, and community hospitals at Amersham, Thame, Marlow, Buckingham, Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross. Details of these can be found on they hospitals and community facilities page.
Specialist services include our regional dermatology, allergy and skin cancer centre, burns care and plastics sub-regional centre, cardiac services and the National Spinal Injuries Centre.
More than 6,000 staff serve residents across Buckinghamshire, Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) - a combined population of 500,000. It serves a much larger population, 1.5m for burns and plastic services and 14m for spinal injuries.
Where your needs always come first
Our patients are at the heart of everything that we do, providing you with safe and compassionate care, every time. Our focus is on providing right care, right place, right time, first time and everything we do is aimed at delivering high-quality care when and where you need it.
Source - Trust Website
Practice Development Nurse
Closed for applications on: 17-Oct-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Oct-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Address
- Mandeville road
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Postcode
- HP21 8AL
- Major / Minor Region
- Buckinghamshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- General Surgery and Burns
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Surgical Wards at Stoke Mandeville Hospital for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Practice Development Nurse. This post is ideal for an experienced Band 5 or a Band 6 Registered Nurse who has a strong interest in promoting a high standard of clinical skills and competency and has a passion for education and support of all health care professionals.
You will be supporting staff across all AFC bands, enabling them to achieve their potential and guiding them to deliver high quality, safe and effective care at all times.
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Please see attached job description for full list of duties and responsibilities, these will include:-
- Working closely and collaboratively with Ward Managers to identify areas for training, education and support within their individual areas and across the surgical wards
- Supporting new members of staff to the surgical wards to complete their competencies and clinical skills necessary to help them deliver safe and effective care
- Looking at audit results and then preparing ward based teaching sessions to support staff with learning that is relevant to their specific areas
- Supporting areas clinically on occasions when necessary to ensure safety of patients and staff
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Adult Nurse Level 1
- ENB 998, MSPP, Educational / Teaching and Assessing Qualification
- Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of further continued professional developmen
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- Significant and relevant surgical nursing experience
- Experience of undertaking clinical audits
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and relevant experience at band 5 Nurse in surgery, Trauma, Orthopaedics, Acute, or Critical Care or relevant speciality
- Experience of teaching students, HCA’s & RN’s
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as shift/ team leader
- Experience of undertaking clinical audi
- Experience of participating in clinical research
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer Literate
- Good time management skills
- Ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives and MDT team in English.
- Ability to write comprehensively and clearly in English.
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills and give examples from work experience
- Ability to resolve conflict/dispute in a non-confrontational manner
- Knowledge of up to date Nursing and NHS Issues
Special Circumstances
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel between hospital sites
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Caunt
- Job title
- Matron for Surgery (Emergency Pathway)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 08786 145126
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