Job summary
The post holder will have a critical role in the co-ordination of safety within Neonatal services and will focus on the risk and governance activities which demonstrate high quality, effective clinical care which places safety and a positive patient experience at the centre of their neonatal service experience. The post holder will work closely with the Maternity Quality and Safety team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a leadership role within a multidisciplinary team working within the Family and Support Services (FASS) division with the objective of protecting babies, staff members and the public from risk.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and managerial advice and support to all staff and manage neonatal adverse incident reporting systems working closely with the Maternity Quality and Safety team and the Trust Risk Management Department.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current RN/M registration with NMC with 2 years clinical experience
- Relevant post registration qualifications in speciality (QIS)
- Post qualification recognised training in risk management or demonstrated willingness and ability to undertake this training.
- Working knowledge of issues currently impacting on Neonatal Services including governances processes and local and national agendas directing neonatal care.
- Ability to provide evidence of continuing personal and professional development in key areas: clinical practice, education, and health service management.
- Excellent communication skills both written, verbal and non-verbal, with the ability to overcome barriers to communication.
- Evidence of effective and collaborative working within teams.
- Relevant post registration qualification in education or mentorship
- Ability to reflect upon and critically analyse own and others sphere of neonatal practice and constructively analyse clinical experiences
- Demonstrate leadership skills, knowledge and experience in order to enhance effective and efficient neonatal care
Desirable
- Masters' qualification in education related subject or the willingness to undertake further education
- Leadership and Management training
- Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current RN/M registration with NMC with 2 years clinical experience
- Relevant post registration qualifications in speciality (QIS)
- Post qualification recognised training in risk management or demonstrated willingness and ability to undertake this training.
- Working knowledge of issues currently impacting on Neonatal Services including governances processes and local and national agendas directing neonatal care.
- Ability to provide evidence of continuing personal and professional development in key areas: clinical practice, education, and health service management.
- Excellent communication skills both written, verbal and non-verbal, with the ability to overcome barriers to communication.
- Evidence of effective and collaborative working within teams.
- Relevant post registration qualification in education or mentorship
- Ability to reflect upon and critically analyse own and others sphere of neonatal practice and constructively analyse clinical experiences
- Demonstrate leadership skills, knowledge and experience in order to enhance effective and efficient neonatal care
Desirable
- Masters' qualification in education related subject or the willingness to undertake further education
- Leadership and Management training
- Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
