Practice Development Nurse | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 November 2025 |
| Location: | Kent, TN24 0LZ |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7265809/344-5809QEH |
Summary
An exciting opportunity to join our Award-winning Emergency Department. Through facilitation, education and training, the post holder supports clinical practice in the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs. Acts as a resource to support professional development of staff. Improves practice based upon evidence and research thereby enabling new skills and competencies to be introduced that will enhance the quality of care delivered to the patients. Support the Matron and senior management team in managing both clinical and professional development issues concerning patients within the Trust.
Through facilitation, education and training, supports clinical practice in the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs. The post holder will act as a resource to support professional development of staff , improving practice based upon evidence and research thereby enabling new skills and competencies to be introduced, that will enhance the quality of care delivered to children. The post holder will support the Matron and senior management team in managing both clinical and professional development issues concerning children and young people within the Trust.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Friday 17 Oct 2025