Job summary
Are you an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner?
Would you like to experience working in a District General Hospital by the beautiful north Norfolk Coast? Maybe you want to stay in your present job but would like some flexibility to add a different experience for some of your working time. Then this is your chance to share your expertise to join a group of five ANNPs who have worked in a team which has developed since 2005.
When babies and their mothers need hospital care in North West Norfolk they come to the Women and Childrens Directorate in The Queen Elizabeth Foundation Trust Hospital based in Kings Lynn. The ANNP team work within this Directorate and they are based on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Main duties of the job
Can I have some help please? a question you will have asked and a good collaborative relationship has been established with the Midwifery and Medical team to work with the ANNPs within Central Delivery Suite, Midwifery Led Birthing Unit, Maternity Ward and to help the Midwives providing care in the Community.
Your daily routine would also include being able to share and practice your clinical and leadership skills when providing care and treatment for babies and their families on NICU and transitional care. This would include working with a supportive multi disciplinary team including the nursing staff, neonatal community team, the Hospital Safeguarding Team and Paediatric medical team; 12 Consultants, Paediatric Registrars and a rotational Medical trainee post on the ANNP team.
About us
The NICU at QEHKL is classed as a local neonatal unit (level 2) with 16 cots 1 intensive care, 2 high dependency, 9 special care and 4 transitional care cots shared with the maternity ward.
You would have the opportunity to work with the team to care for those babies who are born from 27 weeks onwards, need non invasive respiratory support or short term ventilation; and to work in collaboration with the Paediatric and Neonatal Decision Support and Retrieval service (PANDR), and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Tertiary Unit to stabilise those babies who need transfer for other intensive care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your further education and development would be provided by a programme of specific neonatal and mandatory update sessions provided through the Eastern Neonatal Network and locally with opportunities for you to contribute. Midwifery, Nursing and Medical students are actively supported in the Directorate in collaboration with three Universities.
The Women and Childrens Directorate have an active programme of development and review and you would be able to join in with developing guidelines, audit, research and clinical governance reviews. Some future neonatal developments are planned to support the main strategic objectives of the Hospital including:
QUALITY - Improve care with the introduction of the Kaiser sepsis pathway
ENGAGEMENT - Working with families towards providing phototherapy in the community
HEALTH LIVES - Reduce trauma by introducing Low Impact Surfactant Administration
If you would like this opportunity to work in a culture of kindness, diversity and staff support which is actively promoted throughout the Hospital then please apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your further education and development would be provided by a programme of specific neonatal and mandatory update sessions provided through the Eastern Neonatal Network and locally with opportunities for you to contribute. Midwifery, Nursing and Medical students are actively supported in the Directorate in collaboration with three Universities.
The Women and Childrens Directorate have an active programme of development and review and you would be able to join in with developing guidelines, audit, research and clinical governance reviews. Some future neonatal developments are planned to support the main strategic objectives of the Hospital including:
QUALITY - Improve care with the introduction of the Kaiser sepsis pathway
ENGAGEMENT - Working with families towards providing phototherapy in the community
HEALTH LIVES - Reduce trauma by introducing Low Impact Surfactant Administration
If you would like this opportunity to work in a culture of kindness, diversity and staff support which is actively promoted throughout the Hospital then please apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training and Professional Development
Essential
- Registered Nurse in Child or Adult, RSCN or Registered Midwife
- Neonatal Specialist Qualification
- Post-graduate qualification in Advanced Neonatal Nursing
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Newborn life support course
Desirable
- MSc in Advanced Neonatal Practice
- Non-medical prescribing course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising and assessing learners
Desirable
Skill, Abilities and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for neonatal patients
- Understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Evidence of knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding
- Evidence of competetncy in Neonatal Practice with advanced clinical skills
- Demonstrate ability to prioritise and manage time
- Excellent communication skills within MDT
Desirable
- Awareness of Risk Mangement and governance processes
- Awareness of current Neonatal Transformation Agenda and the role of ODN
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training and Professional Development
Essential
- Registered Nurse in Child or Adult, RSCN or Registered Midwife
- Neonatal Specialist Qualification
- Post-graduate qualification in Advanced Neonatal Nursing
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Newborn life support course
Desirable
- MSc in Advanced Neonatal Practice
- Non-medical prescribing course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising and assessing learners
Desirable
Skill, Abilities and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for neonatal patients
- Understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Evidence of knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding
- Evidence of competetncy in Neonatal Practice with advanced clinical skills
- Demonstrate ability to prioritise and manage time
- Excellent communication skills within MDT
Desirable
- Awareness of Risk Mangement and governance processes
- Awareness of current Neonatal Transformation Agenda and the role of ODN
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).
