Emergency Department Practice Development Nurse

Emergency Department Practice Development Nurse

The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical teaching and supervision for junior nursing staff and the orientation of new staff to the A&E department. The post holder will designate a minimum of 80% of their time in clinical practice. The post holder is expected to work in close collaboration with the ED Matrons and Senior Nursing team in addition to the ED Medical team, Practice Development Nurses across the Trust, representatives from universities and other key personnel across the clinical and organisational multi-disciplinary teams.

The PDN post is an exciting opportunity for an experienced emergency nurse to join the existing practice development team. The post holder will need to be professional, dynamic and will form a key part of the senior emergency nursing team. As one of the PDNs you will have the opportunity to lead and deliver accredited courses that the department runs through the Trust clinical academy.

Applicants must fulfill all the requirements set out on the Personal Specification of the Job Description. Applicants must be committed and enthusiastic about working alongside our staff, supporting them in their development in line with the demands and requirements for ED nursing, and must able to contribute to our training programme.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

• To work alongside ED Nursing staff in the clinical areas, offering 1:1 clinical teaching, guidance and supervision whilst supporting them in the delivery of high quality care.
• Keep accurate records of sessions undertaken with staff and the development points identified.
• Work with junior nursing staff, helping them to identify their personal and professional development requirements in order that they may reach their full potential.
• In conjunction with the Senior Nursing Team, introduce, monitor & review Nursing Competencies, ensuring these meet the concepts of the Agenda for Change Framework.
• To co‑coordinate, maintain and keep relevant training records for training programmes, such as:
• Foundations of Emergency Nursing Course
• Specialist ED Nursing Course
• Suturing & Plastering
• Assessment & on-going monitoring course
• Cannulation and Phlebotomy
• Medicine Management programmes
• Mandatory training & updates
• University based and in house educational programmes
• Sign-off mentorship portfolios
• Provide regular feedback to senior nursing team about individual staff’s professional requirements, in order that this may be incorporated into the individuals annual appraisals.
• Support the Trust’s strategic aim in ensuring continuous professional development and life long learning opportunities are supported for all staff.
• In conjunction with the Senior Nursing Team, devise an action plan to address identified deficits in training needs, and make contribution to yearly education & training report.
• In collaboration with the Senior Nursing Team, ensure that the learning environment is conducive to the needs of nursing staff as well as pre & post registration nursing students.
• To ensure that the ED Directorate Education Policy is adhered to, updated and in conjunction with the senior nursing team, manage the allocation of study leave.
• Represent the ED Directorate at the Trust Clinical Education Forum and other relevant groups.
• In collaboration…