Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 289-SC-37
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chelsea and Westminster NHSFT
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Facilitator
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
- To assist in the provision, support and facilitation of the development of staff, through supervision in clinical practice. This will predominantly involve working with newly qualified and overseas trained nurses, pre-registration students and course learners undertaking the Qualified in Specialty and postgraduate courses.
- To contribute to educational activities and facilitate assessments of learning within the department, in conjunction with the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse.
- To assist with supporting mentors / assessors in practice.
- To demonstrate clinical expertise and act as an effective role model for best practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care setting.
To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to neonatal unit patients and their families
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision, support and facilitation of the development of staff, through supervision in clinical practice. This will predominantly involve working with newly qualified and overseas trained nurses, pre-registration students and course learners undertaking the Qualified in Specialty and postgraduate courses.
- To contribute to educational activities and facilitate assessments of learning within the department, in conjunction with the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse.
- To assist with supporting mentors / assessors in practice.
- To demonstrate clinical expertise and act as an effective role model for best practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care setting.
- To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to neonatal unit patients and their families.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Assimilates processes, translates and articulates information and data from various sources, which is then conveyed in an appropriate manner to the relevant audience.
- Adhere to local and national policies and guidelines, and assist in the development of Neonatal Unit guidelines and policies.
- Provide vision and influence practice through the empowerment of colleagues.
- Ensures that students and staff receive effective induction, mentorship, development and support, and develop appropriate strategies to improve the knowledge and skills of our staff.
- Acknowledges everyone’s strengths and weaknesses, and supports and advises actions needed to enhance their development.
- Has the ability to motivate, drive and be actively involved in the training of the interdisciplinary team of staff as well as patients and relatives.
- Identifies and responds to national and local initiatives by participating in and empowering nurse led projects to develop protocols and guidelines taken from evidence based practices that are then shared nationally.
- As directed by the Senior Practice Development Nurse: initiates, organises and conducts audits; reports on and present findings at Unit, Trust, Local level as appropriate with formulation of action plans, ongoing evaluation and adjustments as needed.
- Responsible for facilitating research, guiding the change process and implementing change into practice without supervision
- Promotes/develops and maintains a culture within the clinical environment which challenges and questions practice, and promotes the quality of thinking amongst practitioners
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse: Minimum Diploma level qualification in nursing RSCN/RN Child Branch/ Adult
- Post Registration Qualification in Neonatal Nursing
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Current NLS certified
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998 or Mentorship in Practice or SSSA Transition
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent significant post registration clinical experience within the speciality
- Demonstrate knowledge of escalation and recognition of a sick Neonate
- Computer literacy skills (system 1)
Desirable criteria
- Experience in appraising and personal development planning
- Experience of participating in clinical audit
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbally
- Able to work effectively with other team members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Proven clinical knowledge linked to the area of speciality, excellence in care delivery
- Knowledge of current initiatives and developments related to Neonatal Nursing
- IV certificate
- Organisational skills applied to self
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to prioritise workload and work in a team
- Time management
- Have the skills to work under pressure
- Up to date knowledge of issues relating to neonatal nursing
- Effective teaching and mentoring skills / supporting junior staff / HCA’s / Students
Desirable criteria
- Problem solving and managing conflict skills
- Completed preceptorship or NQN competencies
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
- Angela Quiambao
- Job title
- Practice Development Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
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