Emergency Care Practice Development Nurse | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency Department Practice Development Nurse

Department

Emergency Department

Band

7

Hours

Full time/Part time/Flexible hours

We are in the position of recruiting substantively to our Practice Development role in our Emergency Department. Are you passionate about improving patient care and advancing nursing practice? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

At Milton Keynes University Hospital we are committed to providing exceptional care to our patients. Our Emergency Department is a hub of innovation and excellence, and we are looking for a dedicated Practice Development Nurse to complement our team.

Do you have nursing and leadership experience within the Emergency Department? Do you feel ready to accept a new challenge and support our team and department with their training and development needs where patient experience is at the forefront of all you do. If so we are waiting to hear from you.

For further information and/or an informal discussion please contact Liz Winter – Divisional Chief Nurse for Medicine. Elizabeth.Winter@MKUH.nhs.uk 01908 996072 or Matron Kirsty Mckenzie-Martin. Kirsty.McKenzie@mkuh.nhs.uk 01908 995926

Interview date

19 May 2026

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The post holder will be a highly motivated and experienced Nurse who will offer leadership, expert advice, and continuous support to enhance the knowledge and skills for the workforce of MKUH on emergency care.

Responsible for the teaching and devising of in-house training and development programmes for all grades of workforce in the emergency department.

To maintain and improve standards of patient care through facilitation of training for clinical staff and non-clinical staff

To support and facilitate innovation in care provision in a structured, creative, and systematic way.

To develop and contribute to guidelines and implement developments in practice.

To work alongside the practice development team on Trust education and service development plans.

It is expected that the individual will be an expert practitioner in nursing with a high level of clinical credibility with the ability to establish close working relationships with senior nurses and medical staff and the ability to influence policy and practice.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Practice Development and Teaching

Develop and implement training programmes for the emergency department workforce to expand their knowledge and skills in emergency care, reflecting the Trust’s strategic objectives, standards, and statutory training requirements.

Lead the provision of development courses / training for staff all staff as appropriate on emergency care in line with Trust education policies.

Receive and interpret Trust communications, directives, policies, guidelines, corporate objectives, and present this to all levels of clinical staff.

Plan and contribute to the development of the new educational programmes.

Management / Professional

Undertake responsibilities, clinical care and directives as designated by the Matron and Divisional Chief Nurse.

Manage self, including planning work, delivering to deadlines, and monitoring the quality of own work. Co-ordinate with external providers to arrange guest speakers to support the practice education programme.

Education

Educating the workforce to deliver first line emergency care.

Works as a role model and supports high standards of care by working clinically alongside clinical and non-clinical staff.

Contributes to teaching and mentoring student nurses who undertake MKUH Hospital practice placements.

Operational

Contributes to the design, planning and development of the practice development service

Submits an annual report on practice development in emergency care to the Matron and Divisional Chief Nurse

In accordance with Trust policy undertakes risk assessments and manages / minimises risk to patients and staff effectively.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

This advert closes on Wednesday 13 May 2026