Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham Women's and Children's have developed a joint partnership Neonatal Community Outreach Service (NCOT). NCOT is a team of neonatal nurses providing continuing nursing care to premature babies in their home environment.
NCOT operate a 7-day service working from 8am to 6pm, including bank holidays. Successful candidates will be required to work between the Neonatal in-patient services and in the community setting. They will also need to provide cross cover on occasions between the 2 organisations.
Early discharge with the Community Service supports the family integrated care approach and enables families to take their baby home at the earliest opportunity whilst continuing to receive nursing support that meets their medical needs.
We are seeking a dynamic, motivated nurse that is passionate about delivering neonatal care within the community.
The band 5 NCOT nurse will be supported by the NCOT Lead nurse, senior nurses and Multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care to babies covering a range of conditions including oxygen therapy, phototherapy, nasogastric tube (NGT) fed and babies that are less than 1.8kg at discharge or under 35 weeks gestation corrected as well as other medical or nursing needs.
As a band 5 NCOT Nurse you will work alongside the Senior NCOT Nurses and NCOT Lead Nurses to provide high quality care to families in the home environment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess the suitability of referrals and ensure eligibility criteria is met. They will be involved with the discharge process to ensure a seamless, timely transfer from hospital to the home environment and communicate with families to prepare them for the transition home.
The post holder will risk assess patient needs, environment and care required during each visit.
The post holder will need recent Neonatal experience within a hospital setting to ensure they have the clinical knowledge to identify deterioration or recognise improvement of the patient and adapt care plans accordingly. They will need to be confident and competent with nursing skills which including blood sampling, NGT insertion and measuring observations.
As an autonomous practitioner they must have the ability to solve problems, confidently function in a lone worker capacity, effectively manage time and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and respects individual diversity. They will work in partnership with the MDT, service users, their carers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will assess the suitability of referrals and ensure eligibility criteria is met. They will be involved with the discharge process to ensure a seamless, timely transfer from hospital to the home environment and communicate with families to prepare them for the transition home.
The post holder will risk assess patient needs, environment and care required during each visit.
The post holder will need recent Neonatal experience within a hospital setting to ensure they have the clinical knowledge to identify deterioration or recognise improvement of the patient and adapt care plans accordingly. They will need to be confident and competent with nursing skills which including blood sampling, NGT insertion and measuring observations.
As an autonomous practitioner they must have the ability to solve problems, confidently function in a lone worker capacity, effectively manage time and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and respects individual diversity. They will work in partnership with the MDT, service users, their carers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will assess the suitability of referrals and ensure eligibility criteria is met. They will be involved with the discharge process to ensure a seamless, timely transfer from hospital to the home environment and communicate with families to prepare them for the transition home.
The post holder will risk assess patient needs, environment and care required during each visit.
The post holder will need recent Neonatal experience within a hospital setting to ensure they have the clinical knowledge to identify deterioration or recognise improvement of the patient and adapt care plans accordingly. They will need to be confident and competent with nursing skills which including blood sampling, NGT insertion and measuring observations.
As an autonomous practitioner they must have the ability to solve problems, confidently function in a lone worker capacity, effectively manage time and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and respects individual diversity. They will work in partnership with the MDT, service users, their carers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Child or Adult Nurse on the NMC register
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Experience
Essential
- * Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- * Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
- * Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
- * Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
- * Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
- * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- * Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- * Awareness of health and safety issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Child or Adult Nurse on the NMC register
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Experience
Essential
- * Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- * Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
- * Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
- * Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
- * Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
- * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- * Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- * Awareness of health and safety issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
