Advanced Neonatal Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapist to join the Neonatal Unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, is a busy and dynamic Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

There are approximately 6500-6800 births per year a Royal Stoke University Hospital.

The Neonatal Unit at UHNM supports approximately 600 admissions per year.

We provide care at all levels, to babies and their families, from within Stoke and Stafford area, regionally within the West Midlands Neonatal Network, and beyond.

We care for babies born at 22 weeks gestation to >42weeks gestation.

Admission to the unit is via the Delivery Suite, directly linked to the NICU, and can be via planned or emergency delivery.

The NICU Team are trained to attend deliveries, to stabilise and transfer the preterm/term infant to the NICU, and then continue to deliver individualised and high quality care, for the duration of the baby's neonatal journey.

We also work to support deliveries in the Interventional Radiography Department and work closely with our colleagues in the Foetal Medicine and Antenatal Screening Departments.

The NICU Team works collaboratively within the Multi-Disciplinary Team and with Allied Health Professionals to deliver high quality care to every baby and family admitted to the NICU. We support research and audit, and strive to provide best practice in all areas of our service.

Main duties of the job

We care for babies and families who need our care and support, for the entirety of their neonatal journey. This may only be for a number of hours or for days and months, or as part of end of life care.

We recognise that every admission to the NICU is unplanned, and parents & families require different levels of support throughout their journey by all members of the Neonatal Team, and they will be signposted to additional support services, where indicated.

We offer all parents/carers a place to stay, and have 6 family rooms, and additional facilities to support sleeping at the cot-side.

Every family will experience feelings of stress and anxiety, fear of the unknown and loss of control following their admission to the NICU. We aim to support and guide every family through the service, ensuring that they feel listened to and supported

We embrace Family Integrated Care Model and work closely with families to promote parents as partners in care. We recognise the importance of family, and have an open visiting policy to ensure families can be together at such a difficult time. We are able to offer all parents/carers a place to stay, and have 6 family rooms, and additional facilities to support sleeping at the cot-side.

Joining the NICU Team at RSUH, UHNM will mean that you are joining a driven and motivated team, who strive to provide care, with babies and families, at the core of everything we do.

About us

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park. Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Royal Stoke

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Royal Stoke

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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