About this role
Job summary
INTERNAL ONLY
Isle of Wight NHS Trust Applicants Only
Are you ready for the next steps in your neonatal career? Do you want the opportunity to work with a Neonatal Team who is passionate about putting babies and their families at the centre of all we do?
The Special Care Baby Unit on the Isle of Wight has an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Family Integrated Care Lead to join our friendly and supportive team.
As a designated Level 1 Neonatal unit we have four special care cots which provide care to babies born from 32 weeks gestation. In addition, we provide critical care and stabilisation for sick newborn and preterm babies of any gestation prior to their transfer to tertiary neonatal services for on-going critical care. We also work in conjunction with Maternity Services to prevent the unnecessary separation of babies and their parents, providing care for babies who require additional support, but do not need admission to the Neonatal unit, in a dedicated Transitional Care facility.
We are fully committed to a culture of lifelong learning and professional development. Successful candidates will be provided with:
o Comprehensive induction and orientationo Personal development plano Access to specialty specific training and educationo Leadership and management training
Main duties of the job
Work collaboratively across all professional and organisational boundaries, to assess, promote, and support a Family Integrated culture across all aspects of neonatal care. Work in collaboration with families at all stages of their neonatal journey and afterwards to ensure their voices are heard, represented, and integrated into all aspects of service development. Act as a strong advocate embedding the ethos of 'parents as partners in care' -empowering staff to educate and support parents to be fully involved in provision of care and decision-making.
About us
We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Job description Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Person Specification
Qualifications and role specific knowledge Essential
Registered Nurse (RN) Adult/Child Branch/Registered Midwife First level degree in Health Sciences or equivalent Neonatal Qualified in Specialty (QIS) or equivalent experience Significant experience working as a band 6 within a Neonatal Unit Experience with promoting FIcare practice. Leadership / Management experience Quality Improvement project/audit experience
Desirable
Experience teaching/teaching qualification Leadership course/qualifications or experience Management qualification Mental Health/coaching/counselling qualification
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address St Mary's Hospital
Parkhurst Road
Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)