Deputy Development Nurse for Student Experience

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Nursing Development Team (NDT) for the post of Deputy Development Nurse (Student Experience). This is a great opportunity for a registered nurse who has an interest and experience in management, teaching and education of nursing students and who would like to enhance and develop their career.

The Deputy Development Nurse (Student Experience) is responsible for ensuring that Pre-registration Nursing and Apprentice Nursing Associate students experience high quality learning opportunities when they complete their clinical placements within the Trust. In collaboration with the Development Nurse Manager, Placement Coordinator and wider NDT colleagues, the post holder will be responsible for managing Student Experience portfolio and providing hands on support to all learners, HEIs, supervisors, assessors and other internal stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

• To support Senior Development Nurse and Development Nurse Manager, providing support for the day-to-day management of the team, when needed
• To support with and maintain high quality clinical placements for learners completing Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved programmes within SWLStG Trust.
• To promote safe and effective learning environments to enable learner success.
• Supporting Practice Assessors and supervisors of student nurses in maintaining clinical placement quality and ensuring placement audits are up to date and registered with all HEIs.
• Implementation of strategies to meet the standards set by the NMC, Health Education England and Local Education Boards. This includes Practice Assessor update training, working with link lecturers and supporting student nurses.
• Maintain digital systems for disseminating information to all, practice assessors and clinical managers.
• Offer guidance to managers on NMC standards in nurses’ education, maximising the use of mentors, link lecturers, development programmes and the provision of practice opportunities across the Trust.
• They will be a good team worker and have the ability to motivate junior staff, Practice Assessors and student nurses as well as acting as a positive role model for the student nurses and their Practice Assessors and supervisors.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To ensure high quality provision of practice learning opportunities for learners across the Trust who are undertaking programmes leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

• To work collaboratively with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other practitioners across the sector, to monitor practice placements and ensure that they are fully compliant with audit requirements.
• In partnership with key stakeholders and Placement Coordinator, to develop and maintain clinical practice placement opportunities for learners undertaking Pre-registration Nursing and Nursing Associate courses within the Trust and to ensure that clinical placement areas meet the requirements outlined within the Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC, 2010).
• In partnership with key stakeholders, to ensure that all learners are provided with practice learning opportunities that enable them to meet the NMC standards of proficiency and programme outcomes, as indicated within Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Programmes (NMC, 2018/2023).
• Monitor systems for supporting and disseminating information to Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessors and clinical managers across the Trust.
• In collaboration with other Student Experience team members, to lead and support the implementation of the NMC’s Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) (NMC, 2019/2023).
• To work with placement areas and HEIs to ensure that all annual clinical placements audits are up to date and to establish and maintain systems for monitoring, reviewing and reporting on the quality of the practice learning environments.
• To provide support and guidance for Practice and Academic Assessors, Practice Supervisors and staff who support and assess students and learners in clinical practice.
• To work collaboratively with and support the wider Student Experience colleagues and other members of the Nursing Development Team (NDT).
• Maintain own clinical competence and fitness for practice by working a minimum of two days per month within clinical teams across the Trust.
• Act as a credible role model.