Practice Development Nurse

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Practice Development Nurse

Apply locations UK-Home Based time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R0021105

At GenesisCare we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about innovation and working together to drive better life outcomes for patients around the world.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as one of our two new Practice Development Nurses, supporting our cutting-edge cancer care centres in Bristol, Newmarket, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Oxford, and Windsor? The centres will be divided equally between the two roles, tailored to the successful candidates' locations. Join our passionate team at GenesisCare UK and play a key role in shaping the future of exceptional cancer care.

The Role:

As the Practice Development Nurse, you are employed to facilitate the overall continuing workforce development of nursing staff. You will support the ongoing education, training and continuous professional development of GenesisCare’s nursing workforce. Together with the Head of Nursing and Principal Nurses, you will develop, facilitate, deliver and evaluate a range of multi-professional programmes and teaching sessions that ensure the principles that guide staff development reflect GenesisCare’s commitment to quality, safety and patient experience. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact and develop your career.

What You'll Do:

1. The key emphasis of the role will be to develop, deliver and evaluate cancer and SACT education programs within GCUK. This will involve engaging with local and national cancer agenda.
2. Lead on developing training and practice development packages and be involved in setting up and delivering formal study days.
3. Work collaboratively with other oncology nurses and practice development nurses, with the objective of ensuring standardisation and shared competency assessment frameworks.
4. Act as a role model and be highly visible in clinical areas to maximize opportunities for training and educational input across the cancer nursing workforce.
5. Contribute to and develop clinical and education guidelines and protocols where applicable, support with undertaking a training needs analysis and maintain a register of training and competency assessment.
6. Mentor and support new and existing staff through education and clinical skills-based training in a variety of locations, empowering them to develop their own practice.
7. Assist in the development of new learning materials and ongoing review of existing resources to ensure they meet the required learning outcomes.
8. Actively participate in audit and service improvement activity to improve patient care and outcomes.
9. Communicate effectively within the team and to wider stakeholders, driving service improvement through effective clinical leadership.
10. Maintain own professional competency in relation to your areas of expertise.
11. Ensure compliance with the Health and Social Care Act regulations 2010.
12. Work clinically supporting education and development across the network (Approx 40% of role).

What You'll Have:

Experience and skills:

• Significant post-registration experience in the specialty.
• Clinical credibility – regarded as a successful clinician by peers or supervisors.
• Teaching and presenting to staff.
• Experience of managing own workload.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solver/Lateral thinker.
• Excellent time management.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of the current issues affecting cancer services including Clinical Governance.
• Able to produce structured and relevant reports.
• Able to demonstrate success in managing and motivating people.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• RGN first level nurse.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• ILS Certificate.
• UKONS SACT Passport.
• Post registration qualification in Specialty.
• Knowledge of clinical audit, evidence-based practice, and research.
• Computer literate.
• Mentor/teaching qualification.
• Masters level study (Desirable).

Other requirements for this role:

• Excellent time management.
• Able to produce structured and relevant reports.
• Able to demonstrate success in managing and motivating people.

Why Choose GenesisCare:

Discover what's in store for you when you join the GenesisCare UK team:

• Shape your work-life balance with 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy more or sell back annual leave.
• Prioritise your well-being with complimentary private medical and dental coverage, access to Employee Assistance Program, and Income Protection.
• Access our world-class radiotherapy - free to you and your immediate family, if required.
• Secure your future with a competitive Company Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Nurture your mental health and well-being through our well-being community, with access to Babylon Health and Headspace Wellbeing.
• Enjoy hassle-free commutes with free parking at most of our centres.
• Treat yourself with exclusive retail discounts.

Who We Are:

GenesisCare UK is the leading provider of private oncology services in the UK, pioneering a transformation in cancer care. Through innovative, personalised treatments, we are enhancing patient quality of life, life expectancy, and overall survival rates.

We are a team of over 600 highly trained physicians, healthcare professionals and support staff operating 14 specialist outpatient cancer centres across the UK. Our aim is to provide world-class care, offering the latest proven treatments including advanced diagnostics, medical oncology, radiotherapy, and Theranostics.

We take an integrated approach to cancer care, focusing on treating the whole patient, not just the cancer. Our personalised treatment programmes include wellbeing services in partnership with Penny Brohn UK and exercise medicine, proven to enhance patient outcomes.

Collaborating with universities and leading clinicians globally, we're dedicated to researching and developing improved cancer treatments. Our UK clinical trials programme aims to broaden access to new therapies.

We’re passionate about innovation and working together to make great things happen. We make significant investments in our employees to provide opportunities for growth, learning, and development within their roles.

Join GenesisCare UK and shape your future, while shaping the future of cancer care.

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GenesisCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us

People centricity is at the heart of what we do, whether that person is a patient, a referring doctor, a partner or someone in our team. We aim to build a culture of care that is patient focused and performance driven. We are always improving, designing new and higher standards for clinical excellence and patient satisfaction. Across our network, we employ talented and passionate health care and business professionals to ensure we deliver on our patient promise. Join us at GenesisCare.