Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and driven Practice Development Nurse to our Nurse Education team in Velindre Cancer Centre.
We are seeking someone with skills that enable them to provide education, advice and support to and staff and excellent care to patients. They will need to be highly organised with excellent communication and education skills. They will need to be able to perform the following clinical skills to a high standard: Cannulation, Central Venous Access Device care and maintenance and Venepuncture.
The ability to work well under pressure, to be flexible to changing priorities and work clinically alongside other members of staff are also essential requirements for this role.
Main aspects of the role include but are not limited to:
* responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of clinical and procedural programmes across a range of skills.
* provide support to existing practice development nurses, educators and assessors ensuring a coordinated and standardised approach to training provision.
* ensure that applicable policies and frameworks (local and national) are adhered to.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Nurse Education Team and play an active role in helping us to deliver high quality, patient-focused services.
We are looking for a candidate who embodies our organisational values; caring, respectful and accountable.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the development, organisation, delivery and evaluation of clinical and procedural programmes across a range of skills. The post holder will provide support to existing practice development nurses, educators and assessors ensuring a coordinated and standardised approach to training provision. The post holder will also ensure that applicable policies and frameworks (local and national) are adhered to.
In collaboration with key education providers, the post holder will identify best practice in order to recognise and manage risk during the care of patients, where clinical skills are being used. The post holder will increase clinical risk management awareness and assist in improving standards and procedures.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
At Velindre University NHS Trust we aim to foster a culture of discovery, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We will achieve this by embedding research and innovation into everything we do, to deliver meaningful, measurable impact for our patients and communities.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
Main aspects of the role include but are not limited to:
* responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of clinical and procedural programmes across a range of skills.
* provide support to existing practice development nurses, educators and assessors ensuring a coordinated and standardised approach to training provision.
* ensure that applicable policies and frameworks (local and national) are adhered to.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
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Experience
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Skills and Attributes
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Other
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