Senior ANNP

Job summary

The role of the Senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is built around the BAPM ANNP four pillars of advanced practice. It is a role that has a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. The role encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research with core capabilities and specific capabilities in neonatology.

A Senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) embodies the ability to manage clinical care for the neonatal population, leading in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality, compassionate care for infants', families, carers and each other.

As Senior ANNP you will hold responsibility for patient care and escalate care decisions to Neonatal Consultant as required. This includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of neonatal settings. You will act as a role model, supporting other junior members of the nursing, ANNPs and medical team,

As Senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner you will work beyond normal professional boundaries, providing advanced neonatal nursing practice with autonomy, in accordance with BAPM ANNP Capability Framework, local guidelines and protocols. You will demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in a specialist area of practice within a defined patient group. You will receive and process complex, sensitive and contentious information, initiating actions required.

Main duties of the job

As Senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner you will work within both Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the ANNP rota.

Whilst working on the Tier 1 and 2 rota you will be a direct autonomous independent decision maker with complex and unpredictable contexts. Embed both expertise and evidence informed practice across pathways, services, organisations and the system working in partnership with service users, communities and interdependent partners.

You'll work in partnership and coordinate care with all health professionals across specialties to plan and deliver patients health needs through delivering interventions which are based on researched evidence-based best practice and specialist clinical judgement.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology in an extensive range of complex clinical conditions and disease processes to plan and manage episodes of care from birth to discharge, co-ordinate the neonatal team and allied health professionals appropriately and liaise with regional specialists.

You will fulfil a leadership role within a specialised area of neonatal care and/or ACP pillar, engaging with wider stakeholders and accountable for sustained quality service improvements.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

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A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.