Trainee Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person specification (Trainee ANNP)

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications and Training

Minimum 2.2 Honours Degree or evidence of potential to study at masters Level

Professional registration

NLS

Qualification in Speciality Intensive Intensive and Special Care of the Newborn

Mentor/teaching qualification

Leadership course/qualification

Experience

Significant experience of working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Proven ability of working within a multi-professional team

Evidence of leadership at local organisational level

Experience of neonatal transport

Experience within adjacent services

Leadership course/qualification

Skills and Knowledge

Willingness to learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice

Evidence of a clinical based career path

Clinical audit experience

Research Skills

Personal Attributes

Motivated and self-directed individual with good organisational skills

Good communication skills verbally and written.

Ability

Flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the service to work well in a team

Ability to lead a team to support effective safe clinical care

Value Based Behaviours

Value

Linked behaviours

Care: we show we care about people

Listens and acts to the concerns of others to bring about improvements for people (patients and staff).

Shows empathy to others and a caring attitude to people (staff, patients and the public)

Ambition: we want the best for people

Motivates and coaches others to support them to develop their own capabilities and skills.

Links individual development needs with service goals.

Has the resilience to keep going in adversity and shows a can do attitude to deliver improvements for others.

Strives to ensure the role or service they deliver is the best

Respect: we value the differences and talents of people

Notice the suggestions of others even if you may not agree.

Provide constructive feedback.

Show appropriate professional standards at all time.

Concentrates on what is right rather than who is right.

Engage: we involve people in how we do things

Seeks feedback and input into decision making and service improvement for all people involved (patients, staff and the public).

Actively takes others views into account.

Shows a positive outlook to delivering the best service possible, and leads others by example.

Learn : we learn from people, past, present and future

Checks outcomes against plan.

Uses evidence and experience of others to inform improvements to services for patients and staff

Values, generates and uses evidence to lead future improvements

Mandatory Statements

1. This post is subject to a enhanced with barred list* CRB check

2. Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and has an Equality and Diversity Policy. You are expected to observe this policy in your behaviour towards: patients, work colleagues and the public.

3. In the course of your duties you may acquire or have access to confidential information which must not be disclosed to any other person unless in the pursuit of your duties or with specific permission given on behalf of the Trust.

4. You must ensure that you handle personal information in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

5. You are reminded that, in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, and subsequent legislation, you have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others by your work activities, and are required to co-operate with the Trust in meeting statutory requirements.

6. In the interests of your development you will be expected to take a positive role in the Performance and Development Review (PDR) Process.

7. You must ensure that you adhere to the Trust Infection Control policies and procedures at all times. You have a duty of care under the Health Care Act to prevent the spread of infection.

8. Within the NHS, good patient care is reliant on the availability of complete, accurate, relevant and timely data. The quality of information will limit the capability to make operational decisions about the way care is planned, managed and undertaken. Poor information quality leads to poor decision making and may put service users at risk. High quality information means better, safer patient care. Where you are required to record data on any system, regardless of the type of media, you must ensure that is it up to date, accurate, complete and timely. Ensure that you feel sufficiently knowledgeable about the system you are asked to use and what is required of you in order to fulfil your task accurately. Where an error is created or discovered by yourself on any system which you cannot rectify, you must contact the relevant helpdesk / system owner or your Line manager. Please read the Data Quality Policy located on the Intranet and ensure you understand your responsibilities.

9. You must comply with all Trust policies and procedures and attend all necessary mandatory training.

10. This document provides an outline of the main responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Your job description will be subject to regular review with your Line Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 2.2 Honours Degree or evidence of potential to study at master's Level
• Professional registration
• NLS
• Qualification in Speciality - Intensive Intensive and Special Care of the Newborn

Desirable

• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Leadership course/qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Proven ability of working within a multi-professional team
• Evidence of leadership at local organisational level

Desirable

• Experience of neonatal transport
• Experience within adjacent services
• Leadership course/qualification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Willingness to learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice
• Evidence of a clinical based career path

Desirable

• Clinical audit experience
• Research Skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Motivated and self-directed individual with good organisational skills
• Good communication skills verbally and written.
• Ability
• Flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the service to work well in a team

Desirable

• Ability to lead a team to support effective safe clinical care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)