University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Neonatal ACP) to join an established and supportive clinical team within Neonatal Services at UHS.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Princess Anne Hospital (PAH), where the Neonatal Unit is situated, is a centre of excellence for maternity care and a regional centre for fetal, maternal and neonatal medicine. Southampton Neonatal Services are home to a large, regional, 37 bedded intensive care service providing care for preterm and term babies, including specialist services such as cardiac, surgical, renal care and regional transport service which is based onsite. We have a dedicated home team who oversee care in the community. We work side by side with maternity services to deliver transitional care. We treat around 900 babies a year and look after babies from across the south and the Channel Islands. We also take babies from other parts of the country for specialised care when needed.
There is a focus on neonatal research in the department and we are currently involved with several national and international trials. We employ separate research nurses for recruitment and running of the research projects. We have an established quality improvement agenda and are always looking for ways to improve how we work and deliver our care.
The successful candidate will have a full MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (neonatal studies) and have existing experience of working as an ANNP/ACP on a medical rota, ideally within a level 3 neonatal setting. The expectation is that the individual will start on the Tier 1 medical rota but following a period of induction, they will step up onto the Tier 2 rota which includes working for SONeT the regional transfer service.
Utilising their advanced skills and theoretical knowledge, the successful candidate will be expected to promote and deliver high quality individualised patient care, make critical judgements regarding care practice within the scope of their expertise, utilising guidelines and protocols, contribute to the development of existing guidelines and protocols to ensure evidence based care is current and support training and education of both the nursing and medical teams.
As a first responder at deliveries and neonatal crash calls, you must have up-to-date Neonatal Life Support training. GIC and ARNI are desirable but not essential.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
* Patients first
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Skills and competencies
Essential
* Communication
* Interpersonal skills
* Keyboard skills
* Leadership
* Microsoft Office skills
* Presentation Skills
* Research skills
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
* Registered Healthcare Professional on relevant part of NMC / HCPC register
* MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice -full master (180 credits) Or equivalency pathway -the portfolio route -recognition by HEE centre of Advanced practice, via the supported portfolio route. Including NMP where professional registration permits. Or have formally credentialed on a nationally recognised specialty specific Advanced Clinical Practice programme for example FICM or RCEM EM ACP
* Speciality specific post registration qualification or training
* Provide evidence of Leading learning in practice
* Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote learning in practice providing an excellent learning environment for all
* Provide evidence of Supporting /managing and supervision a range of learnings in practice
* Leadership and Management qualification
* Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
* Completion of IR(ME)R Training
* Extensive post registration experience in a relevant speciality
* Experience of Service Development
Desirable
* Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
* ALS instructor
* EPLS/PALS provider
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Address
Princess Anne Hospital
Southampton
SO142AA
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