Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Job summary
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (Band 8a) to lead senior nursing practice in the Neonatal Unit. The post requires a Master’s in advanced neonatal nursing practice and a V300 non-medical prescribing qualification.
You will drive education, research, and high-quality neonatal care across pathways, including Transitional Care and home/community support.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in advanced neonatal nursing practice.
- V300 non-medical prescribing qualification.
- Independent Nurse Prescriber.
- APLS/PLS/NLS certified.
- Masters degree in advanced clinical nursing practice.
Responsibilities
- Lead unit-based initiatives and contribute to service improvement.
- Develop education and lead seven-day ANNP rota.
- Provide neonatal care including CPAP/BIPAP and short-term ventilation.
- Collaborate with midwifery to ensure safe postnatal care.
- Influence practice and lead commissioning and research efforts.
Skills
Education
Job description
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our paediatric senior nursing team and help shape the future of neonatal care. Applicants must hold a Master's degree in advanced neonatal nursing practice and a V300 non-medical prescribing qualification.
We are looking for a motivated, dedicated nurse or midwife who is ready to bring senior-level leadership and management expertise to this influential role. You will be passionate about delivering exceptional neonatal care, able to build strong professional relationships and committed to leading with confidence and compassion.
Our 15-cot Level 2 Neonatal Unit at Whiston Hospital includes 2 High Dependency cots and 13 Special Care cots. The team provides highly skilled neonatal care, including CPAP/BIPAP, short-term ventilation and passive cooling before transfer to a Level 3 unit.
This role also offers the opportunity to work across an integrated pathway of care. Our 4-bed Transitional Care Service helps babies remain with their mothers on the postnatal wards, avoiding unnecessary separation wherever possible. Our Children's Hospital at Home Team supports babies and families in the community, including those requiring home oxygen or ongoing care. Close collaboration with midwifery colleagues ensures that babies on the postnatal wards receive safe, responsive and high-quality care.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to influence practice, develop and deliver education, lead unit-based initiatives and make a visible contribution to service improvement, research and innovation.
This is an exciting time to join the service. Our vision is to expand the current workforce and develop a seven-day ANNP rota. You will receive protected time to develop and demonstrate all four pillars of advanced practice, enabling you to grow professionally while helping to shape a modern, sustainable neonatal service.
A comprehensive induction and supportive mentoring programme will be provided, giving you the confidence and foundation to thrive in the role.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
- RSCN/RN Child
- Evidence of life-long learning
- Degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing, Preferably Paediatric or Neonatal Advanced Clinical Practice
- APLS / PLS / NLS certified
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Level 3 safeguarding children training
- Masters Degree in advanced Clinical Nursing Practice
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Management qualification
- APLS / NLS instructor
- RN (adult)
- Critical care qualification
- Significant years recent relevant experience in acute/community paediatrics or Neonates (Annex 21)
- Able to recognise and implement appropriate management to a critically ill child / neonate
- Demonstrate ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice
- Evidence of multidisciplinary / multi-agency working
- Evidence of change management experience
- Safeguarding Children experience and sound working knowledge of and ability to implement the Safeguarding and Child in Need agenda.
- Ability to develop fully staff potential through facilitating training, development and education initiatives.
- Working knowledge of all components of clinical governance, including risk management, audit, research, clinical standards, policies, protocols, education, training and human resources
- Clinical credibility and expert specialist knowledge of children's and neonatal nursing
- Working knowledge of current national and local legislation/guidance / NSFs / policies in health, professional nursing issues and children's services agenda
- Advanced knowledge and skills to initiate and evaluate research based practice
- Ability to influence and work together with multidisciplinary / multi-agency teams at a strategic / senior operational level
- Ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice
- Children's ITU or HDU experience for APNP
- Audit experience
- Demonstrate ability to practise advanced clinical skills
- Clinical assessment, planning and management skills, able to case manage, including ordering and interpreting investigations and prescribing (if completed NMP)
- Effective communication skills
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
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