Job summary
Employer heading
Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7or Band 8a
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
An autonomous role to provide a proactive, effective holistic service for neonates on the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), delivery-suite & postnatal wards. This includes responsibility for the clinical care & management for babies in SCBU & transitional care
Support the ward manager & provide clinical leadership including supervision of staff, audit & research, clinical governance, development of evidence-based guidelines & training/education
Role model compassionate & inclusive leadership
A Master’s degree in Advanced Clinical Practice including completion of a non-medical prescribing qualification & independent advanced clinical skills is essential as part of the Tier 1 rota
Identify sick infants who subsequently require management on the SCBU including initial assessment, stabilisation, & management, including passive cooling, ventilation, fluids, drug therapy & other resultant treatments. They will work closely with Paediatric Consultants & other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Role model to all staff & part of the senior team to improve & maintain standards & provide comprehensive advice and guidance to all departments.
To manage & lead complex situations in the absence of paediatric medical cover, making judgements involving complex facts, requiring analysis & interpretation to monitor & evaluate outcomes in patient-centred care.
To undertake nurse-led initiatives & procedures according to set protocols & procedures.
Main duties of the job
Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered nurse/midwives. It is a level of practice with a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a Master’s degree that encompasses the 4 pillars of:
- clinical practice
- leadership & management
- education
- research,
The Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner will:
- Use advanced knowledge and skills in Neonatal care to undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make decisions based on clinical reasoning and initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions.
- Provide professional senior clinical leadership and support within the specialty multi professional team and across service boundaries.
- Support the wider team to build capacity and capability through work-based and interprofessional learning, and the application of learning to practice. Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach, and mentor
- Lead clinical audits and critically engage in research activity using the results to underpin own practice, inform the practice of others and make organisational recommendations.
- Provide a proactive, effective holistic service for newborn infants on SCBU, delivery-suite and postnatal wards. This includes responsibility for the clinical care and management for babies in SCBU.
Assume lead clinical oversight for transitional care babies on the postnatal ward and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to achieve the aim of reducing avoidable admissions to the SCBU.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description for further details about role, essential and desirable criteria.
The Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) will develop advanced knowledge and skills to meet the capabilities presented in the multi-professional framework for advanced Clinical Practice in England multi-professionalframeworkforadvancedclinicalpracticeinengland.pdf (hee.nhs.uk)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master's degree in advanced clinical practice
- NLS qualification
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience
- Teaching experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in specialty
- Leadership experience
Desirable criteria
- Audit experience
- Quality improvement experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Cameron
- Job title
- Maternity Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 4452154
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