Practice Development Nurse/ Allied Health Professional

Job overview

Due to the recent promotion of the existing post holder, an exciting opportunity has become available for an exceptional Allied Health Professional or Nurse to join the Practice Development Team, within the Education and Development Team.

The Practice Development Team facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Strategy through five dimensions.

Main duties of the job

Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding practice developments, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies.

Demonstrate a problem solving approach to all aspects of the role.

Lead on quality improvement projects aligned to patient safety and quality priorities or national drivers.

Deliver education and training where required.

Promote a lifelong learning culture providing high level professional leadership for the delivery of workforce development.

Support production of transparent data and reports.

Conducting assessments in specific wards or community teams to identify and inform the support required to achieve recovery / improvement.

Training and coaching to meet specific requirements or initiatives.

Work clinically in specific wards or community teams as required to support individual nurses, midwives, AHPs or teams in developing their practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Practice Development Team will facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the NMAHP Strategy through five dimensions:

• Innovation – seek out, test and implement of new and innovative practice. • Spread and adoption – between specialties and sites to reduce variation in practice. • Rapid response – providing direct support to a ward or team identified as requiring improvement. • Coaching for competence – providing one to one support to individuals identified with a practice development need. • Enhancing knowledge and skill – development and implementation of learning pathways to achieve a skilled and professional workforce.

The post holder will be self-motivated and have the enthusiasm and commitment to develop and advance practice. They will be an inspirational role model, reflecting the Trust core values.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

The post holder will have a valid driving license for the UK. This is due to the need to commute between sites.