Senior Nurse – Professional Development

Salary: £62,215 – £72,293 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
Closing: 28/11/2024 23:59

Job overview

The National Nursing and Midwifery Team are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual for the role of Senior Nurse – Professional Development. This role provides leadership, clinical knowledge and expertise to inform the development of the nursing and care workforce and in doing so enable high quality patient care and experience. The ideal candidate will have an in depth understanding, knowledge and experience of education and training, provide credible senior leadership experience and demonstrate a passion for continuous improvement and transformation.

The national Nursing and Midwifery team are part of the Workforce, Training and Education directorate in NHS England and play a pivotal role in the pre and post registration education, training and development of Nurses and Midwives:    

The team:

  • Provides clinical & professional leadership to education and training policy, regulations, standards, reform and delivery.    
  • Assures the quality and improvement of education and training.     
  • Focus on addressing the gaps in the workforce across all roles, professions, healthcare pathways and geographies through education and training.     
  • Commission high quality coordinated education and training programmes.    
  • Maximise and promote the use of digital, technology and innovation in the delivery of education and training.
  •  Are accountable for the professional education agenda

Main duties of the job

Using professional knowledge and experience of education, training and workforce development, the post holder will directly influence the professional agenda ensuring work programmes are developed appropriately in line with service need and with governing strategies.

The post holder will assist in shaping and implementing the short, medium and long-term objectives for nursing and midwifery education and training in partnership with our regional offices, external stakeholders and the wider workforce and will also play a vital role in ensuring national policies and initiatives are collaboratively developed and implemented effectively across the country.

Qualifications

  • Current NMC registration.
  • Educated to Masters level or higher or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level.
  • Extensive knowledge in a range of specialist areas in a relevant field of expertise acquired through post graduate diploma/Masters degree or equivalent experience gained over an extended period to enable highly developed subject matter expertise.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.