Are you passionate about training, educating and empowering staff to care for their patients within our neonatal unit?
To support staff to deliver high quality effective care for patients thus improving the patients' experience and contribute to the development of programmes of education and training, whilst demonstrating awareness of cultural diversity in the workplace and the need to adapt training accordingly within our 29 bedded neonatal unit.
Main duties of the job
Ability to be a clinical support and act as a resource to colleagues whilst supporting the Matron, Ward Manager and Neonatal Clinical Educator with the identification, planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of educational opportunities, programmes and activities for the whole MDT.
To work together with neonatal staff in order for them to achieve their full potential and clinical effectiveness and promoting teamwork within an educational environment, leading and reinforcing the values and standards of compassion and respect in care, demonstrating critical analysis and decision-making skills, leading the delivery of a clinically and educationally excellent, high quality service influencing and facilitating change within directorate and where appropriate the organisation.
The post holder will provide specialist advice in relation to patient care as part of educational activity whilst working across the service with the Neonatal Clinical Educator to develop strategies for education and training within the Neonatal Service supporting change management and to support opportunities for learning in all clinical areas of the Neonatal Service.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of what this role entails.
If you would like further information please contact Carmen Nuttall 0121 507 5100.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Significant Critical Care experience in a neonatal unit
* Leading change in practice
* Delivering education and training within clinical settings and identifying/supporting staff training needs
* Effective working with Multidisciplinary Team
* Supervising and supporting the development of a wide range of clinical staff
* Responding to unexpected patient activity, demand and changing clinical status of individual neonates.
* Recent experience of supporting nursing staff in the NNU
Desirable
* Experience of change management
* Experience of Clinical Audit
* Deliver training within classroom settings.
* Policy/guidelines writing
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse (level 1)
* Post registration qualification in specialty
* Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
* Neonatal Life support certificate
Desirable
* Generic Instructor Course Instructor
* Neonatal Life Support Instructor
* Postgraduate teaching qualification
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWB NHS Trust
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH
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