The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Unit Lead Nurse

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Job summary

34.5 hours per week

We are pleased to announce a fantastic opportunity within the Neonatal service at Rotherham NHS Trust.

This role will support the neonatal team in the provision of high quality care through effective clinical governance and staff education.

As neonatal Governance lead you will be working as part of the care groups Governance team, leading on all aspects of Clinical Governance relating to neonatal practice.

As neonatal Clinical Educator you will support and facilitate clinical education in collaboration with educators and practice development leads within our care group and the neonatal ODN

This provides an opportunity to ensure that governance processes are supported with clinical skills and education to ensure that we have an appropriately educated and skilled workforce that is practicing safely and effectively.

The post holder will be working closely with the Ward Manager, deputising in their absence as well as working closely with the Neonatal Clinical lead , Governance lead for Children and Young peoples services and the wider MDT to monitor and evaluate compliance against local, network and national standards of practice

Main duties of the job

Duties include supporting the team to identify and manage risks associated with neonatal in patient and community care. The post holder will support the team to report and investigate clinical incident and be responsible for identification of trends, themes and learning. You will be responsible for all aspects of patient experience including the complaints and concerns investigation and sharing service user feedback. You will work collaboratively with the Clinical Effectiveness team to support the neonatal team with quality improvements, clinical audits and service developments. This includes supporting with the submission of data for audits and monitoring performance against national standards.

The Clinical Educator Role:

The duties include facilitation and provision of speciality specific clinical education. You will be responsible for the identifying learning needs for the service and individual staff development and monitoring compliance with mandatory and statutory training. The role includes the identification and provision of training to support changes in clinical practice and service developments. You will work collaboratively with the practice development staff within our care group and engage in clinical learning experiences provided by the Neonatal ODN. In both roles you will take an active role in embedding changes to clinical practice and ensuring that the service provides Family integrated care safely and effectively.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

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Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Pro rata/per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-04-112

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of local, network and national policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to the provision of safe effective neonatal care
Knowledge of audit, quality and service improvement methodologies
Working knowledge of incident reporting processes

Qualifications

Essential

First Level Registered Nurse
Member of a relevant professional body with a current registration
Neonatal Qualification in Speciality
Evidence of continuous professional development
Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor training
Neonatal Life Support

Desirable

Enhanced neonatal practice qualification at masters or post graduate certificate level
Academic education in teaching and learning
Leadership or management training

Experience

Essential

Extensive acute Neonatal nursing care experience including intensive and high dependency care

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of local, network and national policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to the provision of safe effective neonatal care
Knowledge of audit, quality and service improvement methodologies
Working knowledge of incident reporting processes

Qualifications

Essential

First Level Registered Nurse
Member of a relevant professional body with a current registration
Neonatal Qualification in Speciality
Evidence of continuous professional development
Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor training
Neonatal Life Support

Desirable

Enhanced neonatal practice qualification at masters or post graduate certificate level
Academic education in teaching and learning
Leadership or management training

Experience

Essential

Extensive acute Neonatal nursing care experience including intensive and high dependency care

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.