Paediatric Professional Development Nurse

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Nursing Education and Professional Development Team at the Royal London Children's Hospital

You will be a clinically credible nurse experienced in paediatric nursing, who is able to utilise clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to support the development of Registered Children's Nurses, Health Care Assistants and the wider nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe, high quality, evidence-based care.

An assessing and mentoring qualification is essential, and a formal teaching, research or project management background is desirable, along with significant experience in acute paediatric care at Band 6 or above.

You will have proven leadership and role-modelling skills, and will be able to demonstrate effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team and confidence in leading change - a vital component of this role.

Main Duties of the Job
The Paediatric Professional Development Nurse creates a supportive environment where staff feel encouraged to learn and grow. The post holder leads the ongoing development of competency-based frameworks for Registered Children's Nurses, Health Care Assistants, play specialists and support staff, and provides continuing support to all bands of clinical staff in delivering safe, compassionate nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Through coaching, supervision and hands-on clinical practice, the post holder helps ward teams assess, develop, implement and evaluate standards of care, and supports student nurses, mandatory training and professional development across the department.

About Us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job Responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RSCN / RN Child Assessing and mentoring qualification

Experience

• Registered Nurse for Children
• Educated to degree level / working towards
• Experience at Band 6 in acute care

Skills

• Confident and adaptable role model
• Ability to effectively lead change
• Good level of IT skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.