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Job overview

The Practice Development Team at UHCW has an exciting and varied scope including supporting the Trust’s successful Pathway to Excellence journey, the Internationally Educated  Nurse OSCE programme, our well-established gold standard Preceptorship programme, the Professional Nurse Advocate role, the training and development of Health Care Support Workers, and supporting the continuing professional development of our current nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce. To continue to support these workstreams,  we are seeking to recruit a full time Band 7 Practice Facilitator.

Practice Development are an established team with a robust support infrastructure, managed by a senior nursing team under the direction of the Practice Development Lead and Associate Director of Nursing for Education and Research. 

The post holder will facilitate the training and development of nursing/midwifery and AHP staff and the implementation of evidence based practice by supporting staff in clinical practice thus contributing to the continual development of quality services provided to patients and others who come into contact with the Trust. They will be clinically based, placing the clinical environment at the heart of learning and will participate in specific projects related to nursing practice. 

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Practice Development Lead, the post holder will have responsibility to support new and ongoing projects and the Practice Development Team’s portfolio Trust wide which includes:

· The Internationally Educated Nurses OSCE Training Programme including the continuing support and development of the newly registered IEN’s in practice.

· The UHCW Nurse Preceptorship Programme including the continuing support and development of newly registered nurses and nursing associates in practice.

· The Registered Nurse Development Programme - a year long programme aimed at further developing leadership skills in registered nurses post-preceptorship.

· Continuing Professional Development including IV Medicine Administration, Conscious Sedation, Venepuncture and Cannulation, The Acute Illness Management (AIM) Course, and Delegated Consent training.

· The Professional Nurse Advocate Programme.

· Facilitation of Shared Decision Making Councils.

· The implementation of evidence based practice by supporting staff in clinical practice.

· Contributing towards the continual development of quality services provided to patients and others who come into contact with the Trust.

· Being involved in the development and promotion of the governance elements of practice including contributing to the writing and review of nursing related Clinical Procedures, Guidelines and Competencies

· Working collaboratively with key stakeholders across the trust.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.