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Trainee Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 05 July 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £43,742 - £57,349 Pro Rata Per Annum
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 04 August 2024
Location: Dorchester, DT1 2JY
Company: Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6435231/405-24-TANNP349SCBU

Summary


The Special Care Baby Unit has an exciting opportunity for a trainee Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner position, working in the neonatal unit and Maternity.

The successful candidate will start as a Band 7 and will be enrolled on to an accredited training programme. The theoretical component of the course will be delivered through the university, with clinical training and mentorship provided on the neonatal unit, and also with some placement time in a different neonatal unit.

Following successful completion of the programme and all competencies being completed, the candidate will step up to a Band 8a working within the established team.

ANNP’s working here have a diverse role which may differ somewhat to ANNPs working in larger neonatal units. The role can vary day by day and hour by hour, depending on clinical demands and services requirements.

The ANNP balances the responsibility of oversight of the care of babies both on the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), Transitional Care (TC) and postnatal ward, as well as carrying the emergency neonatal resuscitation bleep and attending high risk deliveries. They provide advanced nursing care in accordance with all local and national guidelines and demonstrate a high level of specialist neonatal knowledge and skills.

They achieve this by working closely with both the antenatal midwives, postnatal team and neonatal nurses. They have the support of the wider paediatric medical team who, when required, assist and support with premature or unwell neonates.



The ANNP will be expected to undertake duties expected of Tier 2 practitioners as outlined by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) medical workforce standards and support the Tier 1 duties undertaken routinely by junior medical doctors, over a 24/7 rota. The ANNP will cross clinical boundaries between nursing and medical care, taking on aspects of the role and responsibilities formerly undertaken solely by medical staff. Clinical supervision will be provided by Paediatric Consultant.
• DCHFT is a general district hospital, providing care to families across West Dorset.
• It has a birth rate of approximately 1600-1700 infants a year.
• It has a dedicated level 1 SCBU which routinely cares for infants >32/40 and >1250g.
• Cot capacity is between 9-12 infants, depending on acuity.
• It is part of the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal ODN.
• Stabilisation, intensive and high dependency care is delivered when required, whilst supporting parents through the necessary transfer to other hospitals for ongoing care.
• Developmental care of infants is paramount, and the team is augmented by our AHP colleagues from occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
• There is a newly developed Transitional Care model, which shares care with the midwifery colleagues.
• Family integrated care is our aim for all babies and DCH prides itself on its parents’ facilities to help achieve this.
• Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation work is underway on SCBU.
• Bereavement care is supported by the colleagues from the paediatric team and either the dedicated bereavement suite on the children’s ward or the facilities on SCBU are utilised, dependent on parental wishes.

As a Trainee Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner you are expected to work according with the four pillars of Advanced Practice as outlined in the HEE Multi-professional Framework (2017)

· Clinical practice

· Leadership and Management

· Education

· Research

This is a training post in which the practitioner will deliver, under the supervision of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Designated Medical Practitioner an advanced level of clinical practice within the speciality area. The trainee will develop the knowledge and skill required to provide expert clinical management and care to patients within the speciality area. The trainee will complete the capability framework set out by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine whilst working towards a recognised MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (ANNP).

For detailed overview of the main duties of the role please see the Job description attached.


This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024

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