Job summary
If you are a Neonatal Nurse and are looking for an exciting career working with surgical and medical Neonates and the Neonatal Transport Service as a trainee ANNP, then come and join our wonderful teams at the Royal London Hospital Neonatal Unit and Transport teams.
The Neonatal teams in both services are seeking to appoint a trainee ANNP to join our friendly, hard -working Neonatal Teams.
There is also an exciting opportunity for the suitable person to continue to help develop the SCBU and Transitional Care at RLH to be nurse led.
There is time set aside for developing within and alongside the medical and neonatal nursing team with input from the Consultant team. There is an educational programme provided by QMUL and will be state of the art training.
The Neonatal Unit at The Royal London (London Borough of Tower Hamlets), is a level 3 Tertiary neonates with both medical and surgical cots, and ophthalmology services (nurse led in conjunction with the Opthalmology Team).
There is time set aside for teaching and your own professional development. You will be encouraged to explore an area of particular interest to you, as well as participate in clinical governance, audit, guidelines, and research.
The applicant needs to be flexible in your approach to working on the unit and other sites and committed to provide excellent neonatal care.
Main duties of the job
The Trainee Nurse Practitioner will be expected to:
Demonstrate the four pillars of excellence (https://www.bapm.org/articles/264-bapm-annp-capability-framework-now-open-for-consultation
(https://www.rcn.org.uk/Professional-Development/Advanced-Practice-Standardsa
- Clinical practice
- Leadership
- Facilitation of learning
- Evidence base research and development into practice
Clinical Practice Level & balancing time
The career framework for health places the "nurse practitioner" at level 7, with an 80:20 split ratio of clinical practice: leadership, education & research. To apply for a qualified ANNP role you will need to have completed a nationally recognised Higher Education Institution (HEI) honours degree qualification.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles require education to master's level at a nationally recognised HEI. Nurse Practitioners remain highly qualified & skilled members of the nursing team & are part of the continuum of autonomous clinical skill development. It also reflects the evolution of advanced clinical roles, nursing roles & education. Health Education England (2017 recognise Advanced Clinical Practice at master's level. (https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/multi-professionalframeworkforadvancedclinicalpracticeinengland.pdf).
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC as RN Adult - RN Child, RM.
- Minimum of an honour's degree and or relevant experience and demonstrable competencies across all Advanced Level Nursing Practice competency domains. (RCN 2018)
- Willingness to take on master's level educational programmes.
- Other skill development at university or local based training relevant to the area of clinical expertise in a NICU.
- Holds a current Neonatal Intensive Care Course qualification.
- Assessing and mentoring qualification.
- Ability to complete a competency-based skill document for intensive care.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of on-going, dynamic continuous professional development with demonstrable clinical competencies, relevant to the area and role of Neonatal Intensive Care
- NLS is essential but would see ARNI training as desirable.
Desirable
- Demonstrable evidence/ portfolio of embedding trainee role into clinical practice.
- NICU clinical skills updated for the specialist area e.g. advanced assessment module.
- Attendance on clinical leadership programme
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Registered qualification with the NMC as a non-medical prescriber (independent prescriber) and actively practicing or willing to undertake this training.
- Advanced communication training
Experience
Essential
- Safeguarding Children procedures and responsibilities.
- Can articulate a personal philosophy of nursing and the role of the ANNP with advanced clinical skills.
- Relevant experience at a senior level in a relevant children's healthcare environment e.g. Neonatal Intensive Care.
- Experience of taking charge of a department and of leading or managing a team.
- Experience of line management of staff and their development
- Experience of clinical and formal teaching
- Experience of working clinically at an expert level in the specialist area
- Experience and evidence of sustaining change/ quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints and implementation of subsequent learning.
- Abstract submission and presenting at conferences. Willingness to publish.
- Part of professional development groups.
- Using outcome measures and key performance indicators to demonstrate the quality and efficiency of clinical care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC as RN Adult - RN Child, RM.
- Minimum of an honour's degree and or relevant experience and demonstrable competencies across all Advanced Level Nursing Practice competency domains. (RCN 2018)
- Willingness to take on master's level educational programmes.
- Other skill development at university or local based training relevant to the area of clinical expertise in a NICU.
- Holds a current Neonatal Intensive Care Course qualification.
- Assessing and mentoring qualification.
- Ability to complete a competency-based skill document for intensive care.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of on-going, dynamic continuous professional development with demonstrable clinical competencies, relevant to the area and role of Neonatal Intensive Care
- NLS is essential but would see ARNI training as desirable.
Desirable
- Demonstrable evidence/ portfolio of embedding trainee role into clinical practice.
- NICU clinical skills updated for the specialist area e.g. advanced assessment module.
- Attendance on clinical leadership programme
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Registered qualification with the NMC as a non-medical prescriber (independent prescriber) and actively practicing or willing to undertake this training.
- Advanced communication training
Experience
Essential
- Safeguarding Children procedures and responsibilities.
- Can articulate a personal philosophy of nursing and the role of the ANNP with advanced clinical skills.
- Relevant experience at a senior level in a relevant children's healthcare environment e.g. Neonatal Intensive Care.
- Experience of taking charge of a department and of leading or managing a team.
- Experience of line management of staff and their development
- Experience of clinical and formal teaching
- Experience of working clinically at an expert level in the specialist area
- Experience and evidence of sustaining change/ quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints and implementation of subsequent learning.
- Abstract submission and presenting at conferences. Willingness to publish.
- Part of professional development groups.
- Using outcome measures and key performance indicators to demonstrate the quality and efficiency of clinical 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.
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
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).
