Practice Development Nurse - Professional Development

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain nursing practice in line with the NMC Future Nurse Standards, associated trust objectives and priorities.
• Develop and utilise competencies in line with local, regional and national policy and support the wider Trust to identify areas of clinical practice requiring improvement, with the aim to formulate strategies to implement evidence‑based practice and promote safe patient care.
• Work closely with the preceptorship, clinical support workers and overseas nurse teams to provide clinical learning and assessment, ensuring nursing family staff meet professional standards.
• Contribute to the pastoral care needs of the nursing family at Homerton Healthcare and support initiatives to address retention.
• Act as practice‑development specialist lead, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to develop staff and deliver teaching sessions outside and in the clinical area, relevant to workstream and practice in line with trust priorities and objectives.
• Work clinically for a percentage of time agreed with line manager, supporting individual nurses in developing their practice.
• Produce written accounts of each episode of clinical facilitation, documenting learning achieved and areas for further development.
• Lead on maintaining and supporting others to maintain records of training, including competencies undertaken by each member of staff.
• Provide expert education advice and guidance to support practice supervisors, assessors and preceptors in ensuring that learning opportunities are effectively utilised.
• Advise in relation to educational opportunities and assist nurses in developing themselves in accordance with their personal development plan, career pathway and/or appraisal objectives.
• Be an active member of the Trust’s Practice Development Forum (PDF) and other platforms for developing practice.
• Lead on the development of training and support programmes to meet team, organisational and external requirements.
• Lead on quality assurance strategies and audit in relevant work streams, providing reassurance to professional and specialist leads on the value and quality of practice learning.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, the City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well‑regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.