Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department Practice Development Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7165799
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Emergency Department Practice Development Lead (Band 7)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has made significant recent financial investment in developing our Urgent Care Department with state of the art facilities in our Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Unit. The Practice Development Lead for Urgent Care post is a pivotal role in the development of staff, nursing skill and patient care and this opportunity would appeal to a registered nurse with significant experience in patient care, staff development, training and education looking to make a substantial impact on clinical care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take lead responsibility for the planning and delivery of education and training of staff across the Urgent Care Department which comprises the Emergency Department, Acute Assessment Unit and the Ambulatory Care Unit. Working in partnership with the Matron for each department within Urgent Care the post holder will lead on nursing development with particular focus on clinical skills acquisition and developing the Urgent Care workforce to have the skills to deliver high quality nursing care according to the strategic goals of service delivery and the needs of the patient group.
This will entail detailed analysis of the learning needs of the workforce and planning training and education to meet those needs, developing training plans for each member of staff and collecting data and maintaining records of training and competency. The post holder will work in partnership with the wider inter-professional team and collaborate with other education providers and healthcare organizations to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered training and education for the workforce with the express aim to maintain and improve the quality of nursing care delivered to patients. The post holder will develop a professional learning culture and environment for the workforce and promote excellence and patient safety, making the Urgent Care department an outstanding place to receive care for patients and for staff to work in.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC PIN
- Bachelor’s Degree in a nursing related subject
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent, e.g. ENB 997/ 998, SLIP.
- Recent Leadership development e.g. Edward Jenner Programme / FEN Leader programme / Braver Programme
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree
- Teaching qualification (PCGE).
- Registered Teacher on the NMC Register
- Membership or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
- ALS or APLS instructor
- Willingness to study for a teaching qualification
- Leadership or management qualification or post-graduate study
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant current clinical experience in either an Emergency Department, an Acute Medical Admissions Unit or in Acute or Critical Care
- Complete ED Clinical Skill set competency
- Experience working at a senior level within nursing, leading teams of nurses
- Experience of service development or clinical practice development.
- Clinical skills experience
- Conducting audits & standard setting
Desirable criteria
- Published academic material
- Experience of being involved in or conducting clinical research
Teaching, Education and Training Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant history of mentoring and supporting learners in practice.
- Significant experience of developing and supporting colleagues’ own professional development needs
- Experience of teaching to small and large groups or presenting ideas and projects
- Experience of teaching clinical skills in a clinical setting
- Experience of assessing clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- Teaching in an academic setting.
- Previous clinical education or practice development role.
- Teaching resuscitation at BLS, ILS or ALS leve
- Experience of developing teaching materials and teaching programmes.
Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Current issues in clinical education
- The NMC Standards of Education
- The Emergency Care Association and Society of Acute Medicine Curriculum, Trauma Network and RCN Competency Frameworks
- Political awareness of issues around the NHS, workforce recruitment, retention and development
Other
Essential criteria
- Evidence of significant professional and career development
- Excellent communication skills.
- IT skills such as working with spreadsheets.
- Established leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Good knowledge of ESR and SystmOne.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Denbow
- Job title
- Matron - Emergency Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294463
- Additional information
informal visits positively encouraged.
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