Senior Nurse - NCOT

Job summary

Are you seeking an opportunity to join an innovative and established Neonatal Community Outreach Team and to be part of a team, that supports the transition of babies & their families, from early stages of discharge planning to home. We are proud to provide a high quality community outreach service to babies & families within the Stoke On Trent and Staffordshire postcodes. We are proud to support babies who require home oxygen, feeding support and home phototherapy and be there to support babies & families in the home setting. If you are seeking a new challenge and would like to be part of the development of this team, then please apply.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Clinical Nurse within the Neonatal Community Outreach Team (NCOT) will support the NCOT Senior Sister and Senior Neonatal Nursing & Consultant Teams in the delivery of the NCOT Service The role of the Senior Clinical Nurse is to be clinically creditable in the delivery of general and specialist services that are delivered within the NCOT service.

The Senior Clinical Nurse will work closely with the Senior Sister in the delivery of evidence based practice; ensuring patients receive safe and effective patient care that is delivered in the home setting and will ensure they work within the Directorate & Trust safety agenda, whilst matching parent and family expectations.

The NCOT Senior Team will work in close partnership with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to ensure all babies and their families receive a high quality and safe service and will be involved in developing care pathways, guidelines and policies for the NCOT Service in accordance with local and national guidance

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver.

Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate practical and theoretical knowledge, competence and skills and maintain all evidence required. Contribute towards developing a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments. Promote health and safety maintaining best practice in health, safety and security. Share ideas with colleagues to improve care and suggest areas for innovation.

Lead & participate in audit activities being undertaken in area of practice. Contribute to the improvement of service by reflecting on own practice and supporting that of others. Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines both local and national. Regularly attend workplace and staff engagement meetings and contribute positively to discussions about the improvement of care.

Plan and manage competing demands of job role, using prioritisation and delegation skills. Work in an effective and organised manner demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively deliver person-centred care for an allocated group of individuals Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.

Person Specification

Qualification · Essential

QIS Course

Desirable

Enrolled on QIS course

Experience · Essential

Minimum of 3 years Neonatal

Experience · Desirable

Has experience of community nursing Leadership

Essential

Can demonstrate previous leadership/management experience

Desirable

Has attended any leadership/management training

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).