Neonatal Outreach Sister / Charge Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate nurse to join our Neonatal Team as an Outreach Sister / Charge Nurse.This is an exciting opportunity within a dynamic service, supporting the delivery of high-quality care for babies and their families both within the unit and through our neonatal outreach service
As an experienced member of the neonatal team, you will help ensure the delivery of exceptional nursing care through the effective management of junior staff, resources and clinical standards. You will act as a role model for nursing excellence and support the development of both qualified and unqualified staff.
Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate all aspects of care at home and in hospital to ensure the best possible outcomes for babies and their families.
We are looking for a dedicated neonatal nurse who:
Has neonatal experience and excellent clinical skills.
Demonstrates strong communication abilities.
Is passionate about supporting families during their neonatal journey.
Enjoys teaching, mentoring and developing others.
Works collaboratively and positively within multidisciplinary teams.
Is committed to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care.
You will be part of a supportive and innovative neonatal team that is committed to delivering outstanding care, developing its staff and continually improving services for babies and their families.
If you are ready to take the next step in your neonatal career, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties- Ensure the delivery and maintenance of high standards of neonatal nursing care.
- Provide effective clinical leadership and act as a positive role model for the wider team.
- Coordinate care and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of babies and families.
- Support, supervise and develop junior staff and students through teaching, mentoring and clinical support.
- Assist with the management of staffing, resources and ward activity.
- Deputise for the Ward Manager as required.
A key aspect of this role includes supporting our neonatal outreach service, helping babies transition safely from hospital to home. Responsibilities include:
- Supporting timely and safe discharge planning.
- Providing nasogastric tube feeding training for parents and carers.
- Offering nutritional and feeding advice.
- Supporting babies requiring home oxygen therapy.
- Monitoring growth and weight following discharge.
- Supporting families caring for babies experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
- Facilitating and monitoring home phototherapy programmes.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job responsibilities
Professional/Clinical Leadership
Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities, overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved.
The outreach role specifically involves working closely with the patients consultant, health visitor, social worker and any other professional involved in the care of the patient and/or family, identifying/reporting any concerns.
Assess, develop, implement and evaluate programme of care. To actively participate in team nursing and the development of nursing responsibilities for individual patients. To be responsible for the organisation of nursing care within the clinic
To discuss with the Matron regarding development and changes both nursing and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly
Assess the health and wellbeing needs of people whose needs are relatively stable and consistent with others in the caseload
Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address peoples health and wellbeing needs which are relatively stable and consistent with others in the caseload
To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient care to nurses with the appropriate level of skill at all times. To report any accidents/incidents to the Matron.
To actively participate in the nursing process in the best interest of the patient
To ensure that acceptable standards of patient care are maintained and, where necessary, instigate changes in agreement with Matron
Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
Staff Development
Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others
Supervise the training of qualified and unqualified staff in accordance to their level of competence, and assist junior staff to develop clinical and managerial skills
To Act as a mentor for junior staff, to participate in teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely with the Clinical Facilitators. To provide support and supervision of learner nurses. To participate in teaching programmes
Maintain a wide knowledge of current practice an issues within the speciality by reading relevant journals and attending study days where appropriate. Promoting the implementation and teaching of research based practice
To attend mandatory training days
To organise and provide training programmes in accordance with the identified needs for the department
Clinical Governance
Promote best practice in health, safety and security
Contribute to quality improvement
Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights
Participate in personal and departmental clinical audit
To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Trust
To contribute to the control of infection by monitoring and reporting any housekeeping issues and maintaining rotas for regular cleaning of nursing/patient equipment
Assist in maintaining own and others health safety and security
Management
Promote effective communication with ward/departmental staff and multidisciplinary teams
To manage effectively the ward/department in the absence of the Matron
To prepare the duty rota for staff within the ward establishment. To provide effective and well balanced staff cover to meet the requirements of the service and to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times
Contribute to the implementation of services
Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members
Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources
To collect information for and participate in studies to determine patient dependency and quality assurance
To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents/incidents to the Matron and to monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies
Maintain accurate records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are used
Be conversant with Trust and other policies, procedures and mechanisms in place
To work in accordance with government initiatives to ensure targets set are achieved
Professional
To maintain a professional attitude at all times developing the role of the nurse in the best interest of the patient and profession in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council
To be aware of personal and professional development. To attend courses and conferences as recommended and approved by the Matron
To be conversant and comply with the Trust policies and regulations and attend mandatory lectures as instructed
Participate in research projects where appropriate, report findings within a multidisciplinary framework.
Implement research where appropriate
Personnel
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