Job summary
Employer heading
Deputy Head of Neonatal Nursing
Band 8b
Liverpool Women’s delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and their families. Each year we deliver over 8,300 babies, carry out over 10,000 gynaecological procedures, and care for over 1,000 poorly and preterm newborns, making us the specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in Europe.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, and, after featuring on One Born Every Minute, Miracle Babies and Special Baby Unit, our teams are famous across the world for their professionalism, skill and compassion.
Liverpool Women’s Hospital clinical services are currently being reviewed by NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, following work done by our clinicians in presenting a powerful case for change in the Future Generations Strategy.
A useful information booklet is available about the proposed changes which can be downloaded from the Healthy Liverpool website facebook.com/healthylvpool. This booklet clearly states that ‘there is absolutely no threat to the services themselves – this is about making what we have even better and protecting services for the future’.
Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work: https://vimeo.com/556197652
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Job overview
As the deputy Clinical Nurse and Professional Leader for the Single Neonatal Services, the post holder will be responsible for the provision of safe, quality and effective services across the Neonatal Services provided by the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership across two Acute NHS Trusts (Liverpool Women’s and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital) as well as day to day management of the Neonatal Service
You will support the Head of Neonatal nursing to ensure the service provides the highest standards of professional practice, budgetary and performance management, and service improvement at all times, driving quality in our services to ensure outstanding patient care is at the heart of all we do.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deputise for the Head of Neonatal Nursing (HONN) and carry corporate and professional responsibility and accountability for neonatal services across the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership. With the Head of Neonatal Nursing, the post holder will contribute to the development and review of Neonatal services business strategy so addressing and meeting the needs of the public, service’s commissioners, the Board’s vision and priorities, North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Networks and wider requirements.
Together with the Head of Neonatal Nursing, the deputy HONN supports the Chief nurses at LWH and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with the delivery of wider corporate professional agenda, including the development of innovative strategies to enable a strong and empowered workforce at all levels that is fit for purpose and equipped to deliver excellence in care standards. This also includes securing the workforce for the future.
The deputy HONN will be accountable for the operational management Neonatal care in the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership working with the HONN and Divisional General Manager.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm new-borns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652
Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Develop and lead a strong and effective management and leadership team within the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership.
• Provide visible and up-to-date professional leadership to Neonatal Matron, Neonatal Nurses and Educators, Nurse Associates, ANNPs and support workers.
• Develop new and innovative models of Neonatal care in Consultation with HONN aligned to evidenced based practice, Innovation and changes to neonatal services.
• Ensure Neonatal Nurses are suitably qualified and maintain professional registration in order to deliver safe care.
• Ensure safe standards of Neonatal care of the highest quality are delivered so that the clinical governance objectives of the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership and both trusts and are fully met.
• Lead the development of strong and effective management and clinical teams within all areas of responsibility.
• Create an environment in which neonatal staff feel properly valued and supported in practice.
• Ensure that clinical governance is given the highest profile within the sphere of responsibility.
• Be a practicing registered nurse or midwife and establish and maintain own clinical practice pattern.
Provide on-going support to the HONN deputising at relevant meetings, internal and external to the LNP as when required.
• Ensure the effective use of resources within agreed expenditure targets and agree with specialist staff the appropriate use of overtime, and bank.
• Improve and maintain staff morale by effective communication, leadership, optimism and consultation within the LNP and with other services, as appropriate.
• Provide effective management control of staff working within their areas of responsibility through appropriate organisational structures and reporting mechanisms, ensuring statutory obligations for health and safety and work place health are met in accordance with Trusts policy.
• Ensure all staff meet and maintain their mandatory and professional training requirements.
• Ensure that specialities and departments benefit from the application of effective Human Resource policies, procedures and practices for all staff, e.g. Equal Opportunities.
• Ensure appraisal are cascaded to all staff through respective specialities and providing forums for objective setting, performance review and Continuing Professional Development working within principles of Agenda for Change and promoting development through knowledge and Skills Framework.
• Together with Learning and Development team and others ensure the availability of Training and development programmes in line with Divisional training needs analysis to realise the capabilities and fullest possible contribution of all staff.
During your employment with the LNP have a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. There is a requirement to complete statutory and mandatory training and appropriate action as set out in the trusts and LNP policies and procedures.
General Responsibilities
• To participate in the Trust Senior Manager On Call rota responding to issues and problems across all sites as appropriate.
• To represent the Trust on Neonatal related matters at regional and national conferences and on working groups as appropriate.
• To always act as ambassador for the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Degree in Nursing or health related subject or equivalent
- ENB 998/997 or equivalent teaching,
- Qualification in Neonatal Intensive Care ( QIS / 405 )
Desirable criteria
- Masters level Study
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Broad range of clinical experience acquired through a minimum of 3 years practice at a senior level in an acute environment.
- • Experience of leading teams and holding colleagues to account.
- • Evidence of ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries.
- • Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
- • Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to individuals and large groups.
- • Working knowledge of financial processes and working to budget.
- • Experience of developing, maintaining, and monitoring information systems to support innovation initiatives.
- • Proven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of operational management in an acute environment
- Teaching Experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Have an understanding of Clinical Governance and the application to practice
- • Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- • Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs and devise strategies to meet those needs
- • Proven ability to work on own initiative and organise workload allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines
- • Proven ability to make decisions autonomously when required, on difficult issues
- • Proven ability to support staff to maintain an environment conducive to the delivery of excellence in care
- • Able to develop short, medium and long term strategies for the development of the clinical areas.
- • Knowledge of BAPM standards of care in relation to neonatal services.
- • Computer literate, proven ability to use Word and Excel and email
Personal Atributes
Essential criteria
- Determination, perseverance and resilience.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, complex environment
- High emotional intellect and personal integrity.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Susan O'Neill
- Job title
- Head of Neonatal Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151708 9988
- Additional information
Mrs Vicky Clarke
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