University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
UHB Neonates: Where a passion and career come together!
Are you an experienced Neonatal Nurse with a Critical Care qualification? Are you looking to progress to a Band 6 or change your current employer? University Hospitals Birmingham has the job for you!
At UHB we provide Neonatal care to over 10,000 babies across the region. Heartlands has a busy Level 3 unit consisting of 32 cots, comprising of 12 Critical Care & 20 Special Care cots, a Transitional Care unit, and Neonatal Community Outreach Team. Good Hope is a Level 1 Special Care Baby Unit housing 12 Special Care cots with the capacity for stabilisation of sick and preterm infants in preparation for transfer within our Neonatal Network. The post holder will be required to work across both sites.
You will join an established, diverse team of Neonatal professionals who deliver high quality, safe, effective care to our babies and families. In this role, you will take charge of a clinical shift, coordinating and organising care across the unit. Effective communication skills are essential, to ensure you liaise effectively with families, internal and external teams. You will support colleagues, share expertise and demonstrate consistent professional attitudes and behaviours.
Our shift times are: Long Days 7.30-20.00 and Night shifts 19.30-8.00. Flexible work is an option to explore.
If you are an enthusiastic, highly skilled neonatal nurse who enjoys providing compassionate care as part of a team, then please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a role model for junior team members in the delivery of consistent high standards of nursing practice, promoting a Family Integrated Care model. They will deputise for the Senior Sister and will support the leadership and management of the department with particular emphasis on quality and clinical standards.
They will have clinical responsibility for managing the Neonatal service when on shift, ensuring patient flow and capacity is managed safely. They will have an active involvement in safeguarding and supporting safe discharge. The band 6 will coordinate and allocate staff each shift, considering safety, competence, and skill mix. They will be a visible presence for staff, families, and visitors.
The individual will be required to work closely with the internal and external MDT and take on designated duties that support the development of staff and promote evidence-based care. In the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse during nights and weekends, the individual will be required to make decisions with the MDT, solve problems, and escalate concerns via appropriate channels. The post holder will be required to continually develop to enhance their professional knowledge and skills. They will be supported to grow their confidence with leadership.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can; offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions, and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture that empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected, and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Child Branch Nurse, Adult Nurse, or Midwife on the NMC register
* Qualification in specialty: Neonatal Critical Care/ Intensive Care
* Health care management/leadership qualification
Experience
* Substantial post-registration experience working in a Neonatal critical care environment delivering family integrated care and supervising/mentoring junior staff
* Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in the area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
* Can demonstrate understanding/experience/willingness to be a practice-based supervisor/assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
* Relevant and recent clinical experience within the specialty/acute care setting, including the supervision/education of junior staff
* Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
* Evidence of ability to lead/coordinate a shift/area of department
* Experience in learning from incidents/complaints and supporting changes in practice.
* Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
* Effective Communication
* Leadership
* Team Building
* Managing resources
* Time management
* Clinical governance
* Audit and research
* Workforce planning/management
* NHS policy and political awareness
Additional Criteria
* Competent to use non-invasive and invasive ventilation equipment and additional technology associated with ITU care.
* Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
* Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
* Support and supervise junior colleagues on the critical care development pathway
* Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
* Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
* Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
* Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* Approachable and friendly
* Supportive
* Flexible
* Well organised
* Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
* Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
* Ability to inspire and lead a team
* Ability to work flexible shift patterns, where required to include rotation to day/night duty and unsocial hours according to service need.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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