Job Overview Neonatal Practice Development Nurse Fixed-term contract: 1 year | 30 hours per week We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Neonatal Practice Development Nurse to join our dynamic Neonatal Unit at Frimley Health. This rewarding role will place you at the heart of education and professional development within neonatal care. You will play a key role in inspiring, supporting, and developing pre- and post-registration staff, including student nurses, nursing associates, newly registered nurses undertaking preceptorship, and staff completing the QIS course. Working collaboratively with the Paediatric and Neonatal Education Team, you will help create and sustain a high-quality learning environment, delivering innovative, neonate-specific education that supports excellence in clinical practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape future neonatal practitioners, influence standards of care, and make a meaningful difference to staff development across the service. If you are passionate about neonatal education, professional development, and fostering a culture of learning, we would love to hear from you. Main duties of the job To work in neonates supporting pre and post registration staff in clinical practice, developing the vision of education within the department. To line manager junior members of the education team as agreed with Matron Education Paediatrics and Neonates. To act as an active lead, linking between the clinical area and the Paediatric/Neonatal Education team. To be an active lead, support pre and post registration learners in the clinical setting. To ensure that the learning environment is suitable to pre-registration learners, their practice supervisors and assessors. 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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents. Person specification Essential Essential criteria Current NMC registrant Qualified in speciality Practice assessor or equivalent Up to date with mandatory training Desirable criteria Registered children's nurse Experience Essential criteria Band 6 experience Recent experience of supervising, assessing and supporting students and learners Recent experience of supporting nursing staff in the NNU Recent experience as a nurse in charge within NNU Desirable criteria Experience of clinical audit Experience of change management Skills and knowledge Essential criteria Knowledge of preregistration education Ability to support staff working within NNU Excellent time management skills Completion of nurse in charge competency Highly motivated with a positive attitude Ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people Desirable criteria Knowledge of the NHS Presentation skills Facilitating simulation Special Essential criteria Ability to travel between sites 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. Apply online now