Genetics Risk Equity Neonatal Nurse

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Clinician with current NMC registration
• Registered Nurse Subpart 1 Adult or Children's Nurse, Midwife on the NMC Register
• Recognised neonatal qualification i.e. ENB 405 or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge in a relevant subject to post graduate level - Nursing MSC, PG-Cert, PG Dip
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development

Desirable

• Qualification in practice learning and assessment
• Neonatal Life Support (NLS)

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Essential

• Subject matter expertise in Neonatal care.
• An understanding of both genomics/ genetics and Neonates (or the ability to develop this understanding).
• Previous experience in Neonatal Care.
• Significant experience of working in a busy and complex environment.
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
• A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• Experience of improving care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of antenatal and newborn screening
• Experience of audit and research within neonatal services
• Counselling qualification or equivalent
• Recent clinical experience in acute trust.
• Community Neonatal experience

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
• Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
• Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
• Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation
• Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations
• Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• To communicate written and verbal information effectively and appropriately.
• Ensure that accurate and legible patient records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements
• Monitor and maintain excellent standards of care

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential

• Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multidisciplinary profession
• Effective management skills
• Ability to participate and work within a changing and demanding environment.
• Ability to work without supervision and direction.
• A calm and organised approach.
• Ability to mentor students
• Audit experience/teaching skills

Desirable

• Fluent in Urdu
• Counselling experience

Other Requirements

Essential

• Willing to undertake further training, as necessary.
• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
• Ability to travel across sites and attend training/events in England where required

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).