Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered)
- Job ref
- 151-SR182-C
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum INCL HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Close Relative Marriage Neonatal Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced neonatal nurse to join our trust in a brand new role. If you are passionate about reducing inequalities in infant and child mortality and morbidity this could be the role for you.
The Neonatal Unit at Wexham Park Hospital is a Level 2 Neonatal Unit made up of 2 Intensive Care, 3 High Dependency and 12 Special Care cots. The unit cares for babies over 26+6 weeks gestation and stabilises any baby under that gestation, to be transferred to a tertiary hospital/ NICU.
Our team aspires to provide high quality and evidence based; clinical, developmental and family integrated care in order to ensure the best outcomes for our babies and their families.
If a couple are consanguineous (closely related) their children have a higher chance of being affected by autosomal recessive genetic disorders.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside the neonatal team both on the unit and in the community, the close relative marriage neonatal nurse will proactively work with affected families practising close relative marriage to encourage a greater level of genetic testing and/or genetic awareness/literacy among families where Autosomal Recessive disorders are present. Improving access to genetic services for families to enable informed reproductive decision-making.
This role will support the development and promotion of the new service for women and families who have a higher risk of a genetic condition and is part of the development of the wider Culturally Sensitive Genetic Literacy Project, funded by NHS England. The successful applicant will work closely with the Close Relative Marriage Midwife to facilitate early access to genomics information, advice and support for women in consanguineous relationships.
We are actively involved in the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network and participate in several work groups to standardise and improve care.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Subpart 1 Adult or Children’s Nurse, midwife on the NMC Register
- Recognised neonatal qualification i.e. ENB 405 or qualified in speciality.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in practice learning and assessment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management
- Evidence of achieving band 6 competencies
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
- Evidence of achieving band 6 competencies
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit and research within neonatal services
- Counselling qualification or equivalent
- Recent clinical experience in an acute trust
- Knowledge and experience of antenatal and newborn screening
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills
- To communicate written and verbal information effectively and appropriately
- Effective change management skills
- Excellent standards of documentation and recordkeeping
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
- Grazia Sinar
- Job title
- Cross site Matron for Neonatal Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07584114506
- Additional information
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