Practice Development Nurse / Allied Health Professional

Due to the recent promotion of the existing post holder, an exciting opportunity has become available for an exceptional Allied Health Professional or Nurse to join the Practice Development Team, within the Education and Development Team.
The Practice Development Team facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Strategy through five dimensions., Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding practice developments, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies.
Demonstrate a problem solving approach to all aspects of the role.
Lead on quality improvement projects aligned to patient safety and quality priorities or national drivers.
Deliver education and training where required.
Promote a lifelong learning culture providing high level professional leadership for the delivery of workforce development.
Support production of transparent data and reports.
Conducting assessments in specific wards or community teams to identify and inform the support required to achieve recovery / improvement.
Training and coaching to meet specific requirements or initiatives.
Work clinically in specific wards or community teams as required to support individual nurses, midwives, AHPs or teams in developing their practice., The Practice Development Team will facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the NMAHP Strategy through five dimensions:

• Innovation - seek out, test and implement of new and innovative practice.


• Spread and adoption - between specialties and sites to reduce variation in practice.


• Rapid response - providing direct support to a ward or team identified as requiring improvement.


• Coaching for competence - providing one to one support to individuals identified with a practice development need.


• Enhancing knowledge and skill - development and implementation of learning pathways to achieve a skilled and professional workforce.

The post holder will be self-motivated and have the enthusiasm and commitment to develop and advance practice. They will be an inspirational role model, reflecting the Trust core values.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
The post holder will have a valid driving license for the UK. This is due to the need to commute between sites.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
+ Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
+ A range of flexible working opportunities
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
+ Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
+ On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
+ Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts - rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people's homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise - a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people's lives, such as education, employment and the economy.
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Whilst Northumbria Healthcare are an innovative organisation, currently we do not support the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) used throughout the Recruitment & Selection process. If AI is used, at any stage of the process, your application may be withdrawn.