Neonatal Outreach Nurse

Job overview

This is an amazing opportunity to use your specialist Neonatal nursing skills to promote an expanding service in neonatal outreach and provide continued care in the community for neonates when discharged home form hospital.

You will have the opportunity act as a resource for both primary health care and secondary health care services, where specialist Neonatal expertise and knowledge is required, working within the wider network of health care professionals.

Training will be given and there will be opportunities to upskill within your scope of practice.

Main duties of the job

• To use specialist Neonatal nursing skills to promote an integrated nursing service to sick infants and their families between hospital and community and enable infants to be cared for at home whenever possible.
• To act as a resource for both primary health care and secondary health care where specialist neonatal expertise is required.
• To act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To act in accordance with the Trust Policies.
• To act as the patient advocate.
• To act as a role model and source of clinical excellence in the facilitation of discharge for all babies on the neonatal unit, and the provision of community neonatal care.
• To ensure that all statutory and mandatory training is completed.
• To recognise personal limitations in knowledge and practice and to seek advice and training as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.