Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Uhmb; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a qualified Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in a forward-thinking team at a renowned healthcare provider. You will join a dedicated unit focused on delivering optimal care for sick and preterm infants, working collaboratively with medical professionals. This role emphasizes autonomy, allowing you to make critical decisions while supporting your colleagues through leadership and educational opportunities. The organization values diversity and inclusivity, making it a great place to develop your career in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about neonatal care and want to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner qualification.
• Experience in managing clinical conditions of sick and preterm babies.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced care in the Special Care Baby Unit with autonomy.
• Plan, delegate, and evaluate care ensuring evidence-based practices.

Skills

Advanced Neonatal Nurse Qualification

Clinical Skills in Neonates

Autonomy in Clinical Decision Making

Risk and Governance Understanding

Staff Development Experience

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Main area Neonatal Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

25 hours per week (will be required to work shift patterns that include days/nights/weekends) Job ref 331-L16480425

Site Furness General Hospital Town Barrow in Furness Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) to become part of our team in our Special Care Baby Unit at Furness General Hospital. Whilst predominantly SC activity, there is a small amount of intensive and high dependency care.

SCBU is housed within the new South Lakes Birth Centre at Furness General Hospital.

We have a level 1 Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Barrow. There are 4 cots and a stabilisation unit. We also offer Transitional Care. SCBU is housed within our new maternity unit (South Lakes Birthing Centre) We also offer Transitional Care. Whilst predominantly SC activity, there is a small amount of intensive and high dependency care.

We are a family focused unit and are working towards Family Integrated Care accreditation.

We are a forward-thinking team, always implementing new ways of working.

We have a close working relationship with our paediatric and maternity teams within the Women and Children's Care Group.

We work closely with our Level 2 Neonatal Unit at our Royal Lancaster Infirmary site in Lancaster and Level 3 units cross the Northwest Neonatal Network.

Please follow the link below to take a virtual tour of the department:

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the nursing and medical team providing advanced care with autonomy in accordance with local and national guidelines and protocols. You will demonstrate highly specialist knowledge and skills in the care of sick and preterm babies.

You will take responsibility for babies and families within the Special Care Baby Unit at FGH, delivering optimal care: planning, delegating, evaluating care ensuring that evidence-based practice is inherent. You will demonstrate clinical expertise, competence, confidence and be able to work within an autonomous and defined scope of practice, in collaboration with healthcare colleagues.

Your role will include supporting colleagues to deliver high quality care through educational opportunities and dynamic leadership.

You will be an expert in your field and able to communicate effectively whilst being a role model and resource for others. You will be independently managing clinical conditions, making autonomous decisions and seeking advice when appropriate.

Your base will be at FGH, Barrow however there will be an expectation that you work alongside and support our team within our Neonatal Unit at Lancaster.

Main Duties: Clinical care, Management and leadership, Education training and professional development, Quality, audit, research and development.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

essential and desirable

• Registered Nurse
• Advanced Nurse Neonatal Qualification and Experience
• Excellent clinical skills within neonates
• high degree of autonomy in neonates
• excellent understanding of risk and governance
• ability to deal with sensitive situations with staff and families
• Experience of staff development
• Good family and patient interaction
• Good understanding of National Neonatal Networks/services

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rachel Lomax Job title Dep Associate of Nursing Therapies BCYP, Neonates Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07974 076410 Additional information

Laura Norton Matron for CYP and Neonates

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