Job summary
- Main area
- Women and Newborn
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 188-SNM171224-A
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £37,338.00- £44,962.00 Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata
- Closing
- 27/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/01/2025
Employer heading
Neonatal Outreach Sister
Band 6
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Southampton Neonatal Services are looking to recruit an passionate RN / RM with experience in neonatal nursing to join our Home Team as a band 6 Neonatal Outreach Sister.
Southampton Neonatal Services care for patients and their families across the South Coast region including the channel islands, providing intensive care, high care and special care, as well as having a Transitional Care Unit and a community outreach team to support discharge planning and care in the home. We host the regional transfer service, SONeT, ensuring that families receive care in the most appropriate hospital, closest to their home. We are a tertiary referral centre able to offer a range of specialities to our patients across the Thames Valley and Wessex region, including neonatal surgery and cardiac services.
We feel passionate that families should feel involved in their baby’s care and work in partnership with them. This is reflected in our family integrated care ethos and recent expansion to provide additional facilities for our families.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supporting to lead the established Neonatal Home Team, you will participate in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised discharge plans for our neonatal and transitional care patients and their families. Working with the senior multidisciplinary team, you will anticipate discharges, co-ordinate arrangements and follow up plans. You will support families with the transition from hospital to home, providing education and emotional support as necessary. You will continue to provide holistic family-centred care to patients in the home environment in partnership with their families, whilst supporting junior staff to do the same.
What we’re looking for...
* A registered nurse or midwife with neonatal experience who has completed the qualified in
speciality course.
* Experience of working in the community
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to use own initiative
* Ability to work effectively as a lone worker and as part of a multi-professional team
* Able to work under pressure with excellent time management and leadership skills
* Full clean drivers licence (manual)
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Child) on Part 1 of the NMC register or Registered Midwife
- Neonatal Life Support qualification
- Awareness of all aspects of child protection and complex family associated issues.
- Recognised post qualifying module in neonatal care
- Interest and passion for discharge processes and community care and clear rationale for applying for post
- Provide evidence of supporting /manage a range of learners in practice.
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice.
- Experience of working on a neonatal unit
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Child and adult safeguarding awareness
- Community Experience
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Evidence of leadership training and/or experience
- Full Clean UK Drivers Licence (manual)
Desirable criteria
- Further skills experience, e.g. venepuncture
- Expert knowledge of discharge and follow up procedures
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Experience working on Transitional Care and/or a postnatal ward
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Taylor
- Job title
- Neonatal Outreach & Transitional Care Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766 994816
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