Job summary
Nottingham Neonatal Service would love you to join us in providing excellent care for our families and their babies. We are passionate about our families having positive experiences throughout their journey with a sick new born baby. You will focus on the emotional, social and psychological wellbeing of families and promote family centred and family integrated care. This role facilitates the baby's pathway into the community, working closely with community/homecare colleagues. Liaison with allied health and social care services is an integral part of the role.
The Neonatal Service delivers care across two sites at the City and Queens Medical Centre Campuses. As a lead centre for the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network, we offer both medical and surgical intensive care for extremely preterm and very sick infants. Our aim is for babies to be treated in the right place, at the right time, by knowledgeable skilled staff putting families at the centre of their babies care. Through close relationships with families, the service incorporates parent/carer involvement to improve the care that is provided. We are proud to be both BLISS accredited and Pathway to Excellence achievers since July 2020.
Main duties of the job
You will have a good understanding of the emotional turmoil parents and carers experience with a sick baby in intensive care and/or with ongoing needs. You will demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to negotiate and minimise barriers to communication. We will expect you to be able to share information and support staff in developing and leading a family friendly environment and family integrated care. Together we will facilitate Parent/Patient Public Involvement (PPI) to transform care delivery and parent involvement.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Person specification and job description for a full understanding of the roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Person specification and job description for a full understanding of the roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration.
- Relevant post-basic study e.g. specialist pathway
- Teaching & Assessing and/or Mentoring Course
Experience
Essential
- Current clinical care experience in neonates
- Evidence of supervision of pre-registration and post basic students and non-registered staff.
- Evidence of mentorship.
- Able to demonstrate management of caseload and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff.
- Experience of caring for patients and their families within hospital environments
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
- Demonstrate basic IT skills.
- Can identify own level of competence and limitations with the ability to communicate these to appropriate staff.
- Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
- Ability to identify own learning needs.
- Participation or facilitation of audit and demonstrate actions from results
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the implementation of change
Physical Skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties for long periods of time.
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres.
- Can use IT and has keyboard skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Enhanced CRB clearance.
- Caring. Enthusiastic and well-motivated
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration.
- Relevant post-basic study e.g. specialist pathway
- Teaching & Assessing and/or Mentoring Course
Experience
Essential
- Current clinical care experience in neonates
- Evidence of supervision of pre-registration and post basic students and non-registered staff.
- Evidence of mentorship.
- Able to demonstrate management of caseload and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff.
- Experience of caring for patients and their families within hospital environments
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
- Demonstrate basic IT skills.
- Can identify own level of competence and limitations with the ability to communicate these to appropriate staff.
- Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
- Ability to identify own learning needs.
- Participation or facilitation of audit and demonstrate actions from results
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the implementation of change
Physical Skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties for long periods of time.
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres.
- Can use IT and has keyboard skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Enhanced CRB clearance.
- Caring. Enthusiastic and well-motivated
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).