Overview
Within a shared governance framework, the post holder will provide direction for the future of nursing through practice development and education, reflecting the strategic changes in nursing. Through a process of work-based competencies, the post holder will provide continuing support to all grades of staff in their delivery of nursing care packages, in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and medical colleagues.
* Assume the role of ‘Facilitator’ to the Medical Ward areas teams/staff providing support for continuing clinical and professional development in the workplace.
* Be responsible for the continuing development of evolving competency-based frameworks for Registered Nurses, Registered Nurse Associate, Apprentice Nurse Associates, and Health Care Assistants in monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness.
* Through this process of work-based competencies, the post holder will provide continuing support to all Bands of clinical staff in their delivery of nursing care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
* Through a process of support/supervision enable the medical area’s staff/teams to assess, prescribe/develop, implement, and evaluate standards/programmes of care, providing advice and support to develop methods to evaluate care delivered where required.
* Ensure that agreed standards are followed to provide a safe environment for both patients and relatives.
* Ensure that effective communication exists between themselves, nursing colleagues, medical staff, multidisciplinary teams, patients and/or their relatives, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
* Facilitate and participate in research projects and use findings to change practice where appropriate.
* Deliver educational programmes in relation to Clinical Practice and Professional Development to support service delivery.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025
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