Band 6 neonatal senior staff nurse

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a neonatal care professional to plan, implement, evaluate, and deliver high-quality care for neonates in a 16-cot unit including intensive care and high dependency beds. The role requires mentoring junior staff, students and parents, maintaining professional standards, and leading service development within the Neonatal Unit.

The post holder will support recruitment/retention, teach across multidisciplinary teams, and participate in audits &QI,

Qualifications

• NMC registration required.
• One year post QIS experience.
• Quality improvement experience.
• Quality improvement project experience.

Responsibilities

• To take a lead in an agreed area of neonatal care and facilitate this in the service development.
• To act as a resource and supervisor to all staff working within the area.
• To act as a mentor/preceptor/supervisor to students and other learners.
• To promote an environment that is conducive to quality learning and assessment.
• Maintain own continuing professional development needs in education, research, clinic and leadership skills.
• Develop and maintain competence in the additional skills required to meet the needs of the service, neonates, and their families, with the aim of enhancing the quality of care and improving patient outcomes.
• To be professionally accountable and to recognise own limitations of work and practice within the NMC Code of Conduct.
• To be responsible for the assessment and planning, implementation and evaluation of care, in negotiation with the family adapting to the individual needs of the infant.
• To attend labour ward and competently assist in the resuscitation and stabilisation of a newborn.
• To act as an advocate for the child and their family ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
• To take responsibility for a defined group of patients.
• To guide, advise, and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/client care.
• To lead a team of staff in emergency and other acute situations, ensuring that the patients/clients needs are met and that significant others are supported.
• Utilise information and data from a range of sources to identify patient needs, inform clinical assessment, and support effective decision‑making.
• To promote service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care, respecting their wishes, beliefs and dignity.
• To promote an open and trusting relationship by communicating effectively with service users, members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of the patient/client.
• To contribute to the continuing development of the Neonatal Unit.
• Participate in the internal rotation of day and night shifts within the unit.
• To contribute to the recruitment and retention of team members.
• To coordinate a team of staff, ensuring that clear systems of communication are developed within the team and any work‑related issues raised by the team are addressed.

Skills

NLS

NMC registration

QIS experience

Quality improvemnent

Quality improvemnt project

Job description

The postholder is required to plan, implement, evaluate & give all relevant forms of care to neonates requiring special, high dependency or intensive care on the unit consisting of 16 cots. ,This consists of 2 intensive care, 6 high dependency and 6 special care cots , in addition to 8 transitional care cots located on the post natal ward.

The post holder is expected to mentor/teach & supervise junior members of staff, students & parents as is appropriate.The post holder is required to keep him/herself aware of the current practice/issues within the specialty as is appropriate to their band.The post holder is required to undertake expanding roles eg Champion, quality improvemnet project, Charity support and support or lead an area relevant to neontaes .

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the experience & confidence to work without supervision in the Neonatal Unit. You will be required to attend deliveriesand assist in resuscitation & assist the medical team.The post holder must be able to support junior staff & parents.To support PE in training & education.To live within your clinical responsibilities & remain accountable & recognize your own limitations within the NMC Code of Conduct.

To contribute to the recruitment & retention of team members though professional leadership & managerial behaviors.To effectively communicate with in all areas of multidisciplinary team, ensuring parents & relatives & promote open & trusting relationships withour patients.To complete & interrupt Audits and QI on the Neonatal Unit. Ensuring new learning is evidence based and communicated to all.To report critical incidents and understand impact on service.Understanding & live our CARE Valueso Compassiono Aspirationo Resourcefulnesso ExcellenceValues & behaviors which all of in the Trust should abide by & embody in all that we do.Understand the `Trust Strategy Vision 2025

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

We support flexible working wherever possible, with requests considered on an individual basis taking into account service requirements, operational needs and the requirements of the role.

Job responsibilities

1. To take a lead in an agreed area of neonatal care and facilitate this in the service development.

2. To act as a resource and supervisor to all staff working within the area.

3. To act as a mentor/preceptor/supervisor to students and other learners.

4. To promote an environment that is conducive to quality learning and assessment.

5. Maintain own continuing professional development needs in education, research, clinic and leadership skills.

6. Develop and maintain competence in the additional skills required to meet the needs of the service, neonates, and their families, with the aim of enhancing the quality of care and improving patient outcomes.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To be professionally accountable and to recognise own limitations of work and practice within the NMC Code of Conduct.

2. To be responsible for the assessment and planning, implementation and evaluation of care, in negotiation with the family adapting to the individual needs of the infant.

3. To attend labour ward and competently assist in the resuscitation and stabilisation of a newborn.

4. To act as an advocate for the child and their family ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.

5. To take responsibility for a defined group of patients.

6. To guide, advise, and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/client care.

7. To lead a team of staff in emergency and other acute situations, ensuring that the patients/clients needs are met and that significant others are supported.

8. Utilise information and data from a range of sources to identify patient needs, inform clinical assessment, and support effective decision‑making. Within the scope of professional expertise and organisational policy, request appropriate clinical investigations to assist in establishing a diagnosis.

9. To promote service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care, respecting their wishes, beliefs and dignity.

10. To promote an open and trusting relationship by communicating effectively with service users, members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of the patient/client.

11. To contribute to the continuing development of the Neonatal Unit.

12. Participate in the internal rotation of day and night shifts within the unit.

LEADERSHIP/MANAGERIAL

1. To contribute to the recruitment and retention of team members.

2. To coordinate a team of staff, ensuring that clear systems of communication are developed within the team and any work‑related issues raised by the team are addressed.

Person Specification

• NLS
• NMC registration
• One year post QIS experience
• Quality improvemnet experience
• Quality improvemnt project experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.