Tier 1 Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust provides Level 2 Neonatal Services. We have 22 cots, 3 ITU, 3HDU and 16 special care cots.

We are looking for two enthusiastic ANNP's to join our Neonatal service as part of the tier 1 rota, these roles have arisen due to promotions within the team, you will be joining an established ANNP team who are friendly and welcoming and aim to make a collective difference to babies and families we care for.

This demanding role requires passionate, highly motivated and experienced ANNP with excellent communication skills who wish to continue to develop their clinical and leadership skills, delivering high quality care to our neonates and their families. You will demonstrate safe critical decision making skills whilst working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of premature and sick newborn babies. The team works a medical model assisting to cover the service 24/7.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake Tier 1 duties on the Neonatal Rota, and function at a senior practitioner level, to provide autonomous clinical care.
• Assume a leading role and responsibility in evidence based clinical practice.
• To be a competent practitioner, leading innovation and demonstrating clinical expertise to a complex case load
• The post holder acts as a resource and advisor, providing expertise to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide individualised family orientated care utilising advanced clinical skills
• To support and facilitate the education and training of other members of the neo-natal team, including doctors and nurses at all levels.
• To undertake Tier 1 duties on the Neonatal Rota, and function at a senior practitioner level, to provide autonomous clinical care.
• Assume a leading role and responsibility in evidence based clinical practice.
• To be a competent practitioner, leading innovation and demonstrating clinical expertise to a complex case load
• The post holder acts as a resource and advisor, providing expertise to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide individualised family orientated care utilising advanced clinical skills
• To support and facilitate the education and training of other members of the neo-natal team, including doctors and nurses at all levels.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.