Senior Sister with Specialist Interest Neonatal Education

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level registration - RN (Adult/RN(Child)/RSCN/RM.
• Specialist Qualification as a neonatal nurse.
• Graduate
• Neonatal Life Support provider.
• Evidence of Teaching, coaching or assessing learning in practice qualification.
• Safeguarding Children.

Desirable criteria

• Enhanced Practice course
• Counselling Course
• Leadership course

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Local and National issues affecting nursing and midwifery, inclusive of key service priorities for neonatal education
• Knowledge of NMC standards and requirements for learning
• Awareness of budgetary control.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology.
• Knowledge of Audit and research methodology.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of implementing and delivering education training programmes and leading change.

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum 5 years in speciality including 2 years at Band 6.
• Experience of managing and leading a team.
• Evidence of teaching, education, presenting and facilitation of learning in practice.
• Evidence of practice development activity within the fields of neonatology and education.
• Evidence of personal/professional developmen

Desirable criteria

• Implementation/participation within audit/research.
• Experience of recruitment.
• Evidence of action from service user and learner feedback to promote change.

Attributes

Essential criteria

• An enthusiastic and supportive leader who motivates people.
• Critical analysis skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Proven clinical skills.
• Confident decision maker.
• Assertive and proactive.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Aptitude to change.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Evidence of excellent proven clinical and managerial record.
• Able to work effectively with families and staff, fostering partnership in care.
• Ability to manage and thrive within high acuity situations.
• Ability to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver quality services.
• Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and application to practice.
• Well-developed organisational skills.
• Internal and external training, development, audit groups and forums.

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

• Band 7 Senior Sister Specialist Interest Neonatal ED (PDF, 312.4KB)
• Band 7 Senior Sister Specialist Interest Neonatal Education (PDF, 155.9KB)
• Band 7 Education Lead (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)