We are looking for someone to lead our Neonatal Outreach Team and to support and guide them into the future which will include greater cross boundary working and also new national standards.

The Neonatal Outreach team is a small team included within our wider neonatal unit, which is friendly and forward thinking. This role involves being visible on the unit in order to prepare families for discharge and also undertaking clinical duties in the home to ensure safe practices and earlier discharge.

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Please note the interviews for this vacancy will be held on 19th December

Main duties of the job

Supporting families to be effectively discharged from the neonatal unit so that they are able to confidently care for their child at home.

Manage the neonatal outreach team ensuring it is responsive to a changing clinical environment as well as evolving parent need.

The education of staff in the intricacies of good outreach processes.

The Neonatal Outreach Manger will work within a wider team of supportive and knowledgeable professionals who care about the quality of their work, the success of their staff and the future of neonatal care.

Development of guidance and standards to ensure safe practices as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Data collection and continuous evaluation of neonatal outreach services.

Annual RSV protection clinic management.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse/Midwife (Child/Adult) with current NMC registration
• oHealth related first degree
• oRecognisable teaching qualification (Mentorship / MIPS / FLIPS / or Equivalent)
• oNeonatal Qualification in Specialty (QIS), ENB 405 or equivalent
• oNewborn Life Support (NLS) certification

Desirable

• oCommunity Care of the Neonate Certificate / Or Equivalent
• oNon-Medical Prescribing Qualification

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

• oExperience of multi-disciplinary working

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• oRelevant and current experience of working within the neonatal clinical environment
• oCurrent and relevant experience of working within the neonatal community setting
• oExperience of mentoring and clinical supervision

Desirable

• oPreparing nursing rotas
• oPreparing reports for board

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

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