Neonatal Lead Nurse – High-Dependency & ICU Care

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

England

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 54,000

Full time

6 days ago

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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.