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Main area
Neonatal
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work - including night shifts)
Job ref
159-LWH-71-25
Employer
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Women's hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2025 23:59

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Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Neonatal Nurse

Band 6

Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.

We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work:  https://vimeo.com/556197652 

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Job overview

Neonatal care in Liverpool is going through an exciting period of change with the £15 million development of the Liverpool Women’s Hospital (LWH) site and the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership (LNP) with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital (AHCH) to develop a single service across the city.

Our new £15m extension was completed in February 2020, providing a state of the art environment for the babies and families of Liverpool. The NICU at LWH is a dynamic, diverse and growing service renowned for high standards of clinical care, research and education. The team at LWH work closely with the surgical team at AHCH to deliver a single neonatal service across the city.

A new build within AHCH is now underway to provide a Surgical Neonatal Intensive Unit.

The LNP is closely integrated with the regional fetal, maternal medicine departments; we work in partnership to deliver babies requiring complex neonatal care for cardiac abnormalities, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, EXIT procedures and antenatal diagnosed abnormalities. We are also the tertiary NICU for Cheshire and Merseyside

The successful candidate will function as  a senior clinical practitioner within the neonatal services at Alder Hey and Liverpool Women's hospital, using expert knowledge and skills to achieve optimum outcome for the neonate and family in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. 

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for the neonate in partnership with the family in high dependency and intensive care nurseries and for co-ordinating, supervising and supporting the neonatal staff within an identified clinical area. You  will be required to act as room leader and be responsible for supervising and mentoring junior staff, basic and post basic students within the neonatal service.

Once experienced in this role they will be required to act as shift leader as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652

Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To function as a senior clinical practitioner within the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership based in both LWH and AHCH demonstrating advanced knowledge and clinical skills in both medicine and surgery

Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for the neonate in partnership with the family in high dependency and intensive care nurseries

Responsible for co-ordinating, supervising and supporting the neonatal staff within an identified clinical area

Responsible for supervising and mentoring junior staff, basic and post basic students within the Neonatal service

To act as room leader - Liverpool Women’s site

To act as shift leader as required

Rotation within the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership

Please refer to the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this vacancy within the job description attached

Person specification

Qualifications and Learning

Essential criteria
  • Basic nursing / midwifery qualification
  • Appropriate post basic qualification in the speciality
  • Mentorship
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of ongoing academic studies at Masters level
  • Leadership Course

Skills, Knowledge & Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to plan and prioritise the workload
  • Demonstrates commitment to team working and the development of others
  • Research awareness
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Computer literacy
  • Surgical module

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 3 years neonatal experience including intensive care
  • Competent in all areas
  • Recent mentoring experience
  • Evidence of leadership
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of service development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoInvestors in People: GoldCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
[email protected]
Job title
Matron for Neonates
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01517089988
Additional information

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If you have problems applying, contact

Address
L9 7AL
Telephone
0151 706 4666
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