Ward 8D NICU at Royal London Hospital are committed to the principles of family integrated care and timely discharge to the home, but with continued support from the neonatal team. We are a large level 3 tertiary unit consisting of 43 cots offering support to many hospitals within our NECL network. We are inviting nurses who are qualified in Speciality and have minimum of 3 years consolidation of practice to apply for this post, who have experience in community follow up/visits and, parent BLS teaching and an enthusiasm to expand this service in the future.

This post has great opportunity for learning, development and career growth. Learn to develop your skills and increase your knowledge by becoming an experienced tertiary level neonatal community outreach nurse.

As the junior sister, you will be responsible for developing and taking the service forward, with an inspirational, forward thinking approach.

You will be expected to teach and support, both the nursing staff and the families on matters relevant to discharge into the community.

This career path will allow you to develop your portfolio, experience working within a large friendly diverse team, always willing to share and teach, caring for some of the sickest babies but experiencing the joy of seeing them discharged to home with family

Main duties of the job

To provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to discharge, enabling the timely discharge for babies less than 36 week gestation

o Providing help and support to families during their transition to home by preparing them with training and teaching ie BLS, NGT feeds and encouraging self-confidence.

o To be a point of reference for staff and parents offering specialist community based advice.

o To liaise with the multidisciplinary colleagues according to need (SLT. Dietician.

o Participate in ward rounds and weekly MDT meetings

o The post holder will be working towards autonomous practice but but in conjunction with other team members and the leading consultant.

o Monitor the quality and standard of care provided by the outreach team byt completing monthly audits

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• o NMC registered
• o Professional registration
• o Teaching and mentoring qualification
• o Specialist and intensive care

Desirable

• o BLS qualified
• o NLS qualified

Experience

Essential

• o Post registration experience
• o Experience at band 6

Knowledge

Essential

• o Evidence of dissemination of knowledge to wider healthcare team
• o Knowledge of implementation of community management plans
• o Evidence of parent teaching and data collection database
• o Sound clinical reasoning & decision making.

Skills

Essential

• o Ability to communicate clearly both within the MDT colleagues and families
• o Ability to work in a team essential
• o Able to learn within a team and independently
• o Able to escalate to appropriate manager any concerns.
• o Ablitiy to manage own time ensuring work done is to a high standard and in a timely fashion.
• o To be able to organise and prioritise own workload.

Desirable

• o Welcoming and approachable.
• o Maintaining a professional approach

Other

Essential

• o Committed to ensuring a positive hospital and community service experience for patients and relatives/carers
• o Smart and professional in appearance in accordance with the hospital uniform policy.

Desirable

• o Current driving licence with own vehicle or able to travel within the borough using public transport links.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

259-6614922RLH