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 nursing care to babies in their home environment.
NCOT operate a 7-day service working from 8am -- 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.
Both Trusts have very busy maternity and neonatal services and a combined total of 18,500 deliveries per year over 4 sites. 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. Applicants must be confident in neonatal care decision making and a proven autonomous neonatal practitioner therefore should have extensive neonatal experience
As a band 6 NCOT Nurse you will deputise for the senior NCOT Lead therefore you will need post reg QIS experience, effective leadership and management skills which involves the ability to guide a team, communicate appropriately and be a positive role model.
Main duties of the job
The band 6 NCOT nurse will be supported by the NCOT Lead nurse 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.
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.
You will risk assess patient needs, environment and the level of treatment required during each visit. You will be required to assess, plan and implement care to meet the medical and nursing needs of the infant whilst supporting the family.
You will need recent Neonatal experience within a hospital setting to ensure you have the appropriate level of clinical knowledge which will enable you to identify deterioration or recognise improvement of the patient and adapt care plans accordingly. You will need to be confident and competent with nursing skills which include but is not limited to: blood sampling, NGT insertion and measuring observations.
As a band 6 you will be required to communicate with internal and external MDT members, supervise NCOT staff and be a point of contact for families.
If this job appeals to you please submit your application now!
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
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Child or Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
- *KUDOS gold
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *12 months experience Post registration qualification in Neonatal Intensive Care (QIS)
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- *Leadership
- *Team Building
- *Managing resources
- *Time management
- *Role modelling
- *Change management / clinical developments
- *Clinical governance
- *Audit and research
- *Workforce planning / management
- *NHS policy and political awareness
- *Supervision and mentorship of students/learners
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
- *Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
- *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
- *Excellent Communication skills /written / verbal / IT
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
- *Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
- *You will need to be able to meet the travel requirements of the post and be independently mobile and as such it is essential for you to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points
- *You will need to have consistent use of a car.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Child or Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
- *KUDOS gold
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *12 months experience Post registration qualification in Neonatal Intensive Care (QIS)
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- *Leadership
- *Team Building
- *Managing resources
- *Time management
- *Role modelling
- *Change management / clinical developments
- *Clinical governance
- *Audit and research
- *Workforce planning / management
- *NHS policy and political awareness
- *Supervision and mentorship of students/learners
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
- *Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
- *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
- *Excellent Communication skills /written / verbal / IT
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
- *Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
- *You will need to be able to meet the travel requirements of the post and be independently mobile and as such it is essential for you to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points
- *You will need to have consistent use of a car.
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).
