The post holder will be expected to be responsible for service improvement and professional development transforming clinical pra.....
The post holder will be expected to be responsible for service improvement and professional development transforming clinical practice and services across the organisation. Working in collaboration with the Matrons, Heads of Services and frontline clinicians, the post holder will bring a transformational ethos to the quality of patient care and new ways of working.
Working as a change agent within the organisation wide multidisciplinary team in taking forward and shaping the future of clinical practice in the light of the local, national and professional agenda, the PDF will play a pivotal role in education provision.
The post holder will also be required to facilitate practice learning to the highest quality through teaching, assessing, evaluation, administration and practice-based work whilst supporting the organisation’s Clinical Governance agenda.
The professional and practice development facilitator will be a proficient, approachable role model in addition to an expert clinician, with a proven track record of in service improvement.
To work closely with the Lead for Midwifery Education in planning and implementing programmes of education/training.
• • Working closely with senior clinicians, support the development of non-medical workforce in
service and practice to improve the quality of practice and patient care
• Work in partnership with senior clinicians in promoting a culture of continuous improvement and
development
• Lead the development of newly qualified nurses enhancing their clinical practice and ensuring
they have a strong grounding in positive Trust culture, behaviours and skills in compassionate
care
• Develop and roll out comprehensive skills development programmes using innovative methods
and proactively addressing skills gaps as appropriate
• Provide direct clinical expertise, advice and support to staff within the clinical area.
• Work closely with the Matrons / Lead Nurses to facilitate and encourage personal and
professional development of staff
• In conjunction with senior clinical leads and other professionals develop and manage models for
inter-professional and multi-professional learning opportunities with the division and its partner
organisations.
• In conjunction with senior managers, formulate practice and service improvement initiatives to
improve the quality of clinical practice and patient care within clinical areas encouraging a
positive learning environment and actively encouraging innovation.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Friday 22 Mar 2024
