Senior Practice Development Nurse Critical Care, Band 8a

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:
• To act as an excellent role model and develop own clinical expertise, assisting colleagues to develop advanced knowledge and skills in order to benefit the treatment and care of critically ill patients
• The post holder will undertake direct patient care within a clinical shift; role modelling to others within the unit and maintaining clinical skills.
• To provide professional advice to ICU staff, patients and families in relation to the organisation and delivery of care.
• To assist in establishing, implementing and monitoring Trust guidelines, policies and protocols.
• To facilitate all senior staff in the production of clinical guidelines to produce a guideline.
• To collaboratively identify areas for promoting and facilitating the development of nursing practice.
• To ensure adequate education and training has taken occurred before the introduction of new equipment within the unit.
• To act as a lead in the unit for the implementation of all national and local policies and initiatives which include the national benchmarks, care bundles and research projects.
• To act as an expert professional and clinical adviser to clinical support.
• Ensure that standards are maintained within the NMC code of Professional Conduct.

• To support the development of information systems within and their use within the unit.

Leadership and Management:
• To take responsibility for the instigation of good clinical practice based on sound research findings.
• To support the Research team and maintain own research activities.
• To identify and undertake collaborative research with others.
• To facilitate, encourage and support staff through the research process.
• Respond to Datix incidents relating to performance/capability/education & skills and ensure appropriate communication of relevant educational and professional actions
• To lead in the audit and evaluation of nursing care and practice.
• To act as the unit representative at the NWLCCN nurses meeting.
• Demonstrates professional leadership of the nursing service within the sphere of the role.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Lead Nurse and all members of the multi-disciplinary team and key people within the Trust.
• Participate in the recruitment and retention of staff
• To manage the practice development Team.
• To co-ordinate and maintain own Appraisal and give 360 feedback on the Bands 7s as requested reports
• To deputise for the Lead Nurse in their absence.
• To support and facilitate all members of the nursing team to fulfil their management, practice, education, consultancy and research responsibilities

Education and Research:

• To act as a role model as both an informal and formal teacher/facilitator
• To identify the educational needs of the nursing staff on the unit, through overseeing the implementation of the critical care Learning and development strategy and effectively evaluate and seek to improve educational delivery
• Co-ordinates with the PDN's/ matrons, annual bids for academic funding/continuing professional development.
• To liaise with the relevant persons to identify resources and opportunities for education and training, e.g., Assistant Director of Nursing for Education re allocation of contacts for courses, Corporate Nursing Team.
• Act as an ICU representative in the course management and curricula development forums and liaise with Higher Education Institutes in order to present future needs and requirements.
• To be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of specific education programmes for all levels of staff on the unit
• To co-ordinate the critical care program in liaison with the course Tudor
• To liaise with the Lead Nurse for Critical Care in identifying and developing the skills of ward nurses.
• To co-ordinate the organisation, development and implementation of the team projects.
• To provide clinical supervision/ action learning for staff and to promote the Trust's strategy for clinical supervision.
• To be responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the practice development strategy in liaison with unit staff and the practice development team

• To develop and evaluate orientation programmes for all grades of staff

• Maintain an up to date knowledge base, ensuring personal academic credibility.
• To deliver education using a variety of different teaching methods, including: lecture, discussion groups, skills teaching and simulation
• To recognise the importance of advancing technology in education and actively incorporate the appropriate use of technology in the design and delivery of courses
• To provide small group teaching, including the use of Simulated Patients as is appropriate

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Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse on NMC register
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in relevant area
• Relevant post registration qualification in Critical Care
• Relevant post registration qualification in education

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate certificate or higher education qualification in clinical education
• Relevant leadership qualification
• Master qualification in relevant area
• Facilitator in simulation or other form of skill based training course (ALS/ALERT/STELi)
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post registration experience in a critical care area of nursing
• Experience of running educational programme
• Experience in appraisal and personal development planning
• Experience of participating in clinical audit
• Experience of developing clinical standards, policies and guidelines

Desirable criteria

• Experienced in running clinical simulation
• Burns experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of current initiatives and developments related to Intensive Care nursing
• Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management
• Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent in use of Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel and relevant clinical applications
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines and to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of self-development within speciality
• Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
• Ability to form excellent interpersonal relationships
• Understands the implications of equality and diversity in practice
• Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality

Desirable criteria

• An understanding of the research process and its relevance to clinical care
• The ability to undertake restorative clinical supervision

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

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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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 952.2KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 528.6KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)