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Job summary

Main area
ACUTE CARE
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7085-TA
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Accident & Emergency
Town
Romford
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Practice Development Nurse/ Charge Nurse

Band 7

 

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Job overview

Need a change? Looking for your next career adventure! If you have an Emergency Care background and are passionate about staff development, education, clinical support and teaching, this is the role for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Practice Development Nurse to join our existing highly motivated team within our Emergency Department at Queen’s Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Nurse with a passion for delivering high quality care in partnership with staff, patients and their relatives. In addition to clinical educational duties, the appointed candidate will attend training and meetings beneficial to his/her role.

As part of the BHRUT and Barts Health collaboration, there are also plenty of opportunities for development and training.

There are leadership courses, access to Masters and other training programmes as well as in-house training.  Not forgetting the opportunity to develop teaching skills yourself as part of the departmental education programme.

Queens Hospital is at the start of a very exciting journey. Read the ED’s latest CQC inspection that describes the good staff morale and visible leadership. Come and be part of our journey to excellence!

Main duties of the job

·         To support changes in nursing practice within the A & E department based on evidence, research, audit findings and best practice, which improve and impact positively on patient outcomes and key performance indicators.

·         To work in conjunction with the Matron, Senior Nurses, Sisters and Charge Nurses in the assessment and audit of staff clinical skills.

·         To collaborate with the Matron and Senior Sisters / Charge Nurses in working with staff who are under performing, providing objective assessment, setting action plans, evaluating and reviewing performance.

·         To provide written reports in relation to individuals ability to perform at the required level and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code of Conduct

·         To provide professional nursing advice and guidance.

·         Support the Matron and Sisters / Charge Nurses with professional advice to find resolutions to problems and to improve the patient experience.

·         To develop and contribute to teaching programmes.

·         Maintain a high clinical profile by visible presence within the department, providing support. Working clinically within the department to maintain own knowledge and development.

 

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to   Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nurse
  • • Post-Registration qualification in Emergency Care.
  • • ENB 199 / N03 in A&E Nursing or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • • Practice Development Experience

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • To work as a member of a team Flexible and adaptable
  • • Ability to facilitate learning and provide clinical supervision for others
  • • Good understanding of integrated governance
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience in project management.
  • • Experience in project management.

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Extensive recent ED experience at Band 6 – Minimum of two years.
  • • Current knowledge of NHS reforms
  • • Comprehensive understanding of professional boundaries and accountability, own and others

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Extensive recent ED experience at Band 6 – Minimum of two years.
  • • Current knowledge of NHS reforms
  • • Comprehensive understanding of professional boundaries and accountability, own and others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marianne Govinden
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Ext 6539

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