Job summary
Are you an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) looking for a new challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our passionate perinatal team whilst we continue to set up our ANNP team. The ANNP service at Great Western Hospital has been enthusiastically embraced and this post will bring with it opportunities to shape the future of the team.
The role of the ANNP is built around the star values of the organisation, as well as the four pillars of advanced practice. At Great Western Hospital Neonatal Unit the ANNP provides advanced skills and knowledge and is supported to work autonomously , in accordance with local guidelines and protocols. They will demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in a specialist area of practice within a defined patient group. They will receive and processes complex, sensitive and contentious information, initiating actions required.
Main duties of the job
An Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) with the experience, knowledge, and skills to undertake the role and responsibilities required to support the Tier1 medical rota. The ANNP team is in addition to the medical rota, enabling them to provide specialist knowledge ofclinical care, advice, support, and teaching to the multidisciplinary team.
This is a new ANNP service, being introduced in a staged way over the next 3 years, with the aim of an 24-7 ANNP service. We have designed this service in partnership with ANNP leads from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine, such that the service maps to the new BAPM Advanced Practice Framework.
The new GWH ANNP team have protected time to develop and skills and deliver improvements across the four pillars of advanced practice, whilst being supported by a Lead ANNP to ensure career development. The ANNP team is independent of the tier 1 and 2 rotas, but works closely with all tiers of the medical team. Each of the ANNP team collaborates and supports each other, and supports the training of our new trainee ANNPs. You will also receive ongoing support and mentorship from the neonatal consultant leads, our Head of Midwifery & Neonatal Services, our Director of Midwifery & Neonatal Services. and Lead Matron.
About us
We are incredibly proud of our award winning perinatal team, who developed the PERIPrem programme. The Neonatal team at GWH has provided leadership across the region for this project, as well as national leadership in perinatal quality improvement. Numerous opportunities exist for our new ANNP team in areas such as Quality Improvement, outreach, family integrated care, fetal medicine, palliative care/bereavement, education & training (we run 4 NLS courses a year in Swindon) and risk/governance. You will be supported to explore all four pillars of advanced practice and there is rostered non-clinical time to work on areas of interest.
You will work closely with a dedicated team of consultants, nurses, midwives, obstetricians and allied health professionals. You will provide clinical care across the perinatal service, delivering leadership and advanced neonatal nursing practice with autonomy, in accordance with local guidelines and protocols and demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge.
Our ethos of care is to ensure that babies and their families are at the centre of our services and everything we do. We are looking for candidates who embrace this ethos and can demonstrate responsibility and accountability delivering expert care.
We are thrilled to be recruiting another ANNP into this new service and are excited to recruit an outstanding candidate to help us make this an on-going success.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Take the role and responsibilities of the Specialist Trainee as part of their work schedule, also covering for in-house training sessions as required.2. Act as a role model in practicing evidence-based nursing care3. Acknowledgement of clinical risk management within the neonatal unit4. Works across professional and organisational boundaries5. Exercise independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical roles,processes and procedures6. Initiate evidence-based practice, and actively undertake research to enhance clinical practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Take the role and responsibilities of the Specialist Trainee as part of their work schedule, also covering for in-house training sessions as required.2. Act as a role model in practicing evidence-based nursing care3. Acknowledgement of clinical risk management within the neonatal unit4. Works across professional and organisational boundaries5. Exercise independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical roles,processes and procedures6. Initiate evidence-based practice, and actively undertake research to enhance clinical practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Qualification: BSc RGN, RSCN, RN Child Branch
- ENB 405/400/HEAB 316/317 or equivalent
- A19/BSc Neonatal Studies or equivalent
- MSc Advanced Practice
- Current Registration with NMC
- Non-medical Prescriber
- NLS Provider
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- NLS Instructor
- ARNI provider
- ARNI Instructor
- GIC Instructor
- Management/Leadership qualification
- Counselling training
- Bereavement training
- Computer Literate (ECDL)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in clinical decision-making
- Evidence of management and leadership
- Practiced at teaching & mentoring
- Portfolio of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Transport experience/competence
- Previous ANNP experience
- Experience of undertaking undertake audit/research
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a technical environment
- Understands the principles of family integrated care (FiCare)
- Develop nursing projects and apply findings to practice
- Ability to facilitate change within the clinical area
- Cognisant of research and evidence-based practice in the clinical setting
- Advanced clinical practice skills
Desirable
- Evidence of nursing project implementation
- Evidence of change management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Qualification: BSc RGN, RSCN, RN Child Branch
- ENB 405/400/HEAB 316/317 or equivalent
- A19/BSc Neonatal Studies or equivalent
- MSc Advanced Practice
- Current Registration with NMC
- Non-medical Prescriber
- NLS Provider
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- NLS Instructor
- ARNI provider
- ARNI Instructor
- GIC Instructor
- Management/Leadership qualification
- Counselling training
- Bereavement training
- Computer Literate (ECDL)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in clinical decision-making
- Evidence of management and leadership
- Practiced at teaching & mentoring
- Portfolio of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Transport experience/competence
- Previous ANNP experience
- Experience of undertaking undertake audit/research
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a technical environment
- Understands the principles of family integrated care (FiCare)
- Develop nursing projects and apply findings to practice
- Ability to facilitate change within the clinical area
- Cognisant of research and evidence-based practice in the clinical setting
- Advanced clinical practice skills
Desirable
- Evidence of nursing project implementation
- Evidence of change management
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).
