Neonatal Outreach Sister / Charge Nurse, . Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

• 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 and 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

• To participate in the selection and interviewing of nursing staff within the ward/department.
• Participate in devising induction programmes for newly appointed staff.
• To assist the Matron in monitoring staff performance.
• Participate in staff appraisal and writing of reports.
• To assist in the maintenance of day-to-day discipline within the department.
• To inform the Matron of staff failing to meet the required standard of performance, and taking appropriate action where required.

Person Specification

Essential

Skills / Knowledge

• Able to work on own initiative and under pressure.
• Able to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team within the primary and secondary care setting.
• Excellent teaching skills; committed to teaching.
• Able to demonstrate change management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Other Job Requirements

• Flexible to meet the demands of the service.
• Good attendance record.
• Willing to undertake further training in relevant issues.
• Clean full driving licence with access to a car.

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualification.

Personal Qualities

• Innovative
• Motivated
• Assertive
• Confident
• Displays leadership skills
• Supportive

Qualifications

• RSCN/RN (Child)/RN/RM.
• QIS or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years experience.

Desirable

• Demonstrate evidence of working towards further education e.g., Degree in related topics.

Experience

• Extensive neonatal nursing experience with a minimum of 4 years at Band 5 or above.

Specialist Knowledge

• Experience of planning discharge needs of neonates to within the community setting.
• Understanding of child protection.
• Up to date knowledge of issues affecting neonates and neonatal nursing.
• Understanding of professional development.
• Understanding of clinical governance responsibilities.

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.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception