Job responsibilities
CLINICAL1. To demonstrate a thorough knowledge of clinical neonatal practice, with evidence of delivering care to acute neonates at a tertiary neonatal unit (NICU).2. Assign patient care to team members according to clinical need, skill mix and the individual needs and abilities of the nursing and medical staff, ensuring adequate supervision and support are provided.3. To work as a cohesive part of the neonatal transport team, facilitating the safe transfer of sick neonates by ambulance or other vehicle mode, throughout the London and South Eastern region ( not limited to these areas).4. To provide direct patient care during the stabilisation at the referring hospital, transfer of the neonate and handover to the receiving team.5. Provide specialist neonatal nursing advice to referring and receiving hospitals as appropriate.6. Maintain an effective communication network with all professional colleagues, facilitating a multidisciplinary approach to benefit the babies and families. Maintaining a competent and professional manner at all times.7. Be aware of the importance of the effect and consequence of the transport environment with regards to its physical, psychological and social effects on patients, families, care delivery and team members.8. Ensure that parents remain fully informed of their babys progress and facilitate family involvement and empowerment in decisions and in provision of care. Ensure parents are given adequate information regarding the transfer of their baby.9. By precept and example to promote professionalism in nursing, ensure the rights, dignity and confidentiality of patients, relatives, and staff are protected at all times.10. Demonstrate a competency in the safe use of all equipment used on transport.11. Maintain nursing information systems, and ensure that written documentation is kept in respect of investigations and incidents.12. Rotate through RLH 8D, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to maintain competencies in all aspects of Neonatal Nursing Care and development of clinical management. (Minimum 3 month rotations)13. To be involved in any outreach, palliative care or new service additions which would enhances the patient/parent experience, the service and your practice.14. Promote work within the NMC statutory framework. I.e. code of practice, Scope of professional practice, Standards for administration of medicines and Standards for record keeping.
MANAGERIAL1. Ensure the delivery of care is in accordance with the policies, procedures, and guidelines of the Barts Health NHS Trust, and the London Neonatal Transport Service. Ensure you remain up to date with such procedures and guidelines.2. Contribute to the development of the transport service, Division and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to the safe transfer of premature and sick newborn infants.3. Monitor the use of resources, and contribute to increasing efficiency with appropriate cost containment measures.4. Demonstrate team building and leadership skills to organise best delivery of care and maintain team discipline and morale.5. Create a climate which promotes flexible team working, appropriate learning experiences, and allows individuals abilities to be used to their fullest while encouraging differentiated practice.6. Liaise and communicate with the Neonatal Transport Lead Nurse on all matters relating to areas of responsibility.7. Initiate and implement change effectively in response to clinical or organisational demands, and to meet the challenges of changing nursing practice. Support staff through transition.8. Take an active role in the clinical governance strategy for the service.9. Shadow the Lead Nurse at meetings and or receive allocated managerial duties in downtime.10. Assist with assessing the service needs and deployment of staff accordingly to maintain a safe service level.
EDUCATION1. Provide a supportive teaching environment for all new staff to the transport team, taking an active role in their induction process.2. Act as a mentor and / or preceptor to learners and new members of staff. Provide support to staff, encouraging the development of the highest standards of care.3. Develop and use reflective practice skills, providing clinical supervision to colleagues.4. Participate in the development of neonatal nursing education, to ensurecompetencies correspond to the required level of clinical practice.5. Develop and maintain links with centres of excellence to keep abreast with best practice.6. To identify own professional development needs, and assume responsibility for meeting these needs. To be able to demonstrate this in accordance with PREP and the needs of the service.7. Participate in any internal or external outreach days.8. Contributed to the development of a learning environment, to the education and training strategies within the service and disseminate best practice throughout the service
RESEARCH AND AUDIT1. Actively assist in developing a research based approach to all nursing practice.2. Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring standards of care to optimum levels and lead the improvement of care through evidence based care, benchmarking, audit and research.3. Participate in nursing and clinical audit as appropriate, within the trust and the London Neonatal Network.4. Participate in meeting and monitoring the standards set out by the London Neonatal Emergency Transport Service, and the Barts and the London NHS Trust.5. Actively participate in audit.6. To keep self-updated with the latest advances in areas specific to transport of premature and sick newborn infants and to share findings with colleagues, students and others.
CLINICAL/PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP1. To act as a role model in clinical practice and the delivery of nursing care.2. To take ultimate responsibility for standards of nursing care in clinical areas ensuring that any deficits are rectified.3. To act as an effective clinical leader, participating in direct and indirect patient care as required.4. To work collaboratively (and ensure collaboration) with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.5. Identify areas for improving nursing practice and service delivery in conjunction, with nursing, medical and other professions.6. To act as a resource for nursing staff in professional issues & development opportunities.7. To act in a professional manner at all times whilst on duty for NTS London.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT1. Ensure all aspects of performance, attendance, training and appraisal are addressed in accordance with Trust policies.2. To rotate to ward 8D (neonatal unit), on a regular basis. To allow an update in clinical & managerial knowledge, based in a unit setting, To support and learn how to coordinating a tertiary medical/surgical centre. Continue to enhance practices and professional development in management areas. ( Minimum 3 months rotation)3. To attend appropriate educational programs to develop his/her self and team in accordance with the needs of the service.4. To adhere at all times to the NMC Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and ethics and other NMC guidelines and regulations.5. Promote department and organisation by publishing at conferences etc.6. Attend London ODN and Transport related meetings on behalf of the Service from time to time.
RISK AND GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT1. Be proactive in dealing with complaints, report to the senior team and assist in the investigation.2. Report all untoward incidents via Datix, participate in risk assessment and implement action plans resulting from governance management.3. Participate actively in clinical governance discussions/meetings within the transport setting.4. To take responsibility for ensuring that self and other team members act at all times within the scope of Duty of Candor ensuring that the senior management team are made aware of all issues.5. Be responsible for health and safety and the welfare of staff, clients and the public.6. Ensure that you and colleagues are fully conversant with current legislations and are familiar with all local policies, procedures and guidelines.
EQULITY AND DIVERSITY1. Recognises the importance of peoples rights and acts in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.2. Acts in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices, respect diversity, value people as individuals.3. Takes account of own behaviour and its effect on others.4. Identifies and takes action when own or others behaviour undermines quality and diversity.
