Paediatric Practice Development Lead Nurse (Critical Care)

This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in the development of East Kent Hospitals' newLevel 2 Paediatric Critical Care Service, helping more children and young people receive specialist care closer to home. As the Paediatric Practice Development Critical Care Lead, you will drive education, workforce development and clinical excellence, ensuring our teams have the skills, confidence and support needed to deliver safe, high-quality critical care.

We are looking for an experienced and passionate children's nurse who is motivated by improving patient outcomes, developing others and leading change. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, regional networks and senior leaders to embed evidence-based practice, develop competencies and support the successful implementation of this exciting new service.

In return, you'll have the opportunity to influence service development at a strategic level, support the growth of future paediatric critical care services, and make a lasting difference to children, young people and their families across East Kent. If you are an inspiring clinical leader with a passion for education, innovation and excellence, we'd love to hear from you

What you'll do

As the Paediatric Practice Development Critical Care Lead Nurse, you will play a key role in developing and embedding East Kent's Level 1 and Level 2 Paediatric Critical Care Service. You will lead education, competency development and clinical practice, ensuring children and young people receive safe, high-quality critical care closer to home. Working with multidisciplinary teams, regional networks and service leaders, you will support workforce development, implement best practice, lead quality improvement initiatives and help shape the future of paediatric critical care services across East Kent.

We're looking for an experienced paediatric critical care nurse who is passionate about improving care, developing others and leading change. You will have strong clinical expertise, excellent leadership and communication skills, and a proven ability to educate, coach and support colleagues. You will be confident leading service improvements, building effective partnerships and influencing practice across teams and organisations. Most importantly, you will demonstrate compassion, resilience and a commitment to delivering outstanding care for children, young people and their families.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of paediatric critical care in East Kent and make a lasting difference to children, young people and their families.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.