Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our team on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as North Bristol Trust.

The successful candidate will be joining an established team of ANNPs. Our ANNPs are highly valued and essential part of the NICU multidisciplinary team (MDT) at North Bristol NHS Trust. Able to work independently and flexibly, the successful applicant will work alongside doctors and other practitioners on the tier 1 rota.

Southmead NICU is a Level 3 unit providing a centre of excellence for babies requiring medical treatment from 22 weeks gestation.

Our unit has 34 cots, comprising of 8 ITU ,8 HDU and 18 SC, with an additional 8 cots on our Transitional Care Ward.

If you are enthusiastic, forward-thinking and hard working with a passion to provide high quality care to babies and their families we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

• Working as part of the neonatal team on the neonatal unit and postnatal wards
• Performing practical procedures and septic screens on infants from the postnatal ward and infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, subject to appropriate training and experience
• Attending deliveries, subject to training and relevant resuscitation accreditation
• Maintaining timely and appropriate documentation
• Supporting and contributing to timely discharge planning – to include completing discharge paperwork (Badger discharge summaries and referrals to relevant specialist teams)
• Performing NIPE examinations
• Having, developing and maintaining specialist medical knowledge appropriate to the role through relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD)/Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• Contributing to achieving and maintaining outstanding performance in the team / organisation

• Leveraging a nursing background, the post holder will continue to develop the core elements of advanced practice, covering the four pillars mapped by Heath Education England (HEE) Advance practice framework.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details outlining the roles and responsibilities of the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner role, please see the attached job description.