Are you passionate about training, educating and empowering a team to care for their patients within our neonatal unit?

The post holder will be working as part of the multidisciplinary team who will demonstrate expertise within the neonatal service, providing advice, education and support to staff in the neonatal unit and the wider MDT within the ODN/LMNS

City neonatal unit is a 29 bedded unit at a level 2. We have 5 ITU beds, 5 HDU and 19 Special Care.

Main duties of the job

Provide leadership and expert advice on clinical practice and developing clinical practices in conjunction with the Director of Midwifery and the Consultant Midwife

The role focuses on delivery of high quality skilled Neonatal advice, practice and evidence based care for the neonatal team of all levels and skills. The emphasis of the role will be to respond to neonatal practice deficiencies, supporting neonatal nurses in developing competencies and maintaining an accepted standard of care.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately �600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff

Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do

Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will formulate learning objectives, plan and participate in teaching programmes in conjunction with the Division and Higher Education Institutions for both qualified and unqualified staff in either the classroom or clinical area.

The role will be underpinned by contemporary neonatal nursing evidence, good practice initiatives and clinical excellence whilst working in all settings and meeting variations in shift patterns.

The post holder will work along side the ODN/LMNS for collaborative working and be pivotal in supporting new policies and guidance to support further education with the neonatal unit whilst leading the development of clinical practice with in the Division ensuring it develops in line with national and regional policy and innovation, ensuring it is at the forefront of practice development and is evidence based.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial Neonatal Experience
• Supervisor/Assessor experience
• Leadership management

Desirable

• Awareness of change management procedures
• Education for staff
• Involvement with audit management

Qualifications

Essential

• QIS Neonatal Experience
• Leadership course
• Supervisor/Assessor course

Desirable

• Educating and embedding new practices within a team
• Teaching course/qualification
• NLS/RON

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B42 2NL

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381-WC-6322893