Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Princess Anne Hospital (PAH), where the Neonatal Unit is situated, is a centre of excellence for maternity care and a regional centre for fetal, maternal and neonatal medicine. Southampton Neonatal Services are home to a large, regional, 37 bedded intensive care service providing care for preterm and term babies, including specialist services such as cardiac, surgical, renal care and regional transport service which is based onsite. We have a dedicated home team who oversee care in the community. We work side by side with maternity services to deliver transitional care. We treat around 900 babies a year and look after babies from across the south and the Channel Islands.  We also take babies from other parts of the country for specialised care when needed.

There is a focus on neonatal research in the department and we are currently involved with several national and international trials. We employ separate research nurses for recruitment and running of the research projects. We have an established quality improvement agenda and are always looking for ways to improve how we work and deliver our care.

UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.

The successful candidate will have a full MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (neonatal studies) and have existing experience of working as an ANNP/ACP on a medical rota, ideally within a level 3 neonatal setting. The expectation is that the individual will start on the Tier 1 medical rota but following a period of induction, they will step up onto the Tier 2 rota which includes working for SONeT the regional transfer service.

Utilising their advanced skills and theoretical knowledge, the successful candidate will be expected to promote and deliver high quality individualised patient care; make critical judgements regarding care; practice within the scope of their expertise, utilising guidelines and protocols; contribute to the development of existing guidelines and protocols to ensure evidence based care is current; and support training and education of both the nursing and medical teams.

As a first responder at deliveries and neonatal crash calls, you must have up-to-date Neonatal Life Support training. GIC and ARNI are desirable but not essential.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. 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).

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