Band 7 Practice Educator Princess Alexandra Ward, Royal Brompton
| Posting date: | 29 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW3 6NP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-25-1993 |
Summary
To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Ward/Department and Trust wide. Along with fellow clinical practice educators, ward managers and matrons, monitor the quality of nursing care and action audit information to achieve agreed standards. Maintain study leave records and particularly monitor mandatory training compliance. Work clinically with staff according to their needs in the cardiothoracic services unit. Co-ordinate induction and orientation programmes with the Ward Managers. Ensuring that provision of care is in accordance with the Trusts Policies & procedures. In conjunction with the staff team, to lead in developing, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining a Ward/Departmental ethos and a standard approach to the delivery of excellent nursing care. To act as patient advocate in line with the NHS plan and to actively apply in depth knowledge of holistic/socio-economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific speciality, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives, and staff. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence-based practice which will support clinical outcomes as appropriate. Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records) and implement nursing audit of records to measure and evaluate care planning. To be aware of and champion current trends and developments in nursing and in the NHS and be responsible for taking the lead in the continuing professional development of ward/departmental staff and self. To lead on the implementation of the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance within the Cardiothoracic Services Unit. In conjunction with the staff and the ward managers develop a mechanism for setting goals and bench-marking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the Ward/Department. To take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures among the multi-disciplinary team.