Job summary
The Jenny Lind Children's Hospital are seeking a Band 7, Neonatal Governance / Risk Management Lead to support neonatal services. We are looking for an experienced neonatal nurse to join the established Women and Children's governance team. This new role will enable you to lead on all aspects of governance by following a robust process to improve quality and safety within the service.
The role of an experienced nurse in this specialised service is integral to ensure staff have the appropriate level of knowledge, skill, and ability to deliver high standards of safe effective care to our babies and families.
If you are confident in the assessment, treatment, and management of babies, providing family integrated care and can support a nursing team through effective leadership, management, and education then we want to hear from you!
This is part time: 22.5 hours per week.
Interview date: 2nd October 2023
Main duties of the job
As the successful post holder, you will be required to:
- provide practical guidance in setting up and managing systems for the development and delivery of the governance agenda within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and also the Paediatric Directorate.
- be an integral part of the management team to enable the effective delivery of the principles and practice of governance and risk management across all Services.
- be responsible for the production of formal reports, undertaking complex information analysis and offering advice and support on Governance issues to the department.
- work with staff at all levels within the Trust and collaboratively with external agencies / organisations to develop services and improve patient care and patient safety.
The Trust transitioned into The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) on the 1st of September 2023, this new role will support the delivery of this new framework.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Facilitate the work program for governance, providing practical support to staff in order to improve patient care and patient safety, developing timely and measurable action plans to meet the required standards.
- As an integral part of the Paediatric Directorate team, advise on local and national policies, which influence or may impact on services, contributing to the delivery of local and national policy initiatives and contributing to key performance outcomes. To work with staff within all areas of the department, to ensure they have governance arrangements in place that are fit for purpose and reflect the Trusts objectives and priorities.
- To act as a contact point for Neonatal governance matters and to provide advice and direction to all staff demonstrating a constant awareness of departmental issues, dealing with complex, sensitive and contentious
- To take a leading role in the implementation of the neonatal Risk Management arrangements ensuring that incidents reported are analysed for trends, issues identified and where appropriate, are populated onto the Divisional/Trust Risk Registers.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Facilitate the work program for governance, providing practical support to staff in order to improve patient care and patient safety, developing timely and measurable action plans to meet the required standards.
- As an integral part of the Paediatric Directorate team, advise on local and national policies, which influence or may impact on services, contributing to the delivery of local and national policy initiatives and contributing to key performance outcomes. To work with staff within all areas of the department, to ensure they have governance arrangements in place that are fit for purpose and reflect the Trusts objectives and priorities.
- To act as a contact point for Neonatal governance matters and to provide advice and direction to all staff demonstrating a constant awareness of departmental issues, dealing with complex, sensitive and contentious
- To take a leading role in the implementation of the neonatal Risk Management arrangements ensuring that incidents reported are analysed for trends, issues identified and where appropriate, are populated onto the Divisional/Trust Risk Registers.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife.
- Post Registration Qualification in Neonatology
- Educated to First Level degree (level 6 or above)
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration neonatal experience
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife.
- Post Registration Qualification in Neonatology
- Educated to First Level degree (level 6 or above)
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration neonatal experience
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
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).
