Family Integrated Care Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - NICU

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has emerged for a dedicated nurse or midwife to lead Family Integrated Care in a dynamic NICU environment. This role involves embedding the Family Integrated Care ethos within the unit, collaborating with various healthcare teams, and advocating for parents as partners in care. The ideal candidate will possess significant clinical experience and a passion for enhancing the neonatal care experience for families. Join a forward-thinking team committed to high standards of care and innovative practices that prioritize family involvement in the healthcare journey. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of families during their neonatal journey, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/midwife with significant clinical experience in NICU.
• Teaching qualifications and neonatal life support training required.

Responsibilities

• Promote and assess Family Integrated Care across neonatal services.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.
• Lead initiatives for parent engagement and education in care.

Skills

Neonatal Nursing

Family Integrated Care

Leadership

Clinical Psychology Collaboration

Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife

Degree Level Education

Neonatal/Paediatric Life Support Course

Tools

Clinical Guidelines

Teaching Strategies

Job description

Family Integrated Care Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - NICU

Band 7

Main area: Neonatal Nursing
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Minimum of 34.5 hours over 4 working days considered)
Job ref: 339-ANJ5347

Site: Southmead Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 30/12/2024 23:59

Job overview

An exciting new role of NICU Family Integrated Care lead has arisen for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking nurse/midwife with previous Band 6 experience in a clinical NICU setting. The postholder will fulfil a key role within the unit and will ensure that Family Integrated Care ethos is embedded within the service. They will play a key role in optimising the clinical environment using a Family Integrated Care (Ficare) framework such as BAPM Framework for Practice, providing resources for staff, parents, and their families. They will collaborate with AHP teams, nurse education teams, clinical psychology leads, chaplaincy teams, and infant feeding liaison on Ficare education and training. The post holder will show leadership in the management of consistency of practice, high standards of care, innovative practice with a focus on family care, patient safety, and as a subject-matter expert for staff and parents throughout the family journey.

Main duties of the job

• To collaborate and work in partnership to promote, support and assess a Ficare culture across all aspects of neonatal care.
• Ensure the service has a written philosophy of Ficare and all staff are fully aware of the standards required.
• To initiate and educate around the principles of family integrated care to all caregivers.
• Work alongside infant feeding leads and lactation Consultants to support the unit in maintaining UNICEF Baby Friendly Accreditation.
• To support in the achievement of Ficare international, national accreditations.
• Collaborate with nurse education teams to promote and deliver Ficare teaching strategies.
• To educate the family and staff members to understand the baby’s psychological and behavioural cues during the routine medical and nursing ward rounds.
• Participate in relevant Network meetings and MDT groups to represent your local unit and ensure there is a good communication feedback mechanism in place within the neonatal unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work closely with all the neonatal nursing, medical, Clinical Psychology (CP), and AHP team along with other disciplines in the hospital, community, and wider Network who provide services for the baby and family during their neonatal stay.
• Collaborate with Discharge Coordinators, repatriation link nurses, and Outreach teams to promote and enable early discharge and timely repatriation.
• Build and maintain relationships with Network, local neonatal psychology, and community-based services to help facilitate timely and appropriate referrals for individuals and families.
• With the MDT lead on developing clear guidelines, signposting documents, and referral pathways.
• Supporting the development of parent engagement in the service.
• Proactively participate in relevant groups and meetings to promote a FIC approach in all forums e.g., handovers, safety huddles, audit, governance, and staff meetings.
• To develop the practice of family-focused care and measure achievements and outcome improvements by undertaking regular auditing of the nursing care quality indicators and parents experience.
• Act as a strong advocate embedding the ethos of ‘parents as partners in care’ – empowering staff to educate and support parents to be fully involved in provision of care and decision-making.

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/midwife (RN/RGN/RNC/RM)
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualifications, e.g., ENB 998/7/FLAP
• Educated to Degree Level or equivalent
• Approved Neonatal/Paediatric Life support Course
• Child Protection Training Level 3

Work Experience

• Significant clinical experience within a Neonatal clinical setting.
• Evidence of acute skills within NICU clinical setting.
• Experience of managing resources and staff within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience and evidence of leading change and development within a multidisciplinary team.
• Political awareness of current health issues and policies that impact on health care provision.
• Commitment to staff/team development and enabling individuals to reach their full potential.
• Demonstrate awareness of legislation regarding children and families in relation to safeguarding.

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage under pressure and manage competing priorities.

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.