Are you passionate to improve Neonatal and the family's experience and care through education and training by empowering staff development?

The Neonatal Clinical Education team are looking for an experienced nurse to join their team to support the workforce on the neonatal unit.

We pride ourselves on listening, where your voice will be heard, your knowledge, skills and experience are valued and we celebrated your contributions within the Team.

You must be forward thinking and positive in your approach to change and able to demonstrate effective communication and organisation skills.

For further information, please contact Drew Curling Band 7 Neonatal Clinical Educator (drew.curling1@nhs.net)

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for facilitating the learning and continuing development of all staff within the department, ensuring education is responsive to service developments. You will ensure education and clinical skills are delivered in line with key priorities and objectives within neonates for staff to deliver safe and excellent patient care. In collaboration with multidisciplinary team, you will be required to develop and maintain an evidence- based service for education and supporting technology-based education resources.

You will coordinate and provide induction training for all new staff working on the Neonatal unit and assist in supporting and evaluation of learning contracts and objectives for staff, working in conjunction with the Lead Neonatal Clinical Educator to support all staff within their role. You will lead by example, demonstrating effective role modelling to all members of the multidisciplinary team .

About us

The unit offers a unique environment for nursing professionals to develop their neonatal knowledge and skills across a range of areas: Intensive Care, High Dependency, Special Care Baby Unit, Transitional Care and Outreach.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse the expectation is that, with adequate training, supervision and assessment, you will be able to

- Ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed best practice

- Develop, maintain and teach CPD including clinical skills and knowledge necessary to deliver an evidence-based service.

- Assist the Lead Neonatal Clinical Educator and senior nursing team with the development of staff through assisting the on-going development, supervision and monitoring of nurses and nursery nurses ensuring their role provision meets service needs and local training needs analysis

-Adhere to the NMC code of practice at all times and operate within the NMC standards of proficiency for Registered Nurses

-Contribute to the development of policies, protocols, guidelines, and documentation in the Neonatal Service

-To act as a resource and support nursing teams in the care delivery of patients across neonates in the organisation.

- Able to work alongside nursing staff, role modelling high standards of practice whilst assessing, delivering and evaluating patient care. Highlighting any areas of development for team members as required.

- Devise individual training plans for staff that are either new in post or requiring specific support or training. Providing feedback to support their development

-To actively monitor and support the health and wellbeing of staff: advising on resources available and escalating for line manager assistance as required and agreed by the individual staff member

-Responsible for the administration of clinical procedures/treatments within the specialist area, acting as an expert resource for the nursing team

- Be actively involved in, arrange and deliver educational programmes and study day requirements.

- Mentor, support and educate registered staff in the clinical practice setting

- Support student nurses whilst on placement

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse (Child or Adult)
• Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent
• Neonatal qualification in speciality

Desirable

• Post- registration teaching qualification
• Post - registration Professional Advocate qualification
• Post - registration qualification in research

Experience

Essential

• Experienced Neonatal Nurse with acute clinical skills
• Demonstrates knowledge and passion for Education
• Evidence of continuous professional development including NLS
• Knowledge of educational theory and an understanding of how learning takes place

Desirable

• Research and audit experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
• Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
• Passion for teaching, education and practice development
• Demonstrates awareness of neonatal guidelines
• Work with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Understand and be committed to good record keeping using the Trusts electronic and paper methods

Desirable

• Demonstrates commitment to research based practice and clinical excellence and plays an active part in the introduction of research based change to improve patient centred care
• Good computer skills and ability to use a variety of computer software packages

Qualities

Essential

• Display a caring attitude to patients, their relatives, colleagues and themselves in a stressful environment
• Good problem-solving abilities
• Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
• Resilient under pressure, whilst understanding own limitations
• Team focused
• Reliable, adaptable and dependable
• Effective time manage
• Confidently present on study days for both neonatal staff and neonatal nurses within the South West Operational Delivery Network

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of working towards post registration teaching qualification

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in research
• Resuscitation Council UK Neonatal Life Support Instructor

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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318-24-W&C-T1909