Job summary
Neonatal care in Liverpool is going through an exciting period of change with the £15 million development of the Liverpool Women's Hospital (LWH) site and the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership (LNP) with Alder Hey Children's Hospital (AHCH) to develop a single service across the city.
Our new £15m extension was completed in February 2020, providing a state of the art environment for the babies and families of Liverpool. The NICU at LWH is a dynamic, diverse and growing service renowned for high standards of clinical care, research and education. The team at LWH work closely with the surgical team at AHCH to deliver a single neonatal service across the city.
The LNP is closely integrated with the regional fetal, maternal medicine departments; we work in partnership to deliver babies requiring complex neonatal care for cardiac abnormalities, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, EXIT procedures and antenatal diagnosed abnormalities. We are also the tertiary NICU for Cheshire and Merseyside.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will function as clinical practitioners within all areas of the neonatal service and rotate to AHCH neonatal services using knowledge and skills to achieve optimum outcome for the neonate and family in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for the neonate in partnership with the family in high dependency and intensive care nurseries and for co-ordinating, supervising and supporting the neonatal staff within an identified clinical area.
With experience you will be required to act as room leader and be responsible for supervising and mentoring junior staff, basic and post basic students within the neonatal service.
About us
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes usthe specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it's services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652
Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Liverpool Neonatal Partnership is committed to providing equality of employment opportunity for all members of existing staff and applicants and oppose all forms of discrimination, victimisation or harassment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or religion. The Trust will not tolerate discrimination by any of its staff.
Our work around Equality and Human Rights reflects our level of commitment to this and other aspects of the services we provide.
You must be able to demonstrate that you are committed to a career in neonatal nursing and able to work in an intensive care setting.
You must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with parents and the multidisciplinary team.
We can offer you excellent educational and development opportunities from in-house study days to post graduate education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Liverpool Neonatal Partnership is committed to providing equality of employment opportunity for all members of existing staff and applicants and oppose all forms of discrimination, victimisation or harassment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or religion. The Trust will not tolerate discrimination by any of its staff.
Our work around Equality and Human Rights reflects our level of commitment to this and other aspects of the services we provide.
You must be able to demonstrate that you are committed to a career in neonatal nursing and able to work in an intensive care setting.
You must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with parents and the multidisciplinary team.
We can offer you excellent educational and development opportunities from in-house study days to post graduate education.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Keyboard skills
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Awareness of planning and prioritising workload
- Research awareness
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
- Relevant neonatal experience
- Competent to work in all areas of the NICU
- Recent mentoring experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic level 1 registered nurse i.e. RN, RSCN, RM
Desirable
- Degree level studies
- Intention to obtain qualification in the speciality
- Post basic mentoring course
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Keyboard skills
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Awareness of planning and prioritising workload
- Research awareness
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
- Relevant neonatal experience
- Competent to work in all areas of the NICU
- Recent mentoring experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic level 1 registered nurse i.e. RN, RSCN, RM
Desirable
- Degree level studies
- Intention to obtain qualification in the speciality
- Post basic mentoring course
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).
