Job overview

The post holder will implement discharge planning within our unit. The post-holder will work directly with families, supporting them to become more involved in the care of their baby  to support discharge, whilst collaboratively working with the Neonatal Community Outreach team, neonatal nursing, AHP and medical teams to achieve this aim.

The role will require significant knowledge and experience of family integrated care, developmental care and breastfeeding as well as supporting competencies with our families

We support the facilitation of  early discharge of well preterm babies and the home nursing of babies requiring specialist nursing intervention e.g. special feeding requirements, home oxygen, congenital abnormalities and support with medication competency.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a strong advocate embedding the ethos of ‘parents as partners in care’ – empowering families to learn about their babys care and support parents to be fully involved in provision of care and decision-making. 

We work in conjunction with other members of the multi disciplinary team and initiate transfer of care to other services e.g. HV/CDC/social services/CCNT/AHP/NCOT to support complex discharges, supported with MDT meetings

We empower and educate families to learn new skills and become competent caring for their baby at home, ensuring they are confident and always supported by our team

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.  

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.