Development Nurse (Student Experience / Direct Employment Manager)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Nursing Development Team (NDT) for the post of Development Nurse (Student Experience/Direct Employment Manager). This is a great opportunity for a registered nurse who has an interest and experience in management, teaching and education of nursing students and who would like to enhance and develop their career.
The Development Nurse (Student Experience/Direct Employment Manager) is responsible for ensuring that Pre-registration Nursing and Apprentice Nursing Associate students experience high quality learning opportunities when they complete their clinical placements within the Trust. In collaboration with the Development Nurse, Placement Coordinator and wider NDT colleagues, the post holder will be responsible for managing Student Experience and Direct Employment portfolios and providing hands on support to all learners, HEIs, supervisors, assessors and other internal stakeholders.
The Development Nurse (Student Experience/Direct Employment Manager) role is integral to ensuring that learners experience a high level of satisfaction within clinical placements across the Trust, as indicated by their desire to remain with the Trust as their employer upon qualifying. The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing Education, Development & Quality, Senior Development Nurses and other stakeholders across the nursing clinical areas and in close partnership with HEIs., + To support Associate Director of Nursing Education, Development & Quality and Senior Development Nurse and be responsible for the day-to-day management, governance and performance standards of the Student Experience (SE) and Newly Qualified Nurses/Nursing Associates Direct Employment (DE) programmes.
+ To provide effective leadership and management to the Student Experience and Direct Employment team members.
+ To plan, support and maintain high quality clinical placements for learners completing Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved programmes within SWLStG Trust.
+ To promote safe and effective learning environments to enable learner success.
+ With support, guidance and collaboration from HR, Heads of Nursing and Senior Managers across the Trust, to facilitate, manage and lead the Direct Employment recruitment process of learners in their final parts of their programmes into nursing and nursing associate posts., + To ensure high quality provision of practice learning opportunities for learners across the Trust who are undertaking programmes leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This includes the recruitment and support of seconded staff and apprenticeships.
+ To work collaboratively with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other practitioners across the sector, to monitor practice placements and ensure that they are fully compliant with audit requirements.
+ In partnership with key stakeholders and Placement Coordinator, to develop and maintain clinical practice placement opportunities for learners undertaking Pre-registration Nursing and Nursing Associate courses within the Trust and to ensure that clinical placement areas meet the requirements outlined within the Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (NMC, 2010).
+ In partnership with key stakeholders, to ensure that all learners are provided with practice learning opportunities that enable them to meet the NMC standards of proficiency and programme outcomes, as indicated within Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Programmes (NMC, 2018/2023).
+ Develop systems for supporting and disseminating information to Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessors and clinical managers across the Trust.
+ In collaboration with other Student Experience team members, to lead and support the implementation of the NMC's Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) (NMC, 2019/2023).
+ To work with placement areas and HEIs to ensure that all annual clinical placements audits are up to date and to establish and maintain systems for monitoring, reviewing and reporting on the quality of the practice learning environments.
+ To provide support and guidance for Practice and Academic Assessors, Practice Supervisors and staff who support and assess students and learners in clinical practice.
+ To promote and manage the recruitment of final placement students into nursing and nursing associate posts across the Trust and to lead on their development programmes.
+ To work collaboratively with and support the wider Student Experience colleagues and other members of the Nursing Development Team (NDT).
+ Maintain own clinical competence and fitness for practice by working a minimum of two days per month within clinical teams across the Trust.
+ Act as a credible role model.
At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.
As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:
+ BME (Evolve) Staff Network
+ Christian Staff Network
+ DiverseAbility
+ Deaf Staff Network
+ Mental Health Staff Forum
+ Women's Staff Network
+ LGBTQIA+
We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.
Please note:
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust

NHS AfC: Band 7
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working., We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton
To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site's layout will be transformed by 2027 to create a new central plaza and café, plus modern facilities for five new wards. Tolworth is a bus ride from Surbiton station, with fast connections to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.