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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Clinical leadership for preterm care

• Provide expert guidance on the care of babies born <37 weeks, ensuring consistent, evidence-based practice across neonatal and maternity teams.

Coordination of the preterm pathway

• Oversee seamless care from antenatal identification of risk through delivery, admission, and the neonatal journey, ensuring timely interventions and clear communication.

NNAP performance support

• Strengthen compliance with NNAP measures (e.g., antenatal optimisation, temperature on admission, early breastmilk feeding, reduction of complications of prematurity) and support accurate, high-quality data capture.

Quality improvement leadership

• Lead and evaluate QI projects aimed at improving outcomes for preterm infants, using audit data, NNAP findings, and local priorities to drive change.

Education and training delivery

• Develop and deliver teaching for neonatal, maternity, and wider MDT staff on preterm care, stabilisation, perinatal optimisation, and family-centred practice.

Cross-department collaboration

• Build strong working relationships with obstetric, midwifery, fetal medicine, and neonatal teams to ensure consistent messaging and shared goals.

Clinical governance contribution

• Participate in guideline development, incident review, and risk management processes relating to preterm birth and neonatal care.

Support for transitional and discharge planning

• Ensure safe, well-coordinated discharge for preterm infants, including parental education, community liaison, and follow-up planning.

Championing family-integrated care

• Promote practices that enhance parental involvement, skin-to-skin care, and shared decision-making.

Monitoring outcomes and reporting

• Track key clinical outcomes (BPD, NEC, IVH, infection, growth, feeding) and use trends to guide service improvement.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge, And Experience

Essential criteria

• 1st Level Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC Register
• Recognised mentorship qualification and experience as a Sign Off mentor
• Degree or working towards
• Completion of appropriate specialty Course
• Higher Education Institute approved course in supporting learners in practice.
• Supporting a range of learners in practice
• Supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
• Extensive experience in specialty to include considerable experience at Band 6 level
• Evidence of clinical leadership ability
• Proven management experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of utilising evidence in practice
• Expert clinical skills

Desirable criteria

• Management Course (or equivalent)
• Experience as an NMC sign off mentor or clinical practice assessor
• Evidence of staff development and succession planning
• Broad range of post registration experience
• Experience of report writing

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together