Job summary
Why not come and join us?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our neonatal sister/charge nurse team to join our outstanding team across Nottingham Neonatal Service. If you are ambitious, confident, self motivated and compassionate, looking to develop your career in neonatal nursing and make a difference, this post offers you the opportunity to play a key role as part of a new and developing team of band 7 clinical leaders.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our neonatal team as we expand our neonatal service. The exciting Maternity and Neonatal Redesign programme is well underway.
The MNR will create;
A completely refurbished and expanded neonatal unit at the QMC, providing an additional 21 cots and taking the total cots at the QMC campus to 38
- Brand new, state of the art equipment
- A better working environment for staff
- Better facilities for the children and families
Main duties of the job
We provide care for tertiary level neonatal care for premature babies and their families at Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, we are the north hub in the East Midlands for neonatal intensive care. We are proud to offer both medical and surgical intensive care for extremely premature and very sick infants, as well as having an integrated outreach team in place to support babies and families once they return home.
The post holder is required to work as a member of the Neonatal Services nursing team which delivers care on both City and QMC campuses. They will be a member of a team of Band 7 nurses who lead and take managerial, professional and clinical responsibility for the neonatal services nursing team. They will have 24 hours responsibility for the management and delivery of care within the neonatal service across 7 days a week, day and night. They will deputise when requested for the Ward Manager, Critical Care Sister and Quality Sister.
The post holder must be a current NMC Registered Nurse (child or adult branch) with a recognised neonatal critical care qualification and experience in a neonatal critical care area. In addition they will hold a recognised teaching or mentoring qualification.
About us
The post holder will need to have a good team building skills and be able to demonstrate how they motivate and lead. Evidence of clear effective communication skills and experience of change management is essential. He/she will be required to work flexibly as a member of the neonatal team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.
As a sister/charge nurse in the Neonatal Service you will provide managerial, professional and clinical leadership, supporting nursing, as well as linking with other healthcare professionals throughout allied services to ensure we provide excellent care for babies and their families.
Nottingham Neonatal Service as part of the Children's Hospital were recently designated the first Children's Hospital across Europe to be accredited with Pathway to Excellence. Already a Bliss Baby Charter accredited service; this is an exciting time to become a pivotal member of the team as we move onwards with our journey of care excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Have 24 hour responsibility for managing staff and budgets to ensure the standards and quality of care and the environment in which they are delivered are maintained and improved.
Ensure high quality, evidencebased care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Matron, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings ensuring agreed action is undertaken. Includes developing, implementing and maintaining patient care policies and procedures, clinical guidelines and protocols where appropriate.
In collaboration with all members of multi-professional team, ensure that the baby and family have a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient processes and redesigning the pathway of care including external agencies and also other hospitals.
In conjunction with the Appraisal/Individual Performance Review process, undertake training needs analysis for a defined group of staff and share with the Practice Development Nurse for collation annually, to contribute to and inform the Neonatal and Childrens training plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Have 24 hour responsibility for managing staff and budgets to ensure the standards and quality of care and the environment in which they are delivered are maintained and improved.
Ensure high quality, evidencebased care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Matron, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings ensuring agreed action is undertaken. Includes developing, implementing and maintaining patient care policies and procedures, clinical guidelines and protocols where appropriate.
In collaboration with all members of multi-professional team, ensure that the baby and family have a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient processes and redesigning the pathway of care including external agencies and also other hospitals.
In conjunction with the Appraisal/Individual Performance Review process, undertake training needs analysis for a defined group of staff and share with the Practice Development Nurse for collation annually, to contribute to and inform the Neonatal and Childrens training plan.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Possession of a degree in nursing or healthcare
- Neonatal Critical Care Course
- Current NLS provider
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Possession of a teaching and/or mentoring course
- Successful completion of maths test
Experience
Essential
- Management/leadership in a neonatal intensive care area
- Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively
- Experience in managing staff and providing feedback
- Experience of risk assessment and management
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
- Evidence of ability to mentor
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to present and receive complex information with the multidisciplinary team
- Team player who can initiate delegate and complete projects
- Able to develop others
- Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
- Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
- Demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of personal accountability and advocacy for patients
- Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives / carers in distressing circumstances
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice to their nursing practice
- Ability to generate and present reports and documents
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate formulation of short term and long term objectives
- Excellent organisational skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team
- Able to identify own learning needs and limitations
- Evidence of project management skills
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Able to perform IT skills using a keyboard and mouse and view visual displays via IT sources available within the Trust.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Possession of a degree in nursing or healthcare
- Neonatal Critical Care Course
- Current NLS provider
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Possession of a teaching and/or mentoring course
- Successful completion of maths test
Experience
Essential
- Management/leadership in a neonatal intensive care area
- Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively
- Experience in managing staff and providing feedback
- Experience of risk assessment and management
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
- Evidence of ability to mentor
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to present and receive complex information with the multidisciplinary team
- Team player who can initiate delegate and complete projects
- Able to develop others
- Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
- Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
- Demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of personal accountability and advocacy for patients
- Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives / carers in distressing circumstances
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice to their nursing practice
- Ability to generate and present reports and documents
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate formulation of short term and long term objectives
- Excellent organisational skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team
- Able to identify own learning needs and limitations
- Evidence of project management skills
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Able to perform IT skills using a keyboard and mouse and view visual displays via IT sources available within the Trust.
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).