Neonatal Specialist Nurse

Clinical • Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives • Lead on complex clinical care for Neonatal patients • Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy • Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives • Assist in the Coordination of discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them • Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe • Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways, e.g. Liverpool Care Pathway, through the provision of holistic palliative and terminal care • Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients • Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required • Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values • Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices • Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care • Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate • Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives • Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience • Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives • Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values • Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls prevention • Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues • Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical • Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives • Lead on complex clinical care for Neonatal patients • Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy • Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives • Assist in the Coordination of discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them • Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe • Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways, e.g. Liverpool Care Pathway, through the provision of holistic palliative and terminal care • Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients • Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required • Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values • Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices • Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care • Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate • Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives • Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience • Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives • Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values • Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls prevention • Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues • Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.