Neonatal Community Outreach Nurse

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the well established UHNM Neonatal Community Outreach Team and be part of the Nursing Team responsible for supporting the transition from hospital to home for babies and families who have been cared for on the Neonatal Unit.

You will be utilising your nursing skills from hospital to home, and supporting babies with simple or complex health needs, including feeding support, home oxygen and home phototherapy.

Main duties of the job

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care needs of babies and families following discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UHNM into a community setting.

To participate and contribute in the delivery of a high quality Neonatal Community Outreach service.

To participate and contribute in teaching requirements of parents.

To rotate into the Transitional Care Unit/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, to meet the demands of the service and fulfil professional educational needs.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Newcastle Road

Stoke-On-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Newcastle Road

Stoke-On-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

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

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