Clinical Practice Development Nurse | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum plus HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7610964/289-PC-117 |
Summary
The West Middlesex Intensive Care Unit comprises of a combination of level 2 and level 3 intensive care beds. We care for a broad range of critically ill patients within primary nursing teams.
We offer a friendly and supportive working environment where education is seen as a priority. We would like you to join our team to provide excellent compassionate care to all our critically ill patients and their families.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced critical care nurse with a keen enthusiasm to develop others and be involved in the educational and development support of staff as a practice development Nurse Band 7
As a Band 7 PDN we would expect you:
• Provide excellent education to the MDT within critical care
• Coordinate and aid development of all staff within ICU
• Role model excellent critical care skills
• Ensure the provision of a developmental, educational and supportive environment
• Demonstrate the Trust values
• Be a clinical expert developing practice in line with national and international guidelines
We look forward to receiving your application
The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staffmember, andbe able to provide excellent education to the multi-disciplinary team within critical care.They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinicalexpertiseto the ICUteam, and coordinate and aid the development of all staff within critical care.They willensure the provision of a developmental,educationaland supportive environment. They will work with cross-site colleagues to develop and implement in-house training programmes in relation to critical care for all staff.
They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by theSPDN,Matron or Lead nurse.
Theywill role model the identified Trustvalues at all times. They will have a strategicrolein the promotion of advanced nursing and teaching skills within the Trust.
Inadditionthey will be activity involved in unit and trust activities and be aware of significant changes and developments in critical care. The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of development support of the staffin order toensure a safe, effective quality service is delivered to patients and their families.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are also one of the top trusts to work for- our staff say they're engaged, motivated and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
Clinical
• Act as an expert practitioner and role model,assistingcolleagues to develop advanced knowledge and skillsin order tobenefitthe treatment and care of critically ill patients.
• Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge and skills at the patient’s bedside
• Work clinically alongside staff requiringadditionalsupport to develop skills,expertiseand knowledge to enable effective management of the critically ill patient.
• To develop all staffdeterminingproficiencybased on competency frameworks
• Set,monitorand maintainexcellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintainand role modelpersonal contact with patients,relativesand carers, being sensitive to their need for courtesy,dignityand privacy,ensuring a safe and friendly environment at all times.
• Maintainingtimelyandaccuratenursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected.
• Communicating with andassistingthe multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in the delivery of care.
• Monitor and audit the quality of care through a range of strategies including risk management incident reporting, complaints,researchand clinical audit.
• Able to scrutinise, question, evaluate and react to a multitude of complex and problematic situations, including practical,emotionaland organisational aspects of patient, relative and staff management.
• The post holder will undertake a minimum of 25% direct patient care within a clinical shift, role modelling to others withinthe unit andmaintainingclinical skills.
• Deputising for SPDN asrequired.
• Supporting andfacilitatingthe development of critical care guidelines and protocols
• Promote andmaintaina safe therapeutic environment for patients, theirfamiliesand staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives
• Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices
• Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives
• Deliver and supervisea highquality patient experience
• Promote andmaintainpatient safety at all times,including proactivelyimplementing falls and pressure ulcer prevention and safe medicine management
• Have anawareness ofcurrent professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others
Leadership andmanagement
• Continue toundertake shiftcoordinator on clinical shiftwhere appropriate
• Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care,e.g.Infection Control
• Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager
• Develop andmaintaineffective communication and working relationships with other professional groups, and staffgenerally withinthe Division and the Trust
• Lead and coordinatethe deliveryof induction / orientation ofnew staffand development ofnew staff
• Be responsible in the teaching and deliveryof the Foundations of critical care programme
• Act as a role model, ensuring staff work to Trust guidelines and values
• Be responsible formanaging andfacilitatingthe supervisionof qualified and unqualified staff and learners
• Provide clinical support and guidance to staff
• Act as a resource for clinical knowledge to staff
• Lead andparticipatein recruitment andselection, and develop effectiveselectionand interviewing skills
• Support senior staff members withappraisals of staff, following training
• Chair team meetings asrequired
• Lead onspecific projects, asindicatedand agreed by manager
• Have a working knowledge of budget arrangements for area, focussing on costeffectiveness andquality, to ensure maximum use of resource
• Understand and manage local change with team members, including the embedding of new projects
Education & research
• Actively support andassistinpreceptorship andin pre-registration student support,supervision andguidance includingmentorship where appropriate
• Identifyand respond to learning needs for area
• Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values
• Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills
• Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area
• Participate in any local orrelated researchprojects, clinical trialsetc.
• To be involved in implementingnew ideasand innovations within the ICU.
• Respond to clinical incidents relating to performance/capability/education & skills
• Apply and encourage others to utiliseevidence basedpractice andrelevant researchfindings in practice
• Identifyareas of nursing / midwifery research within their area that will be of benefit, and encourage and educate other staff to recognise the importance of research
• Participate in clinical supervision / acting as supervisor
• Support team leaders in monitoring andco-ordinatingmandatory training requirements for critical care nursingteam.
Professional development
• Maintain professional registration
• Ensure mandatory training and a satisfactory appraisal is in date
• Undertake a professional development plan anddemonstrateachievement of objectives
• Ensure adherence to Trust policy and guidelines at all times
• Role model Trust valuesat all times
Communication and relationship building
• Know andutilizeTrust values in all working relationships to patients,corersand staff.
• Demonstrate good leadership skills and ensure that communication is effective between the patient,relativesand members of the multidisciplinary team, and ensureappropriate nursinginput into patient care discussions
• Ensure communication is used effectively in the interests of patient care, including the use of clinical incident reporting if necessary.
• Communicate handover of care in a professional manner
• Demonstrate politeness,courtesyand sensitivity in dealing with patients/clients, visitors/relatives and colleagues,maintaininggood customerrelationsand recognizing individuality and rights for each patient in line with Trust values.
• Work cohesively with all members of the ward team in ensuring that thevery bestservices to patients areprovided at all times
• Work effectively within a multi-racial and cultural environment
EducationTeam Management
• Planning and allocation ofnewstaffto teams and rostering in accordancetocontinuity, skill mix, student nurses, bank or agency staff and developmental needs of staff.
• Meet with SPDN and cross-site PDNon a monthly basis
• Ensuring and role-modelling effective handover of patient care between shifts (both coordinator and bedside staff)
• Provide andfacilitateclinical support and learning opportunities forstaff ,ensurethat staff are aware of teaching sessions/inter team projects and attend them
• Demonstrating and supporting the maintenance ofa safe environment through the checking of emergency equipment, preparation of bed areas, adherence to trustpolicies, maintenance of equipment, reporting of clinicalincidents and staff performance
• Supporting team leaders withmanaging a team through facilitation of effective team function, promotion of teamdevelopmentand ensure that the team meetsidentifiedstandards of care of best practice. Including:
• Facilitatingteam days take placeand are rosteredand link with MDT
• Supporting senior staff members inensuring all staff have a PDR andmaintaintheir revalidation
• Supportingan environment for mutual support within the team
• Ensuringgood communicationexists withinthe wider ICU team
• Supportingparticipation of team members in inter team projects
• Participating in the monitoring and auditing the quality of care provided to patients
• Providing support with care planning and documentation
• Reviewing and learning fromPatientfeedback
• Completion of Mandatory updates.
Other responsibilities
• Supporting other departments through expert advice and clinical support whenrequired
• Networking with the northwest London critical care networkand PAN London education network
• To develop ICUresearch basedguidelines with support of colleagues.
• On completion of ALS training to act as a member of the Trust Resuscitation Team
• To act up in theabsence of the senior practice development nurse
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025