Job overview

Join us as a Trainee Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP). You should be an experienced and qualified individual, with specialism in Neonatal Nursing, who is passionate about patient care. 

The MSc Neonatal Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) Level 7 course is 1 year full time course followed by a part time dissertation and undertaken at University of Southampton.  The applicant will be supernumerary whilst training and have a blend of home study, clinical working and attending study days in Southampton University. 

Trainee ANNPs will start training at Band 6 or 7 depending on previous experience, if a trainee starts at Band 6 they will move to a Band 7 when they have undertaken 1 year of the training and has passed required modules.  Movement to Band 8a will be on successful completion of the MSc Advanced Practice.

You will join an established team of ANNP's working within a standalone ANNP rota that supports the medical workforce. Upon completion of the ANNP course, the successful candidate will join a supportive team of doctors and ANNPs who deliver 24/7 care within our Level 2 Local Neonatal Care Unit. As a trained ANNP, you will also have a commitment to management, education and clinical audit. 

Main duties of the job

• Working as part of the neonatal team on the neonatal unit and postnatal wards
• Performing practical procedures on infants from the postnatal ward, birthing centre and infants admitted to the local neonatal unit, subject to appropriate training and experience
• Attending deliveries, subject to training and relevant resuscitation accreditation
• Maintaining timely and appropriate documentation
• Supporting and contributing to timely discharge planning – to include completing discharge paperwork (Badger discharge summaries and referrals to relevant specialist teams)
• Performing NIPE examinations
• Having, developing and maintaining specialist medical knowledge appropriate to the role through relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Contributing to achieving and maintaining outstanding performance in the team / organisation
• Leveraging a nursing background, the post holder will continue to develop the core elements of advanced practice, covering the four pillars mapped by British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) ANNP Framework and Heath Education England (HEE) Advance practice framework.

Working for our organisation

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 the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

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.