Senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arise for a Senior ANNP to work on the medical neonatal intensive care Tier 2 rota who seek further experience and training in Neonatology.

We seek to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Senior ANNP to work within the Neonatology Directorate, part of the Perinatal Division of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust at The Royal Oldham Hospital on the Level 3 Neonatal Unit.

You will work exclusively within the Neonatal Unit on a full shift Tier 2 rota (second on-call) (1 in 10) with senior paediatric trainees, senior neonatal clinical fellows and senior ANNP. The Neonatal Unit is one of Greater Manchester's 3 tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and has 9 Intensive Care cots, 9 High Dependency cots and 19 Special Care cots, and offers the full spectrum of medical neonatal care. The state-of-the-art unit is housed in the new purpose-built Women and Children's Building. The unit is led by a dedicated team of experienced consultant neonatologists.

You will be expected to continue your professional development and ample training opportunities are available within the department. The Trust has links with University of Manchester for undergraduate training of medical students and is a major contributor to several research studies in the region. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information.

Main duties of the job

The Senior ANNP will contribute to the delivery of a responsive, high quality neonatal service working as part of the Tier 2 medical rota. Within their role they are expected to take on leadership skills as well as contributing to quality improvement projects, research, audit, and service development.

They will use their advanced skills and knowledge to assess, plan implement and evaluate care for a range of neonates. They will perform neonatal invasive procedures I the care of infants, request and review a variety of investigations to initiate, alter or update medical management plans.

The post holder will be responsible to maintain and enhance professional standards of care across the spectrum of Neonatology and contribute to the professional development of the wider ANNP and neonatal nursing team, as well as ensuring their own development is maintained.

Within the Senior ANNP role there will be line management responsibility for the ANNP team based at Oldham.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a range of procedural competencies within the neonatal intensive care and attending high risk deliveries, utilise their advanced skills and knowledge to lead in challenging decision making.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.