About this role
Job summary
This is an amazing opportunity to use your specialist Neonatal nursing skills to promote an expanding service in neonatal outreach and provide continued care in the community for neonates when discharged home form hospital.
You will have the opportunity act as a resource for both primary health care and secondary health care services, where specialist Neonatal expertise and knowledge is required, working within the wider network of health care professionals.
Training will be given and there will be opportunities to upskill within your scope of practice.
Main duties of the job
To use specialist Neonatal nursing skills to promote an integrated nursing service to sick infants and their families between hospital and community and enable infants to be cared for at home whenever possible. To act as a resource for both primary health care and secondary health care where specialist neonatal expertise is required. To act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. To act in accordance with the Trust Policies. To act as the patient advocate. To act as a role model and source of clinical excellence in the facilitation of discharge for all babies on the neonatal unit, and the provision of community neonatal care. To ensure that all statutory and mandatory training is completed. To recognise personal limitations in knowledge and practice and to seek advice and training as required.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
RSCN / RN child branch Or RN/RM with neonatal training Safeguarding training level 3 Qualified in Speciality (neonatal)
Desirable
Leadership course or experience
Skills Essential
Good communication skills Ability to manage own workload Basic use of IT packages e.g. word, excel, power point, outlook Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Desirable
Knowledge of Trust patient admission system. Report writing skills.
Experience Essential
Experience as a Band 5 or 6 in a Neonatal Unit. Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable
Community experience Recent experience of working in relevant specialty.
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.
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)