The closing date is 23 March 2026
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for the position of Band 6 Practice Development Sister in the Emergency Department’s at both Doncaster and Bassetlaw
We are looking for a forward thinking positive and motivated Senior Nurse to join the team. We would like applicants who are interested in developing their leadership and educational skills, and able to support the DBTH Inter-Professional Standards.
We are looking for individuals with the drive, ambition and passion to develop the nursing team to improve patient care.
The successful candidate will require effective leadership skills and be a role model to motivate individuals in new and improved ways of working.
You will be an experienced nurse with clinical credibility and proven track record of service development and improvements in patient care. Proven evidence of working within ED is essential.
Applicants for this role will have a keen interest in education and caring for acutely unwell patients, combined with an ability to provide care in a compassionate and dignified manner. The post holder needs to work well within a team and be able to lead staff to maintain standards in line with Trust and NMC guidelines.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Development Practitioner will help to create an environment where the patient is central to all decision making and the delivery of high quality compassionate care is everybody’s prime objective. He/she will ensure that both individual staff and service needs are met whilst identifying and nurturing development opportunities for all staff.
Working in conjunction with the Clinical Educators and Education Lead the Practice Development Practitioner will ensure all development opportunities align to organisational training and development objectives whilst providing advice, guidance and support to staff within the designated area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Currently working in clinical practice
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience of supporting and assessing learners in the workplace
- Completed RCN level 2 Emergency Nurse competencies
Desirable
- Good IT skills with experience of windows & Microsoft Office including excel
- Experience of delivering education and training
- Experience of conducting appraisals
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered nurse with active NMC registration
- Degree (or working towards)
- Demonstrate professional post registration development
- Current teaching & assessing qualification
Desirable
- Competency Assessment Package Assessor status for clinical skills undertaken as per RCN competency
- Vital Signs Assessor
Personal Attributes and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills with multi-disciplinary team/patients/relatives
- Be creative/innovative
- Demonstrate a commitment to professional development
- Ability to motivate staff
- Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance
- Precise and methodical in working practice and able to work under own initiative
Desirable
- Evidence of change management and involvement in service development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).