Senior Practice Development Sister/ Preceptorship Lead Nurse

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Do you have a passion for the development and education of staff in practice?

Are you a keen advocate for gold standards of care?

Why not consider joining the dynamic and highly motivated Practice Development Team at the Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust. The Practice Development Team support all levels of the nursing Trust wide to deliver high quality, evidence based, compassionate care to our patients. The team comprises of highly experienced educators who provide training and assessment for the National Care Certificate, Pre-Registration programmes, Preceptorship and specific core clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would work strategically across the Trust leading an educational work stream that supports training and education of one of the following groups of staff: student nurses, registered nurses, preceptees and unregistered staff, building confidence and competence. The post holder would be expected to liaise with key external stake holders, including NHS England and both Further and Higher Educational Institutes. In particular, this role would focus on leading Nursing Preceptorship across the Trust and supporting the continuing review and development of multidisciplinary preceptorship.

An integral part of the role is providing education in both the classroom and clinical setting using varying methods of teaching, including innovative strategies such as simulation, empathy building devices and educational games.

Advanced communication, leadership skills and mentoring/Practice Assessor experience are essential for the role when coaching, teaching, assessing and providing feedback/forward. Your clinical background and knowledge will contribute to the creation and review of our education, Trust standards, competencies and policies which act as a framework to protect our staff and patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Educated to degree level
  • Mentorship/Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent
  • Post qualification or equivalent experience in nursing studies
  • PG Cert in Education for Health Professionals or equivalent

Desirable

  • Management course

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience at a senior nursing level within acute hospital setting
  • Can demonstrate up to date clinical credibility/competence
  • Evidence of research based practice
  • Evidence of extended skills in practice
  • Evidence in changing practice and project management
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD

Desirable

  • Clinical Audit
  • Working multi-cultural environments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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