About this role
Job summary
Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Applications are invited for a colleague to join our well established ANNP team within our Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified ANNP to join our team and gain experience in tertiary level neonatal intensive care. The regional NICU at St Michael's Hospital provides regional tertiary neonatal intensive care for medical patients and supra-regional services for infants with surgical, neurosurgical and cardiac problems. It also works closely with the regional South West Neonatal Advice and Retrieval (SONAR) team. St Michael's NICU is an exciting and dynamic unit, covering all aspects of neonatal care and has a strong ethos of inclusion and development of our staff.
The ANNP role encompasses all four pillars of advanced practice with 80% clinical and 20% non-clinical for leadership and management, research and audit, and education, contributing to service improvement and professional development.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will to join our established neonatal team, comprised of medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals who work closely as a multidisciplinary team. As an ANNP you will work across the Tier 1 rota to provide high level clinical care within the Neonatal unit, Central delivery suite, Transitional Care and postnatal wards. You will work closely with specialist services across the Trust and the senior medical team including Consultants, Registrars and ANNPs.
The postholder will be able to take a lead role for the immediate, critical and on-going management of sick infants and their families and have freedom to interpret and act within broad policies and protocols. This will include taking a lead role in the safe transportation of sick infants within the Trust. The post holder will be an Independent Prescriber and take a proactive role in the education of the nursing and medical teams and families of the patients within the neonatal unit. In addition, they will actively participate in leadership activities, audit and research projects, in conjunction with the audit facilitator, and in the up-dating of unit protocols and guidelines. The post holder will provide on-going supervision and support in the induction and training of medical and nursing staff, including mentoring of trainee ANNP's. They will act as a positive role model and resource for midwives, GP's, nursing and medical staff, from other areas within the Trust and beyond.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice Neonatal Critical Care Course or equivalent (QiS) First Level Registered Nurse BSc RGN/RSCN/RN or Child Branch Current registration with NMC Current registration with NMC as a Non-Medical Prescriber
Desirable
ARNI provider NLS instructor BSc Neonatal Studies or equivalent Mentoring and Assessing or Teaching qualification
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Recent significant experience as an ANNP Demonstrate clinical expertise in neonatal care Familiar with current local and national issues Demonstrate leadership skills and knowledge Evidence of teaching experience Demonstrate ability to support others Conscientious, committed and reliable
Skills and Abilities Essential
Basic computer skills Self-motivated and able to motivate others Good problem solving ability and skills Evidence of ability to use initiative, lead a team and manage change Ability to manage when under both individual and/or work pressure Good interpersonal communication and time management skills Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own and work of others Assertive and proactive Possess a high level of skill and competency in relevant area of practice Research and audit experience
Additional & Aptitudes Essential
Resilient Ability to deal sensitively with emotive issues/situations Demonstrates personal insight and awareness Dynamic Flexible Enthusiastic and motivated
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address St Michaels Hospital
Southwell St
Bristol
BS2 8EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)