Neonatal Homecare Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Neonatal Homecare Nurse to work within Neonatal Home care Service

This model of Neonatal Community Care is provided across Leicester and Northamptonshire region, including Hospitals of Leicester, Kettering and Northampton Hospitals . Posts currently available for the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutlands area

The post holder will be an excellent team worker and will be responsible for ensuring highest standards of clinical care and evidence based practice for infants within the scope of neonatal outreach, providing specialist on-going care for the neonate and advice, support and education to the family in the home environment.

We are delighted to offer a 7 day service and have well established services including Home phototherapy for jaundiced babies, Home Oxygen and Home naso gastric tube feeding

The Neonatal Home careTeam provides a service covering 7 days a week, from 08:00-1700Monday to Sunday

We are seeking a highly motivated Neonatal Nurse to join our forward thinking family focused neonatal team. The successful candidate will demonstrate drive and motivation to support expansion of such an exciting service. To be successful in this role you will need to be registered nurse/midwife , ideally a post specialist neonatal course QIS experience, current Health visitor or Paediatric community care would be considered

Main duties of the job

The job holder will assist Neonatal Unit, transitional care based staff with early and appropriate discharge planning in accordance with the criteria for outreach care.

To provide a seamless timely discharge from hospital to the home environment. Providing and delivery of parent education programmes including Basic life support.

Work without direct supervision, including the assessment of care needs, plan, organise and implement care at home ensuring continuous provision of integrated care.

To provide on-going holistic care within the community setting for vulnerable neonates and their family , ensuring equitable care across diverse communities

Provide specialist on-going care for the neonate and education, advice and support to the family in the home environment.

Monitor nutrition, feeding skills and growth, ensuring onward referral when indicated .Monitor and plot growth and identify when intervention is required to improve growth .

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop and facilitate others in promoting an evidence based learning culture and practice, supporting new starters and students.

Recognise , prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Take responsibility for the care needs of individual allocated patients, referring to the Band 6/7 when necessary for advice .

Provide evidence of work diary , identifying planned visits in accordance with lone worker policy

Monitor and inform of relevant changes of care plan required to meet the health needs of our babies following assessment and discussion of any changes to their condition by appropriate escalation

Work as one team , providing cross site cover as required

The job holder will take a proactive role in the education and training of the multidisciplinary team(s), providing on-going supervision and support where neonates require on- going care needs within neonatal outreach.

To work effectively and efficiently as an Outreach team member as well as independently in the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of neonatal community care.

Report safeguarding concerns, follow safe guarding advice, initiate action/referrals where appropriate.

To be confident and competent within the Outreach setting as a lone worker in accordance with trust policy

Ensure that fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous nursing records are written and maintained for each patient

Job description
Job responsibilities

Develop and facilitate others in promoting an evidence based learning culture and practice, supporting new starters and students.

Recognise , prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Take responsibility for the care needs of individual allocated patients, referring to the Band 6/7 when necessary for advice .

Provide evidence of work diary , identifying planned visits in accordance with lone worker policy

Monitor and inform of relevant changes of care plan required to meet the health needs of our babies following assessment and discussion of any changes to their condition by appropriate escalation

Work as one team , providing cross site cover as required

The job holder will take a proactive role in the education and training of the multidisciplinary team(s), providing on-going supervision and support where neonates require on- going care needs within neonatal outreach.

To work effectively and efficiently as an Outreach team member as well as independently in the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of neonatal community care.

Report safeguarding concerns, follow safe guarding advice, initiate action/referrals where appropriate.

To be confident and competent within the Outreach setting as a lone worker in accordance with trust policy

Ensure that fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous nursing records are written and maintained for each patient

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Child , Adult branch/ Midwife

Desirable

• QIS in Neonatal Care
• Post registration training in community care of the neonate
• Neonatal Foundations course
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years Neonatal (or relevant post registration
• Experience eg Health Visiting or Community Paediatrics

Desirable

• Community experience

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Good standard of spoken and written English
• Good listening and communication skills
• Diplomacy

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Effective decision making and problem solving
• Self reflective

Desirable

• Audit /research / Education experience

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Adaptable and flexible with working hours and conditions
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Excellent time keeping
• Conscientious

Desirable

• Displays motivation and ideas of own future career pathway and personal development planning

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• Staff are expected to engage in compassionate & inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Good attendance Record
• Able to work cross site
• Car owner with current driving licence

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Person Specification
Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Child , Adult branch/ Midwife

Desirable

• QIS in Neonatal Care
• Post registration training in community care of the neonate
• Neonatal Foundations course
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years Neonatal (or relevant post registration
• Experience eg Health Visiting or Community Paediatrics

Desirable

• Community experience

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Good standard of spoken and written English
• Good listening and communication skills
• Diplomacy

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Effective decision making and problem solving
• Self reflective

Desirable

• Audit /research / Education experience

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Adaptable and flexible with working hours and conditions
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Excellent time keeping
• Conscientious

Desirable

• Displays motivation and ideas of own future career pathway and personal development planning

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• Staff are expected to engage in compassionate & inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Good attendance Record
• Able to work cross site
• Car owner with current driving licence

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary & Leicester General

Infirmary square

Leicester

LE1 5WW

United Kingdom

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