Neonatal Outreach Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Neonatal Community Outreach Team as a Band 6 Neonatal Outreach Nurse. The successful candidate will work within the Neonatal Outreach Service, hosted by UHCW. This model of Neonatal Community Care is provided across the Coventry and Warwickshire region, including University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, George Eliot and South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

The post holder will be an excellent team worker and will be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care and evidence based practice for infants within the scope of neonatal outreach, providing specialist on-going care for the neonate and advice, support and education to the family in the home environment.

The post holder will assist neonatal staff across the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) at 3 sites in Coventry & Warwickshire (University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) and South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) with early and appropriate discharge planning in accordance with the criteria for neonatal community outreach care.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Support the development, implementation and evaluation of the Neonatal Community Outreach Service.
• Ensure a high quality, efficient and effective service, in support of an integrated LMNS approach.
• To work within the hub and spoke model for the outreach team.
• To carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of complex care programmes, ensuring continuous provision of integrated care across the LMNS in Coventry and Warwickshire.
• To provide a seamless timely discharge from hospital to the home environment
• Collect and collate data as required to support the outreach model
• Review patient pathways and facilitate early discharge of patients
• The post holder will take a proactive role in the education and training of the multi-disciplinary teams, providing on-going supervision as an expert in relation to neonates who require on- going care needs within neonatal community outreach.
• Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess outreach service workload, ensuring resources are deployed appropriately, in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Recognise and act as an advocate for patient, carer, service and organisation.

*Secondment or rotational opportunities possible for internal candidates upon agreeing with line manager prior to applying for the post*

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times, including all aspects of child protection; ensuring the safety of the baby at all times.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are appropriately managed, using local safeguarding procedures to ensure the safety of all infants within the Neonatal Community caseload.
• Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
• A knowledgeable team member, supporting staff, service and policy development within Neonatal Outreach; a resource for staff, advising on national, local and trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist in identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes. Will conduct regular audit to evaluate the service development.
• Organisation of interdepartmental/organisational activities including HR, resources, budget management, risk and issue management, complaints, patient flow and acting up as appropriate.
• Participation in development, education and training of staff and service in an identified area through appraisal and business planning cycles.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• To support and maintain a comprehensive communication network between the 3 neonatal Units, the MDT’s involved and Children’s Community nursing team.
• Participate in local and national nursing events in order to gain further knowledge and share good practice, with potential to report at local and national level.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

A full UK driving license is essential for the post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.