Practice Development Nurse​/AHP

Band 7 Practice Development Nurse/AHP

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Education and Practice Development Team for a Band 7 Practice Development Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP).

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Education and Practice Development Team for a Band 7 Practice Development Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP).

We are looking for a dynamic Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional who is passionate about supporting the education and development of others and upholding high standards of patient care.

You must be clinically up-to-date, have excellent communication skills, demonstrate values and behaviours that align to our Trust CARE values and be able to inspire, motivate and empower others.

Experience of supporting new staff/learners within a clinical area is essential.

You will join a highly motivated, innovative and friendly team who are committed to improving patient care and work on a wide range of Trust-wide, and regional projects and initiatives to achieve this.

We will offer you a full induction to the role and the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in the education field.

This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours per week, working Monday - Friday, with the occasional need to work at a weekend.

• To promote high quality, innovative patient care by facilitating clinical developments and providing education to individual staff and/or teams.
• Provide strategic direction on specific local and national initiatives.
• To provide advice for staff at all levels in the organisation on current local and national professional issues and the actual or potential implications for the Trust.
• Promote collaborative inter professional working and development Trust wide and with key stakeholders.

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Com passionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Abigail Cooper

Job title:

Lead Practice Development Nurse Email address: abigail. Telephone number:

Abigail Cooper (Lead Practice Development Nurse)  / abigail.

Amanda Rowe (Lead Practice Development Nurse)  / amand