Neonatal Community Outreach Sister/Charge Nurse

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for an experienced neonatal nurse to join a dedicated team at a leading NHS trust. This role involves providing vital continuing care for newborns and their families in both home and clinic settings. The ideal candidate will be passionate about neonatal care, possess strong leadership and communication skills, and be ready to support families through their journey. The Trust values its staff and offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career development, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits. If you're committed to making a difference in the lives of vulnerable infants and their families, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Health and wellbeing packages

Pension schemes

Good annual leave

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Experience in neonatal intensive care at staff nurse or sister level.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe care to babies with special needs in home and clinic settings.
• Support families with responsive feeding and coordinate care with specialists.

Skills

Neonatal nursing

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Management qualities

Lone working

Education

Registered nurse (NMC)

Advanced Diploma Nursing Studies

Qualified in Neonatal Speciality (QIS)

First level degree (working towards)

Tools

Newborn Life Support

Paediatric Life Support

Job description

Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Jessop Wing

Town: Sheffield

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 13/01/2025

Neonatal Community Outreach Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced neonatal nurse with QIS to join the Continuing Care Team at Jessop Wing Neonatal Unit, providing continuing care for babies and their families into the community in the home setting.

Based in the Neonatal Clinic and the families' home setting, you will help coordinate and continue the ongoing care of babies who have been cared for within the Neonatal Service. The candidate must be a car driver.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide safe and effective care to babies born before 34 weeks gestation, babies who have spent more than 21 days in hospital on the Neonatal Unit, babies who are less than 2 kg at discharge, and babies who have gone home requiring nasogastric tube feeding.
2. Provide care to babies with a variety of specialist needs, including complications caused by prematurity, complex care needs, and congenital abnormalities.
3. Support families with babies requiring help to establish responsive feeding or with specialist feeding requirements.
4. Care for babies requiring home oxygen and coordinate this care with specialist respiratory nurses from Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
5. Carry out blood sampling in the patient’s home and clinic.
6. Ensure insurance covers business use for the car and have no more than 3 penalty points (mileage is paid via E-expenses when registered and claimed monthly).

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation that values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered nurse (valid with NMC)
• Advanced Diploma Nursing Studies or equivalent
• Qualified in Neonatal Speciality (QIS)
• Completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent.
• RSCN/child branch
• R23 or equivalent (enhancing neonatal practice) held or working towards first level degree, enhanced skills
• Leadership course or similar
• Professional Nurse advocate course, willingness to complete

Experience

• Evidence of management and leadership qualities
• Significant experience in neonatal Intensive care at staff nurse or sister/charge nurse level post neonatal qualification

Further Training

• Current Newborn Life Support
• Experience of safeguarding Neonatal families and babies.
• Paediatric Life support Community Course
• Professional Nurse Advocate
• Effective communicator, leadership skills, ability to participate in education of others, assertiveness, role model
• Able to work as a lone worker in the community – be aware of escalation process for concerns

Other Factors

• Current UK driving licence with no more than 3 points

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.