Job summary
- Main area
- Acute & Specialist Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1669
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Development Nurse
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Charing Cross Acute & Specialist Medicine is one of the largest directorates within the Trust and it has achieved consistent positive results in the recent NHS staff survey in all areas. We are a forward-thinking team who is passionate about delivering a safe person-centred care. We are committed to reducing health inequalities by putting into practice ICH staff values and behaviour.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse who is passionate about supporting continuous professional development within the nursing team. The main aim of the role is to maintain an effective educational environment through coaching and staff development within Charing Cross acute and specialist medicine with input into other clinical settings with the support of the educator lead. The successful candidate will be a credible acute care clinical nurse who is keen in embedding improvement methodologies in line with the Trust strategic goals. The post holder will act as a clinical coordinator, focusing on professional development to assist the nurse-in-charge in ensuring patient safety.
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for the training, coaching and support of all staff within neurosciences.
- Provide supervisory expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge, skill and practical experience, imparting specialist knowledge of clinical speciality.
- Plan and deliver, formal, written and verbal training sessions to a variety of groups.
- Recognise cultural diversity and learning styles of all staff and adapt training accordingly.
- Act as an expert role model in clinical practice and provide expert clinical advice for individuals and teams.
- Ensure that patient care is delivered in accordance with established guidelines and policies to the agreed standards both local and national.
- Understand and work towards the specific objectives for practice educational development to support the Trust’s Nursing Strategy.
- Provide and encourage leadership, motivation and vision regarding the contribution of nursing to healthcare.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching qualification (PGCE or equivalent)
- Evidence of continuing professional development in the last 3 years
Desirable criteria
- ILS Provider
- Leadership and management qualification
- Professional Nurse Advocate qualification
- Coaching qualification
- Research
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in different medical specialities
- Experience at Band 6 in a relevant clinical setting
- Competent in performing professional development review and ability to give advice and signpost staff to continuous professional development opportunities
- Project Management or equivalent experience or qualification i.e. quality improvement
- Experience in developing lesson/session plans and evaluating effectiveness of lessons
- Recent experience, managing or supervising a clinical team
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Computer Literacy specially MS Excel for data management
- Self motivated, with drive and initiative and able to work autonomously and within a team
- Leadership skills
- Problem solving and task analysis
- Experience of managing change
- Auditing clinical standards
- Awareness of different management, leadership, cultures and personalities and recognises the need to adapt communication as appropriate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jeniffer Lugtu
- Job title
- [email protected]
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 311 1343
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