Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Neonatal Care

The Role

The post holder will be an expert clinical practitioner responsible for providing advanced clinical skills in neonatal care. The post holder will possess advanced knowledge of the critically ill neonate thus ensuring their effective management and treatment. They will provide direct patient management in collaboration and consultation with neonatologists.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland's Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
• Experience of assessing training needs
• Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital
• Experience in service planning, project management and performance monitoring/reporting
• Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data
• A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player
• A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change
• A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

It would be great if you also have

• Postgraduate qualification in neonatal intensive care
• Master's Degree
• Neonatal Life Support Provider
• Working understanding of Child Protection

Contract type

Permanent

Location

This role will be based in Neonatal Unit within University Hospital Wishaw.

While this advertisement may be for a specific post in a location, shortlisted applicants may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Maureen Dobbin, Service Manager- Maternity & Neonatal Services for further information.

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed through the organisation's information resources.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. For information on the recruitment process or our services, please refer to the information pack or our recruitment webpage.

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can differentiate people from one another.

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Right to Work within the UK

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