Practice Development Nurse/Sepsis and Patient Deterioration
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading education, audit, and improvement work focused on sepsis and patient deterioration across the Trust. The post holder will collaborate with clinical teams to strengthen early recognition and management of deteriorating patients. Key responsibilities include developing engaging education programmes, supporting improvement projects, and leading audit activities. The aim is to translate learning into meaningful improvements in clinical practice. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on patient safety.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
- Evidence of study at Master's Level
- Teaching Qualification (Post Graduate Certificate Education or equivalent)
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification
Desirable criteria
- ILS Provider
- Aim/Alert Instructor
- Significant experience of working in an acute specialty
- Senior Nurse experience (Band 6 ward sister or specialist nurse)
- Evidence of effective Practice Development within a clinical environment
- Experience of audit process
- Evidence of effective teaching ability
- Experience of Organisational Policy development
- Experience of change management
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to manage time and prioritise own workload.
- Expertise in management of the deteriorating patient
- Knowledge of current sepsis guidelines and current issues relating to the deteriorating patient
- Experience of effective clinical leadership
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Proficient IT skills
- Personal and people development
- Patient focused with a commitment to providing high quality care.
- A positive role model.
- Flexible and adaptive
- Ability to supervise staff on a day-to-day basis.
- Motivated and innovative.
- Communication
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to present complex information utilising a variety of mediums.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Experience of report writing.
- Qualifications and knowledge
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
- Evidence of study at Master's Level
- Teaching Qualification (Post Graduate Certificate Education or equivalent)
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification
- ILS Provider
- Aim/Alert Instructor
- Significant experience of working in an acute specialty
- Senior Nurse experience (Band 6 ward sister or specialist nurse)
- Evidence of effective Practice Development within a clinical environment
- Experience of audit process
- Evidence of effective teaching ability
- Experience of Organisational Policy development
- Experience of change management
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to manage time and prioritise own workload.
- Expertise in management of the deteriorating patient
- Knowledge of current sepsis guidelines and current issues relating to the deteriorating patient
- Experience of effective clinical leadership
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Proficient IT skills
- Personal and people development
- Patient focused with a commitment to providing high quality care.
- A positive role model.
- Flexible and adaptive
- Ability to supervise staff on a day-to-day basis.
- Motivated and innovative.
- Communication
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to present complex information utilising a variety of mediums.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Experience of report writing.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Development Nurse/Sepsis and Patient Deterioration
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
Practice Development Nurse - Sepsis and Patient Deterioration
Department Practice Development
Band 7 £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you passionate about improving patient safety and empowering staff to recognise and respond to deterioration? This exciting role offers the opportunity to make a real Trust-wide impact by leading education, audit and improvement work focused on sepsis and patient deterioration.
As Practice Development Nurse, you will work collaboratively with clinical teams, Rapid Response, Patient Safety and Governance colleagues to strengthen early recognition, escalation and management of deteriorating patients.
You will develop engaging education programmes, support sepsis and deteriorating patient improvement work, lead audit activity, and help translate learning into meaningful improvements in practice.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, credible and clinically confident nurse with excellent communication skills, a passion for education, and the drive to influence safer care across MKUH.****
Interview 30 September 2026
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