# Neonatal Practice Development Nurse

**Company**: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: Harlow, Essex
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced neonatal nurse to join our Neonatal Unit as a Practice Development Nurse.

This key leadership role focuses on supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, family-centred care through education, training and workforce development.

The successful candidate will lead on the education, induction, preceptorship and competency development of nursing staff across the neonatal service, ensuring staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence required to provide safe and effective care for babies and their families.

Working closely with the Neonatal Unit Manager, multidisciplinary teams and the wider Practice Development Team, the post holder will support the implementation of national standards, clinical guidelines and service improvements.

The role involves supporting newly qualified nurses, students and learners at all stages of their professional development, promoting a positive learning culture and fostering excellence in neonatal practice.

The post holder will act as a clinical role model, champion evidence-based practice, facilitate quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of future neonatal leaders.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Lead and coordinate education and training within the Neonatal Unit.

- Support staff induction, preceptorship, competency assessment and ongoing professional development.

- Facilitate learning for students, newly qualified nurses and registered staff.

- Promote evidence-based practice and implementation of national neonatal standards.

- Work collaboratively across Family and Women's Services to support workforce development.

- Support mandatory training, safeguarding compliance and quality improvement initiatives.

- Act as a professional role model and clinical expert within neonatal care.

**Benefits:**

- Development opportunities

- Flexible working

- Strong focus on wellbeing

**Person Specification:**

- Registered Nurse Child or Adult

- Mentorship qualification

- Degree in nursing or able to demonstrate academic learning at Degree level

- Neonatal Nursing Qualification (Qualified in Speciality)

- NLS provider

## Skills

### Required
- neonatal nursing
- education
- leadership
- mentorship
- NLS provider

### Nice to have
- teaching qualification
- Masters level qualification in Neonatal Nursing
- Advanced Clinical skills training
- NLS instructor
- Leadership course or equivalent experience

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