Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Full time permanent post
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 289-WLCH-23
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Practice Development Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced Paediatric Practice Development Nurse to join our Paediatric Education Team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Our paediatric services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are unique and comprises of inpatient wards, a 14-bedded High Dependency Unit, a day care and paediatric theatre suite, burns unit and a large outpatient unit. We are supported by a play team, art therapist and hospital school.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Paediatric Practice Development Nurse who is a clinical expert within paediatric care, who can lead and pioneer the education and development of the nursing workforce.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the cross-site Paediatric Education team, the Paediatric Practice Development Nurse role involves identifying and delivering educational programmes which will improve the delivery of patient focused services amongst nursing staff including, nursing associates, HCAs and Newly Qualified Nurses, as well as those with experience. You would be joining an expanding team at an exciting time in this development.
You should possess excellent communication, assessment and planning skills and be willing to work with change and challenge to ensure improved lives and futures for children and young people and their and families.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What we need from you
- Current children’s nursing registration to practice.
- Previous knowledge and experience working in similar role or in acute children’s care settings.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to be able to train clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Able to identify and deliver training needs for all bands of staff within paediatrics.
- Be a member of regional/local team and attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Respond to and investigate clinical complaints, in line with policy and risk management.
- Maintain clinical updates and evidence of Post registration Education Portfolio.
- You will contribute to the on-going implementation of the Trusts nursing and corporate objectives, developing the service and nursing roles to meet the evolving needs of patients and their families.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Clinical Practice
- Maintain a direct clinical contribution of a 80/20 ration to maintain clinical credibility.
- Be an effective leader and role model. Able to skilfully demonstrate a wide breath of clinical expert in management of patients within a specified clinical area of Paediatric Nursing.
- As a member of the senior nursing team within Paediatric, will identify and provide efficient, effective research based nursing care that meets the needs of neonates and families.
- Provide clinical leadership, ensuring that action is taken at all levels to empower nurse in providing demonstrably high standards of care in a clean and safe environment.
- Uphold high clinical profile and take responsibility for maintaining own clinical competence with a relevant knowledge base.
What you can expect from us
Support from a large organisation will include:
- Comprehensive induction to the role supported by manager, peers and mentors
- On-going training , to support your personal and professional development
- Assess to training
- Support with revalidation
- Reflected meetings and clinical supervision
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN/RN(Child)
- Degree or working at that level
- Evidence of continuous Professional Development
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent teaching qualification
- APLS Certificate
- Hold a post registration Paediatric HDU or equivalent module
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- Significant experience in clinical teaching or education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Paediatric experience at Band 6 within a paediatric setting
- Highly developed verbal, non-verbal and written communicatiuon skills
- Clinical leadership
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Significant post-registration experience which includes supervisory or team-leading
- Working clinically with registered nurses, Healthcare assistance and other learners
- Experience of teaching both formally and informally in clinical practice
- Previous involvement in change management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in planning Paediatric complex care
- Experience in managing poor performance
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Teaching skills: Managing complex programme including assessing learners needs, planning and organising programmes, delivery and evaluation
- Leadership skills to develop practice, motivate, support and develop workforce
- Ability to lead and develop others
- Ability to give feedback to managers, staff and learners
- Undertaking audits
- Writing reports, IT skills, use of presentation
- Excellent clinical skills
- Knowledge of Child Health
Desirable criteria
- Experience in audit and research based nursing practice
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Gunton
- Job title
- Paediatric Practice Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Senal Soyer
Lead Nurse for WLCH
07780004056
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