Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join University Hospitals Sussex as an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. The role involves clinical and non-clinical duties across multiple sites, focusing on providing high-quality care to newborns while supporting professional development and service improvement.

Benefits

Supported professional development

Flexible working options

Wellbeing Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as an ANNP required.
• NLS/ARNI instructor certification needed.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement care for infants across all categories.
• Lead resuscitation and stabilization on delivery suite.
• Manage trainee ANNPs during their training.

Skills

Clinical Practice

Leadership

Education

Research

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Neonatal)

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 26 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners at University Hospital Sussex.

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and innovative practitioner to work across sites at our ANNP Led Level 1 SCBU at the Princess Royal Hospital and our Level 3 tertiary NICU, which includes surgery at the Trevor Mann Baby Unit NICU.

We offer:

• An ANNP-led neonatal service
• An expanding Level 3 medical and surgical intensive care unit
• The Sussex Neonatal Transport Service
• Supported professional development tailored to your needs

Our new structure features a two-tiered team, providing opportunities to gain exposure across different clinical settings and scenarios, ensuring your clinical and educational needs are met through diverse experiences.

The successful candidate will work clinically with a non-clinical component covering all four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice, contributing to service improvement and professional development.

The primary base for clinical practice will be our Level 1 SCBU, an ANNP-led service. You will have responsibility, autonomy, and independence to manage the care of newborn infants day and night, supported by the Sussex Neonatal Transport Team and Consultant Neonatologists.

Main duties of the job

The post involves cross-site duties (SHO rota equivalent) at Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and SCBU at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, with the primary base at the latter.

The ANNP promotes individualised, family-centred holistic care for neonates and their families, utilizing advanced skills and knowledge. You will provide clinical advice, support, and teaching to the multidisciplinary team.

Using your advanced clinical skills and knowledge, you will exercise professional autonomy to deliver safe, evidence-based care and high-quality medical management within the neonatal unit, postnatal ward, and delivery suite, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

The role is weighted as follows:

• 80% Clinical
• 20% Non-clinical

Non-clinical time is allocated for service development, including:

• Education
• Leadership
• Research/Clinical Governance

This time ensures all four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice are achieved to support your ongoing professional development as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength. We encourage inclusivity to help us always put the Patient First. Your unique experiences will contribute to our innovative community. We offer Staff Networks, a buddy scheme for new members, and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat patients and staff with compassion and empathy. Our Wellbeing Programme supports staff, including flexible working options to promote work-life balance. As a university trust and healthcare research leader, we value learning, teaching, and training, supporting your growth throughout your career.

We look forward to your application and to welcoming you to UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

Main roles include:

Clinical Practice:

• Assess, plan, and implement care for infants across all categories.
• Cover postnatal ward, manage low-risk and transitional care babies, and support midwifery with NIPE exams.
• Attend high-risk deliveries on both sites.
• Lead resuscitation and stabilization on delivery suite at Princess Royal Hospital.
• Hold delivery bleep across both sites.
• Utilize advanced skills (Decision making, Intubation, Vascular access, LP).
• Operate as an independent prescriber.
• Maintain up-to-date advanced clinical skills.

Leadership:

• Lead or participate in projects promoting safe practice and patient experience.
• Manage trainee ANNPs during their training with senior support.
• Attend relevant training days and manage non-clinical time accordingly.

Education:

• Support practice development nurses with educational sessions.
• Deliver NLS/ARNI instruction on local courses.
• Teach at local university for QIS training.
• Provide bedside teaching for medical and nursing colleagues.
• Lead simulation training.

Research:

• Be GCP certified for local research involvement.
• Lead or participate in Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Stay updated on local clinical trial protocols.

Person Specification

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Neonatal), including Dissertation or working towards it.
• NLS provider.
• Experience as an ANNP.
• NLS/ARNI instructor.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of championing diversity and undertaking personal development on equality issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires disclosure checks under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.