Are you looking for a new challenge?

Do you have extensive clinical skills in Neonates?

Do you have excellent leadership skills?

Are you looking for new ways of working and to drive forward service improvements?

If so, this role could be for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Shift Co-Ordinator to join Ward 23- Neonatal Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

We are a friendly team of nurses, committed to providing gold standard care for our babies and their families. We are a level 2 local neonatal unit.

The function of the Shift Co-Ordinator is to ensure that the shift runs as smoothly as can be and that any risks that are identified are escalated and mitigated as much as possible to ensure the safety of the unit. This will mean working with multiple members of the multi disciplinary team both internally and externally to provide assurances and to work with us to consistently approve our services.

Main duties of the job

• To have the necessary skills and knowledge to provide expert care to all categories of neonates and their families in accordance with policies and procedures.
• To take continuing responsibility for the management of the Neonatal Unit and to take charge of the Neonatal Unit as required. To ensure the effective and efficient use of all allocated resources.
• To take a lead role within the senior neonatal nursing team with a special area of interest, such as clinical governance, quality and safety.
• To encourage and participate in research programmes, developing research skills.
• To undertake responsibility for own professional development.

About us

Our Trust Values are at the Heart of What We Do

• Partnering- working effectively together with patients, families, colleagues, the local health and care system, universities and other stakeholders and through our improvement alliance.
• Ambitious- setting and achieving high standards for ourselves personally and for the care we deliver, both today and in the future. Embracing innovation to continuously improve the quality and sustainability of our services.
• Caring- showing compassion, respect and empathy for our patients, families and each other, caring about the difference we make for our community.
• Trusted- open, transparent and reliable, continuously learning, doing our best to consistently deliver excellent care for our communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Neonatal Nurse
• Has Qualified in Speciality/ 405

Desirable

• Has a degree or has studied at degree level

Experience

Essential

• Leadership experiences/course
• Experience of being in charge

Desirable

• Experience of service improvement
• Experience of managing others
• Experience in teaching/mentoring others
• Experience of level 3 and level 2 units

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF

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