Clinical Practice Development Nurse

The Chelsea and Westminster Intensive Care Unit comprises of a combination of level 2 and level 3 intensive care beds. We care for a broad range of critically ill patients and burns specialism within primary nursing teams. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment where education is seen as a priority. We would like you to join our team to provide excellent compassionate care to all our critically ill patients and their families. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced critical care nurse with a keen enthusiasm to develop others and be involved in the educational and development support of staff as a practice development Nurse Band 7 As a Band 7 PDN we would expect you:

• Provide excellent education to the MDT within critical care
• Coordinate and aid development of all staff within ICU
• Role model excellent critical care skills
• Ensure the provision of a developmental, educational and supportive environment
• Demonstrate the Trust values
• Be a clinical expert developing practice in line with national and international guidelines, The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staffmember, andbe able to provide excellent education to the multi-disciplinary team within critical care.They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinicalexpertiseto the ICUteam, and coordinate and aid the development of all staff within critical care.They willensure the provision of a developmental,educationaland supportive environment. They will work with cross-site colleagues to develop and implement in-house training programmes in relation to critical care for all staff.
They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by theSPDN,Matron or Lead nurse. Theywill role model the identified Trustvalues at all times. They will have a strategicrolein the promotion of advanced nursing and teaching skills within the Trust. Inadditionthey will be activity involved in unit and trust activities and be aware of significant changes and developments in critical care. The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of development support of the staffin order toensure a safe, effective quality service is delivered to patients and their families.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use. We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are also one of the top trusts to work for- our staff say they're engaged, motivated and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.