Professional Development Nurse

You will be responsible for the educational development of nursing staff within this area, in line with national and local initiatives. You will also be involved in the planning and delivery of specialist education and training. We are seeking a highly motivated Band 6 Nurse who will bring sound clinical knowledge and experience in Community Nursing. This is a challenging role in frontline NHS services. You must be a role model and extremely organised, supportive and able to communicate effectively. You will be able to work clinically alongside other team members and most importantly you will be committed to patient safety and the well-being of your staff. In return we can welcome you to our dynamic and highly skilled community team. No day is the same in our fast nursing teams and we are really dedicated to providing first class care to our patients. Full training will be provided for the right candidate including Trust induction and supernumerary period. There will be ongoing
opportunities to develop., This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. In return you will have the opportunity to inspire exemplary support for all our patients. Demonstrate clinical knowledge and a consistently high standard of nursing practice in the field of Community Nursing. Act as a resource for theory and best practice in the support of staff, patients and their families.- Promote staff development through assessment, supervision, education and clinical practice.- Support the clinical development of nurses during and following assessor and supervisor training.- Support assessors and supervisors in practice and with new nurse development.- Support the community teams in the delivery of the Statutory, Mandatory and Service Specific training as identified by the Trust- Work collaboratively with other service providers to deliver external training programmes.- Contribute to the induction courses for new nurses.-
Promote the philosophy of Dudley Group of Hospitals.- Support research in practice.

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace. We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds. Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and
values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group. We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible