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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Nursing Development Team (NDT) for the post of Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager). This is a great opportunity for a registered nurse who has an interest and experience in management, teaching, and education of nursing students and who would like to enhance and develop their career.

The Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager) is responsible for ensuring that Pre-registration Nursing and Apprentice Nursing Associate students experience high quality learning opportunities when they complete their clinical placements within the Trust. In collaboration with the Senior Development Nurse, Deputy Development Nurse, Placement Coordinator and wider NDT colleagues, the post holder will be responsible for managing Student Experience and NQN Recruitment portfolios and providing hands-on support to all learners, HEIs, supervisors, assessors, and other internal and external stakeholders.

The Development Nurse (Student Experience – NQN Recruitment Manager) role is integral in ensuring that learners experience a high level of satisfaction within clinical placements across the Trust, as indicated by their desire to remain with the Trust as their employer upon qualifying. The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing and Education, Senior Development Nurses, and other stakeholders across the nursing clinical areas and in close partnership with HEIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Associate Director of Nursing and Education and Senior Development Nurse and be responsible for the day-to-day management, governance, and performance standards of the Student Experience (SE) and Newly Qualified Nurses recruitment programmes.
• Provide effective leadership and management to the Student Experience and NQN Recruitment team members.
• Plan, support, and maintain high quality clinical placements for learners completing Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved programmes within SWLStG Trust.
• Promote safe and effective learning environments to enable learner success.
• With support, guidance, and collaboration from HR, Heads of Nursing, and Senior Managers across the Trust, facilitate, manage, and lead the NQN Recruitment process of learners in their final parts of their programmes into nursing and nursing associate posts.
• Be responsible and accountable for ensuring that the Trust meets NHS England Education Funding Agreement standards and requirements, including the NHS Education Quality Framework (EQF) and the Safe Learning Environment Charter (SLEC).

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We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

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