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If you fancy a new challenge or are looking to progress your career, then this may be the opportunity you been searching for.
UHB are seeking an enthusiastic Neonatal Critical Care nurse to join their busy Neonatal service, 32 cots in a Level 3 unit at Heartlands hospital and 12 cots in a Level 1 unit at Good Hope Hospital.
We are keen to recruit an experienced nurse who is looking to develop their professional leadership and clinical skills within Neonatology. University Hospitals Birmingham have a large, busy service ran by a friendly, dynamic, talented team of professionals; this includes over 120 specialised staff within the nursing team who deliver high quality, compassionate care to the local community and beyond. We strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment for all of our babies and families and we actively promote a family integrated approach in the delivery of care.
We have an established multi-disciplinary team that provide care to pre term and term infants and their families. We operate a 24 hour, 7 day a week shift pattern and staff are required to work across sites. We are willing to discuss flexible working if this is important for your work life balance and still meets the requirements of the service and role.
We value our workforce and invest time and energy in supporting staff to achieve their potential. There are wealth of future career opportunities that may follow this position if you commit time for further professional development.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
As a band 6 Neonatal Nurse at UHB you will form part of an established nursing team, you will act as a senior, positive role model for your colleagues, demonstrate clinical competence and effective leadership skills. You will be responsible for coordinating shifts, allocating duties to junior staff members and ensuring patient safety is prioritised by communicating effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. The Band 6 nurse is required to deputise for the band 7 Lead Nurse, ensuring that clinical standards are maintained and that trust policies and procedures are adhered to. You will be required to deliver individualised, holistic care to a diverse population, acknowledging the needs of the infant and family which requires skilled communication. Infants can enter via a variety of pathways and they will all have different levels of clinical need. As a Band 6 you will be required to utilise your assessment skills to assess, monitor and prioritise patient care. We expect all of our nurses to promote a positive attitude and motivate staff members to deliver compassionate care whilst developing themselves professionally. When you join the team, you will be assigned a manager, and a clinical educator, you will be given a period of supernumerary time and the opportunity to participate in local and trust wide training. You will be given the chance to attend Neonatal network study days, leadership and management modules.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Child Branch Nurse, Adult Nurse or Midwife on the NMC register
- Qualification in speciality. Neonatal Critical Care/ Intensive Care
Desirable
- Health care management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience working in a Neonatal critical care environment delivering family integrated care and supervising / mentoring junior staff
- Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
oEffective Communication
oLeadership
oTeam Building
oManaging resources
oTime management
oRole modelling
oChange management / clinical developments
oClinical governance
oAudit and research
oWorkforce planning / management
oNHS policy and political awareness
Additional Criteria
Essential
Positive and enthusiastic attitude- Approachable and friendly
- Supportive
- Flexible
- Well organised
- Effective communicator
- Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- Ability to inspire and lead a team
- Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- Effective Communication
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Managing resources
- Time management
- Role modelling
- Change management / clinical developments
- Clinical governance
- Audit and research
- Workforce planning / management
- NHS policy and political awareness
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
