Neonatal Clinical Nurse Educator

Job overview

Are you a passionate and innovative nursing professional ready to make a profound impact on neonatal care? We are seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator for our Sunrise Neonatal Unit - a pivotal role that combines your clinical expertise with leadership in neonatal Qualified in Speciality (QIS) training and development, governance, safety, and quality management in neonatal care.

Job Overview

To educate and support a dynamic local neonatal unit environment by facilitating/supporting development of QIS/Leadership trainees through education and training pathways. The post holder will actively attend Network, Trust and divisional meetings to improve training and educational needs, helping to lead professional practice standards, and providing best care for everyone utilising the best available evidence-based practice.

Main duties of the job

You will work as Clinical Nurse Educator (0.7 WTE) in collaboration with the matron. consultants, and ward managers of neonatal unit to lead and ensure the effective delivery of educational strategies to ensure safety, quality improvement and clinical governance activities in neonatal unit including combined maternity-neonatal training.

To provide strategic leadership for the training and education of nursing staff across all Bands, with a primary focus on Quality In Specialty (QIS) training and Band 6 leadership development through practice-based teaching, in alignment with the Neonatal and Maternity Workforce Transformation Plan, including joint maternity-neonatal educational initiatives

You will participate in all neonatal operational activities as an effective team leader (0.3 WTE) supporting the Matron and ward managers for Neonatal Unit, and maintain clinical skills by taking responsibilities for coordinating, managing, and supporting a team of staff within a shift. Ensuring visibility within the clinical area, role modelling high standards of care, evidenced based practice and effective leadership.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To encourage Interdisciplinary working and education to improve standards of care.

To provide a robust training plan for individual’s education to meet the needs of the patient group.

To support the development and monitor the use of Policy and Documentation for neonates, providing training opportunities as required.

Facilitate staff retention through focused clinical support, job satisfaction and opportunities for staff.

To manage and maintain training records and ensure equality and transparency of training resource allocation.

To develop effective links with universities to ensure the ongoing, cohesive and collaborative development of degree and masters’ pathways.

To develop effective links with the Trust Quality Improvement team the support of nurses undertaking QI Projects.

To represent neonatology at appropriate local, network, and national forums.

Demonstrate and promote family integrated care within their clinical practice.

Respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety and seeking

assistance as needed, supporting the patient, family and other staff as required.

Always maintain patient dignity and confidentiality.

Demonstrate the ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information, e.g., acutely/critically injured/ill patients/suspected abuse.

To deliver and receive information which may cause emotional distress to all parties both staff and families.

Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives with sensitivity and empathy.