Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

Main duties of the job

• Undertake or develop competence in advanced practical procedures including intubation, long lines, UVC/UACs, lumbar puncture and cranial ultrasounds.
• Support stabilisation and transfer of critically ill neonates to tertiary centres
• Provide leadership, supervision and education to medical, nursing and AHP colleagues
• Contribute to audit, research, quality improvement and guideline development
• Champion family centred, compassionate care and clear communication with parents and carers

What We are Looking For

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Newly qualified or qualified Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
• Independent Non Medical Prescriber
• Significant neonatal nursing background with some experience in advanced clinical skills
• Confidence working autonomously while valuing collaborative team practice
• Commitment to education, service improvement and evidence based care
• Ability to work flexibly across a full rota including nights and weekends

Why Join Us?

• Work within a supportive, forward thinking neonatal service
• Strong clinical supervision and consultant support
• Opportunity to influence service development and quality improvement
• Ongoing professional development aligned to the BAPM ANNP Capabilities Framework (2021)
• Be part of a Trust committed to openness, respect and compassionate care
• Career progression to Senior ANNP 8b based on individual performance review

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.