Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 393-NMUH-1504
- Employer
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata if LTFT)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Practice Development Facilitator
Band 7
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the position of Neonatal Practice Development Facilitator within our Sunrise Neonatal Unit.
The post is permanent and is offered at full time in the first instance, but applications for flexible working and job shares would be welcomed.
Main duties of the job
The overall job purpose of this post is to develop evidence based clinical practice and promote patient safety through staff training, coaching, supervision, and mentoring. This role has 1-day per week dedicated to supporting the multi-professional training in Maternity & Neonatal services. The 1-day per week undertaking this aspect of the role will be professionally managed by the Maternity Lead for education.
The post holder will work strategically and operationally to promote the teaching, training, and ongoing development of Neonatal Nursing team ensuring patient safety, evidence based practice, staff experience and service user experience, is an active ongoing process within the Neonatal Service.
The post holder will work in partnership with Neonatal Matron, Ward Managers, & Practice Development Nurse to create a robust staff development, recruitment, and retention strategy.
Due to space limitations, a full job summary can be found within the Job Description.
Working for our organisation
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of roles & responsibilities can be found within the Job Description & Person Specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience and knowledge of neonatal practice acquired through experience post-neonatal training.
- • Significant experience in all aspects of Neonatal Care at a Band 6 level.
- • Sound knowledge of current neonatal nursing issues, with an understanding of the relevance and local impact of issues and policy from the wider arena of the nursing profession and the NHS.
- • In depth understanding of Safeguarding issues.
- • Knowledge of issues surrounding bereavement care including support of staff.
- • Evidence of professional development and relevant further study.
- • Experience of staff recruitment
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- • RGN/RM/RSCN/RN Child registration.
- • Degree or equivalent skills, knowledge, and experience in nursing/midwifery
- • Additional ENB405/ Neonatal Modules 1 & 2 qualification.
- • Registered Mentor.
- • Newborn Life Support training.
- • Qualified SIMS trainer
Desirable criteria
- • Leadership/Management qualification
- • NLS instructor.
- • PNA training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Hazel Maznzano
- Job title
- Matron - Neonatal Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 887 3619
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