Neonatal Clinical Skills Facilitator

Are you passionate about Neonatal Education and the provision of safe, gold standard care?

Are you a skilled registered Neonatal Nurse with excellent interpersonal skills? Would you like to join a progressive service that will support your professional progression?

If you answered yes we have the perfect role for you!

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the position of Neonatal Clinical Skills Facilitator who will work across both Maternity and Neonatal environments.

Job Summary

The post holder will work strategically and operationally to promote the teaching, training, and ongoing development of staff providing Neonatal care, ensuring patient safety, evidence-based practice, staff experience, and service user experience is an active ongoing process within the teams.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with Neonatal Matron, Ward Managers, and Neonatal and Maternity Education teams to create a robust staff development, recruitment, and retention strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support, educational input, and development opportunities for all registered and unregistered staff involved in Neonatal care.
• Ensure staff are encouraged to achieve their full potential and clinical effectiveness.
• Facilitate Neonatal education in any clinical area providing Neonatal Care to support staff, ensuring the development and maintenance of a learning environment where both education and lifelong learning are integral to clinical practice.
• Act as an expert practitioner/role model to support staff in developing and maintaining clinical practice knowledge and skills.
• Link with the South West Neonatal Network Education Group to assist in developing, coordinating, evaluating, and implementing education programs to be utilized within the clinical setting.
• Enhance the quality of the learning experience and positively contribute to the development of the workforce, in line with local and national directives.
• Support the clinical teams in meeting standards as identified by the Care Quality Commission, British Association of Perinatal Medicine, NICE guidance, and other professional/regulatory bodies.