Practice Development Practitioner

Job summary

Have you got an interest and a passion in Mental Health? We are looking to recruit a highly motivated nurse to work across our Adult Mental Health Planned Care services within Durham Tees Valley Urgent Care. You will be willing to provide an enthusiastic approach in supporting staff and students in their professional development through effective clinical leadership, sharing of knowledge and modelling the highest professional standards.

We are seeking an individual who shares and promotes our vision and values and who is interested in further development of self and others and in quality improvement. If you are an ambitious member of staff willing to provide energy and enthusiasm to drive Practice Development Nursing forward and are dynamic and interested in pro-actively supporting the facilitation of training and development for our clinical nursing teams, then you could be the person we are looking for.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit  duties of the job Candidates should hold a current professional registration with a professional body along with a recognised clinical teaching qualification or equivalent clinical mentoring and teaching experience.

With a commitment to continual quality and service improvement, you will be responsible for ensuring services provide a progressive learning and development environment for all grades of staff including temporary staff and will ensure a high standard of care delivery through specialist knowledge and skills in clinical practice, providing advice, mentoring, supervision and training across services. You will implement key practice developments and quality initiatives in order to achieve excellence in patient care in partnership with nursing and clinical multidisciplinary teams.

You will provide a Senior Nursing perspective in discussions with senior medical and clinical colleagues, Heads of Nursing and operational managers in developing a co-ordinated approach to service delivery which is informed by good nursing practice. You will promote and contribute to inter-professional learning activities across services and implement in-house teaching.

The post holder will be responsible for their personal and professional development whilst undertaking this role.

The role requires successful candidates to work across 7 days on a roster with an expectation to be able to work outside of 9-5 most days.

About us We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details Date posted
14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

per annum

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number
346-DDA-127-26-AJob locations

West Park Hospital

DarlingtonDL2 2TS
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

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