Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 289-WLCH-07
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Paediatric Practice Education Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
West London Children's Healthcare is excited to announce a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for an Associate Paediatric Practice Education Nurse within the Paediatrics department. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting the education and training of our Paediatric nursing teams, playing a key part in enhancing patient care and promoting professional development. The position is ideal for individuals who are dedicated to improving patient care by supporting the education of nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs).
As an Associate Paediatric Practice Education Nurse, you will be a Registered Children's Nurse with a degree and have either a Mentorship Certificate or have undertaken Student Assessor/Preceptorship training. You will be able to work clinically with teams at the ward or department level, bringing proven clinical expertise in one of our speciality areas paediatric high dependency, district general paediatrics, paediatric haematology/oncology, paediatric surgery, or paediatric burns.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dedicated individual to make a meaningful impact on the education and development of our Paediatric nursing teams, helping to shape the future of paediatric care at West London Children's Healthcare.
Main duties of the job
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Your role will involve delivering and evaluating education in clinical practice, ensuring it meets the needs of the Paediatric nursing workforce. You will also work closely with the wider paediatric clinical education team to support the delivery of key training objectives.
As an expert practitioner and role model, you will be responsible for developing a workforce capable of providing safe, high-quality care to our patients. This includes leading the delivery of “hot topics” training in response to the clinical needs of the units, as well as supporting the preceptorship of newly qualified nurses to help them transition to registered practitioners and gain essential competencies. In addition, you will deliver skills stations across paediatrics, enhancing the workforce’s clinical skills and ensuring that our nursing teams are equipped to provide the best possible care.
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 are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
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
Roles and responsibilities
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To be an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced communication and nursing skills, using expert knowledge and decision-making skills in children’s nursing.
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To support and develop junior staff, HCA’s and students working within the department.
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To deliver nursing care to a high standard and be an effective role model.
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To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
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To promote a progressive attitude to research and practice development in the continual improvement of patient care/services.
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To deputise for the Paediatric Practice Educator on occasion with activities directly related to the ward.
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To work alongside the Paediatric Practice Educator and Ward Managers to ensure the delivery of individualised programmes for induction and ongoing development of all staff in line with their Personal Development Plans (PDPs).
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To support the ward team to ensure that staff can make maximum use of the full range of Trust-wide learning opportunities.
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To uphold the Trust Values and to embed theses into the clinical practice of staff.
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To support the implementation of a West London Children’s Healthcare wide nursing education strategy that links to the workforce strategy and the divisional strategic plan.
- To maintain clinical credibility you will be expected to work two clinical shifts per month.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Children’s Nurse on NMC register
- Student assessor or mentorship qualification
- Relevant post-registration accredited clinical course
- BSc/PGDip/MSc in children’s nursing
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to work towards a teaching qualification or associate advance higher education fellowship
- Simulation debriefing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post registration experience in one of the following areas: Paediatric high dependency care District general paediatric clinical environments Paediatric haematology/oncology care Paediatric surgical care Paediatric burns care
- Experience of working as a band 6 leading a shift
- Experience of supervising and assessing student nurses/Precepting newly registered nurses
- Paediatric high dependency care
- District general paediatric clinical environments
- Paediatric haematology/oncology care
- Paediatric surgical care
- Paediatric burns care
- Experience of precepting newly registered nurses
Desirable criteria
- Experience undertaking audits and delivering action plans to improve clinical practice
- Experience of excel and PowerPoint
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competency in the management of central venous access devices
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to provide both verbal and written feedback to individuals
- Ability to work with indirect supervision managing own workload
- Demonstrable teaching and presentation skills
- Clinical facilitation skills to develop practice, motivate, support and develop the workforce’s needs.
- Ability to develop individuals through mentorship/coaching/clinical supervision
- Awareness of current professional issues within children and young people’s nursing
- Ability to work across the multi professional team and organisational boundaries
- Ability to problem solve and initiate change
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work full shift pattern including rotation, nights, twilight shifts, weekends & bank holidays
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Paul
- Job title
- Lead for Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
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