Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Practice Development Sister/ Preceptorship Lead Nurse
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Do you have a passion for the development and education of staff in practice?
Are you a keen advocate for gold standards of care?
Why not consider joining the dynamic and highly motivated Practice Development Team at the Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust. The Practice Development Team support all levels of the nursing Trust wide to deliver high quality, evidence based, compassionate care to our patients. The team comprises of highly experienced educators who provide training and assessment for the National Care Certificate, Pre-Registration programmes, Preceptorship and specific core clinical skills.
The successful candidate would work strategically across the Trust leading an educational work stream that supports training and education of one of the following groups of staff: student nurses, registered nurses, preceptees and unregistered staff, building confidence and competence. The post holder would be expected to liaise with key external stake holders, including NHS England and both Further and Higher Educational Institutes. In particular, this role would focus on leading Nursing Preceptorship across the Trust and supporting the continuing review and development of multidisciplinary preceptorship.
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An integral part of the role is providing education in both the classroom and clinical setting using varying methods of teaching, including innovative strategies such as simulation, empathy building devices and educational games.
Advanced communication, leadership skills and mentoring/Practice Assessor experience are essential for the role when coaching, teaching, assessing and providing feedback/forward. Your clinical background and knowledge will contribute to the creation and review of our education, Trust standards, competencies and policies which act as a framework to protect our staff and patients.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.
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We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.
To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Bjorn Ramirez
- Job title: Head of Nursing-Education and Practice Development
- Email address: bjorn.ramirez@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01483 571122 Ext 2463
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