Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at University Hospital Sussex. The role involves working across various sites, providing high-quality care for newborns, and engaging in leadership, education, and research activities. Candidates should possess an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and experience as an ANNP.

Benefits

Supported professional development tailored to your needs

Flexible working options

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, and implementing care for infants across all categories.
• Leading resuscitation and stabilization on delivery suite.
• Providing education sessions and bedside teaching.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Leadership

Education and teaching

Research

Advanced decision-making

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. We ensure your clinical and educational needs are met through diverse clinical exposure.

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 main clinical base will be our Level 1 SCBU, which is ANNP-led. 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 at Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and SCBU at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. The primary base is at The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath.

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 multidisciplinary team colleagues.

You will exercise professional autonomy to deliver safe, evidence-based care, providing high-quality medical management for all babies in your care 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 and Clinical Governance

This time also 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 aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone can succeed. We offer Staff Networks, buddy systems, and are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat patients and staff with compassion and empathy, supporting wellbeing through extensive programmes and 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 and development throughout your career. Choosing UHSussex means choosing a rewarding career where your impact is valued.

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

Job responsibilities

Main roles include:

Clinical Practice:

• Assessing, planning, and implementing care for infants across all categories.
• Managing postnatal ward care, including low-risk and transitional care babies, and supporting midwifery with NIPE exams.
• Attending high-risk deliveries on both sites.
• Leading resuscitation and stabilization on delivery suite at Princess Royal Hospital.
• Delivery bleep holder across both sites.
• Utilizing advanced skills such as decision-making, intubation, vascular access, and lumbar puncture.
• Independent prescribing.
• Maintaining up-to-date advanced clinical skills.

Leadership:

• Leading or participating in projects to promote safe practice and enhance patient experience.
• Line management of trainee ANNPs with senior support.
• Attending relevant training days and managing non-clinical time effectively.

Education:

• Supporting practice development nurses with education sessions.
• Providing NLS/ARNI instruction on local courses.
• Teaching at local university for QIS training.
• Providing bedside teaching for medical and nursing colleagues.
• Leading simulation sessions.

Research:

• Being GCP certified for involvement in local research.
• Leading or participating in Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Staying informed about 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

• Demonstrated commitment to championing diversity.
• Engagement in personal development to improve understanding of equality issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.