Main area Neonatal Intensive Care Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday.) Job ref 176-F-7901309
Employer North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peterborough City Hospital Town Peterborough City Hospital Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/2026 23:59
Neonatal Practice Development Nurse - Peterborough
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced neonatal nurse with substantive experience at a band 6 and above and experience of facilitating and teaching in Neonatal care to undertake the role of Practice Development Nurse. This is a highly challenging and rewarding role within our fast‑paced service. You must have an interest in education, and the development of evidence‑based standards of care. If you are motivated with good leadership ability and excellent clinical skills, we would love to hear from you. In return you will benefit from continuous education for carers and professional development enhanced leadership skills succession planning within the unit and the trust.
Please note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest; closing of the advert will happen with no notice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a role model demonstrating excellent standard of professional practice ensuring that these standards are adopted service wide. You will have excellent teaching and presentation skills both in the classroom, virtual and within the clinical area. You will lead and facilitate to deliver an effective and dynamic education programme from our neonatal education strategy to the nursing team, students coming into the service (which includes staff on clinical placement during their neonatal nurse training) and junior staff who need induction and support. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated senior neonatal nurse with substantive experience at band 6 and above working with the management team. You will have robust organisational skills as well as evidence of an interest in education, ambition, drive and excellent communication skills. He/she will be the principal advisor to the Senior Nurse on both pre‑ and post‑education, training, and practice development for neonatal staff.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience of mentoring students and junior members of staff
Key Skills
* Good written presentation skills and maintenance of accurate records
* Effectively prioritises and coordinates own work and that of others
* Shows good leadership qualities – ability to assess situations, problem solve, identify solutions, support and challenge
* Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
* Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individuals
* Willingness to actively participate in mechanisms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through audit
Education and Qualifications
* Current registration with the NMC Paediatric RN or Adult RN status
* Knowledge of MPA facilitator Training
* Evidence of recruitment and retention training and experience
Knowledge
* Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within this clinical area
* Knowledge of NMC Codes of Conduct and/or guidance of professional practice
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of child protection issues
Disclosure & Barring Check Fee
Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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