Neonatal Nurse

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking clinical practitioners for neonatal care in Liverpool, providing individualized care in both medicine and surgery. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to mentor junior staff and contribute to a pioneering neonatal service. With the development of cutting-edge facilities, this is a chance to join a team renowned for high standards of clinical care.

Qualifications

• Relevant neonatal experience required.
• Competent to work in all NICU areas.
• Intention to obtain qualification in the speciality.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualized care to neonates in medicine and surgery.
• Mentor pre-registration students and junior staff.
• Act as room leader when appropriate.

Skills

Team working

Continuous professional development

Research awareness

Leadership

Education

Basic level 1 registered nurse (RN, RSCN, RM)

Degree level studies

Post basic mentoring course

Job description

Neonatal care in Liverpool is going through an exciting period of change with the £15 million development of the Liverpool Women's Hospital (LWH) site and the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership (LNP) with Alder Hey Children's Hospital (AHCH) to develop a single service across the city.

Our new £15m extension was completed in February 2020, providing a state of the art environment for the babies and families of Liverpool. The NICU at LWH is a dynamic, diverse and growing service renowned for high standards of clinical care, research and education. The team at LWH work closely with the surgical team at AHCH to deliver a single neonatal service across the city.

A new build within AHCH is now underway to provide a Surgical Neonatal Intensive Unit.

The LNP is closely integrated with the regional fetal, maternal medicine departments; we work in partnership to deliver babies requiring complex neonatal care for cardiac abnormalities, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, EXIT procedures and antenatal diagnosed abnormalities. We are also the tertiary NICU for Cheshire and Merseyside.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will function as clinical practitioners within all areas of the neonatal service and rotate to AHCH neonatal services using knowledge and skills to achieve optimum outcome for the neonate and family in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for the neonate in partnership with the family in high dependency and intensive care nurseries and for co-ordinating, supervising and supporting the neonatal staff within an identified clinical area.

With experience you will be required to act as room leader and be responsible for supervising and mentoring junior staff, basic and post basic students within the neonatal service.

About us

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes usthe specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it's services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf

Job responsibilities

• To work as part of the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership based in both LWH and AHCH delivering individualised care to the neonate in both medicine and surgery.
• Responsible for delivering care for the neonate in partnership with the family in all areas of the neonatal unit with supervision / guidance when required.
• Responsible for mentoring pre-registration students and more junior members of staff within the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership
• To act as room leader as appropriate as required
• Rotation within the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of team working
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Awareness of planning and prioritising workload
• Research awareness
• Evidence of leadership

Experience

• Relevant neonatal experience
• Competent to work in all areas of the NICU
• Recent mentoring experience
• Relevant Neonatal Surgical experience

Qualifications

• Basic level 1 registered nurse i.e. RN, RSCN, RM
• Degree level studies
• Intention to obtain qualification in the speciality
• Post basic mentoring course

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic, motivated and committed to neonatal nursing
• Calm and approachable
• Reliable
• Caring and Considerate

Health

• Capable of bending, lifting and standing

Special Requirements

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum, pro rata