Job summary
There has never been a more exciting time to join our Trust. Major redevelopment works on both sites at our Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital are planned for completion in 2025. Our trust has been rated Good by the CQC and is world renowned for our care.
Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, based at our Women's hospital, is a leading Perinatal Centre and one of the largest Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the UK. We are the designated Neonatal Surgical Centre for West Midlands Operational Delivery Network and accept in-utero and post-natal transfers from throughout the West Midlands. We deliver outstanding care to some of the West Midlands sickest babies from 22 weeks gestation. As well as caring for new born babies with surgical conditions we also care for sick and premature new born babies with medical conditions and babies born with congenital abnormalities such as diaphragmatic hernia and cardiac lesions. We are host to the West Midlands Human Milk Bank and we serve a maternity department delivering 8,300 babies per annum.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced clinical professional to join for our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS FT. We have excellent professional development opportunities and offer a family friendly environment for our local community and region.
Successful applicants will have responsibility for delivering and supervising direct care to intensive, high dependency, special care babies and transitional care and their families and will work within the neonatal team to ensure the highest standards of patient care are maintained. The post holder will need to be adaptable, flexible and able to work the full range of clinical shifts over the 24 hour period.
You must hold an MSc in Advanced Practice and be able to work on the senior junior medical rota. While successful candidates will be based at our Women's Hospital there may be occasions where there is a need for working in the transport environment or at our Children's Hospital site.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC sub part 1 or 2 or midwife
- Qualified in Specialty for Neonates or equivalent
- Mentor and assessing course or equivalent
- MSc Advanced Practice or equivalent Masters degree
- NLS
Desirable
- pILS, EPALS, APLS or willing to complete
- ARNI
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Leadership and Management experience and able to lead a team
- Extensive neonatal intensive experience
- Knowledge and experience of participating in research
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and the application of the clinical governance agenda on the NHS and within the Directorate
Professional, Managerial, Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff positively Be an excellent role model
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Enthusiastic to develop nursing practice and effect change
- Able to lead challenging conversations in very tense situations
- Fully conversant with Microsoft word
Personal Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential
- Able to work shifts spanning the 24 hours service period Able to walk and stand for long periods
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Exemplary attendance record
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC sub part 1 or 2 or midwife
- Qualified in Specialty for Neonates or equivalent
- Mentor and assessing course or equivalent
- MSc Advanced Practice or equivalent Masters degree
- NLS
Desirable
- pILS, EPALS, APLS or willing to complete
- ARNI
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Leadership and Management experience and able to lead a team
- Extensive neonatal intensive experience
- Knowledge and experience of participating in research
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and the application of the clinical governance agenda on the NHS and within the Directorate
Professional, Managerial, Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff positively Be an excellent role model
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Enthusiastic to develop nursing practice and effect change
- Able to lead challenging conversations in very tense situations
- Fully conversant with Microsoft word
Personal Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential
- Able to work shifts spanning the 24 hours service period Able to walk and stand for long periods
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Exemplary attendance record
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Trust
Mindlesohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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