Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Neonates
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 28.5 hours per week
Job ref
356-24-6633939
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hull Royal Infirmary
Town
Hull
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Neonatal Clinical Nurse Educator

Band 6

Job overview

The post holder will support the lead neonatal educator on the delivery of a comprehensive and on-going training programme for all staff through clinical teaching and the provision of specialist knowledge and education. This will include supporting a comprehensive orientation and induction programme into the Neonatal Unit, with up to date teaching packages underpinning evidence based practice.

 

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website

 

 

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will be expected to support the lead Neonatal Educator, work with other Clinical Nurse Educators and the Practice Development Matrons to deliver on the wider organisational agenda. 

The post holder will be a clinical expert in all levels of Neonatal care and to provide hands on supervision of staff in clinical practice to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge.

 

In conjunction with the clinical staff on the unit, be responsible for the assessment, supervision and development of all members of the nursing team. To undertake audits and reviews of practice and policies within the unit. The post holder will work alongside the staff in a role as a clinical educator and will be expected to provide direct patient care as part of the educator’s role.

 

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support the lead neonatal educator on the delivery of a comprehensive and on-going training programme for all staff through clinical teaching and the provision of specialist knowledge and education.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with current UK professional NMC Registration
  • Teaching/Assessing/ Mentorship
  • Current Mentor on the live data base and sign off mentor
  • Post Registration qualification in neonatal care
Desirable criteria
  • A nursing related degree or evidence of practical application/expertise at this level
  • Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
  • Leadership Course or willingness to work towards

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates significant knowledge & experience in a Band 5 or above within neonatal nursing
  • Significant experience in caring for neonates across all acuity levels within a tertiary Neonatal unit
  • Evidence of adjustment to Scope of Practice e.g. IV drug administration, access and use of arterial lines, UACs
  • Excellent communication skills Evidence of professional development
  • Proven ability to coordinate and delegate workload appropriately
  • Responsive to change
  • Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
  • Awareness of research and evidence based practice
  • Teaching and facilitating experience at a clinical level
  • Understanding of Local and National service frameworks and current NHS issues
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of involvement in service development
  • Experience of delivering presentations to a range of audiences
  • Experience of evaluating clinical practice using research and/or audit techniques
  • Able to produce a range of creative and challenging teaching strategies to adapt to individual learning styles
  • Familiar with the concepts of clinical supervision both theoretically and practically

Special Attributes and other

Essential criteria
  • Accepts guidance and supervision from senior colleagues
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Positive & enthusiastic
  • Flexible approach to working
  • Reliable
  • Effective & capable
  • Perceptive & sensitive
  • To be a good role model
  • Personal & professional integrity & Credibility

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Able to attend meetings off site
  • Full driving license with access to a car
  • Proven resilience to take part in difficult conversations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jenny Hemingway
Job title
Lead Clinical Nurse Educator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 604442
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies