Job Overview
Band 7 - Practice Development Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Wexham Park Hospital
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join the Senior Nursing Team within the Acute Medical Unit (AMU Blue, AMU Green, and Medical Same Day Emergency Care – SDEC) at Wexham Park Hospital. This Band 7 role specialises in Practice Development and will involve working closely alongside the Lead Practice Development Nurse.
The Senior Nursing Team comprises a Clinical Matron, two Ward Managers, one SDEC Manager, and two Practice Development Nurses who collectively support and oversee the above clinical areas.
We are seeking applications from nurses with a strong passion for clinical education and practice development, and a clear commitment to ensuring that high-quality, safe, and compassionate care is consistently delivered to patients. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting, developing, and enhancing clinical practice across the units.
Applicants must have relevant post-registration experience and have worked in a recent acute clinical role.
This is a 12-month maternity leave cover post, offered as either a fixed‑term contract or a second‑ment opportunity.
Main duties of the job
* To facilitate clinical staff in the specialty, in identifying opportunities for maintaining and improving standards of patient care.
* To support and facilitate innovation in care provision in a structured and systematic way.
* To offer professional guidance and support to clinical staff.
* To develop guidelines and implement developments in practice, and ensure these are audited.
* To co‑ordinate education and training provision.
* To assist with Quality Improvement projects across Acute Medicine.
* To support the Clinical Matron and Ward Managers to deliver safe and timely care.
* To work collaboratively with other specialities within the Emergency Assessment Centre.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Current NMC registrant
* ENB 997/998, mentor preparation, PA or equivalent
* BSc/BA/B Adult Nursing Degree
Desirable criteria
* Teaching Qualification (e.g. PG Cert)
* MSc or working towards
* Experience of working in a clinical education role
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience in a variety of clinical areas
* Experience of change management
* Experience of teaching / leading study days
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience in an acute clinical care setting
* Experience of Clinical Audit
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Able to motivate team to ensure high quality care
* Teaching training and assessment skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to prepare, deliver and evaluate presentations.
* Excellent Time Management
Desirable criteria
* Excellent I.T. skills with knowledge of PowerPoint, Word and Excel
* Policy development
* Counselling skills
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
* Ability to travel between sites when necessary
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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