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    Specialist Registered Nurse - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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    Band 7 Family Care Nurse Specialist- Palliative

    Nottingham University Hospital

    Position Overview:

    We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Band 7 Family Care Nurse Specialist in Palliative care to join our team.

    The ideal candidate will have experience in neonatal nursing and palliative care, with a deep understanding of the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of infants and their families facing life-limiting conditions.

    At Nottingham University Hospitals, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to our youngest patients and their families.

    We are enhancing our Neonatal Team to include a Family Care Nurse Specialist in Palliative care , this role will offer comprehensive services to ensure comfort, dignity, and compassion during challenging times.

    Our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering the highest standard of care while honoring the unique needs and wishes of each family.


    This position offers a unique opportunity to combine direct patient care with project management and quality improvement efforts, allowing you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and their loved ones while contributing to the advancement of our healthcare system.

    The excitement of the Maternity and Neonatal Redesign, will see the Neonatal Unit at QMC increase to provide an additional 21 neonatal cots.

    Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the main neonatal intensive care service for the region, caring for around 1,000 babies and their families each year at the QMC and at City Hospital

    With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

    We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.


    We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

    With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career


    Utilising a highly developed specific body of knowledge, work within the neonatal team to deliver a service based on principles that are research based and which enhance the quality of patient and family based care.

    Undertakes high level complex decision making, managing risk but may defer to others for overall plan.

    Ensure that the rights, dignity and confidentiality of the child and family are protected at all times in line with safeguarding policies and within the philosophy of family centred care.

    Ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained and current, with changes implemented, in accordance with NUH Clinical record keeping policy.

    Undertake personalised care planning, parallel planning and high quality end of life are planning for babies and their families.

    Liaise closely with other health and social care professionals to ensure a coordinated approach and high quality care is provided for patients.

    To refer families for formal bereavement counselling,at the request of the parents, or where identified by healthcare professionals.
    To promote parallel planning during antenatal care planning and inpatient phases of care.
    Obtain informed consent for procedures as required, in accordance with the Trust consent policy.

    Promote and support personalised care in line with the NHS long term plan including the components of the comprehensive model for personalised care.

    Working with services e.g. police and child death team after unexpected deaths. Review the performance of self and others, identifying development needs and taking active measures to meet those needs.

    Carry out formal and informal teaching to a range of health care professionals and in a range of subjects.

    Develop and deliver educational and training programmes as requested and as appropriate

    Create a positive learning environment within clinical settings, to encourage and facilitate individual and shared learning and professional development.

    Maintain an awareness and understanding of relevant, up to date research studies within neonatal services and bereavement care.
    Support the senior team as appropriate.
    Deputise and represent other sisters/charge nurses within the neonatal unit during absence.
    Develop pathways and guidelines related to palliative care in neonatal services
    Respond to and lead as necessary on clinical governance initiatives eg complaints, datix

    React positively to, lead and facilitate the process of effective change through a culture of Shared Governance and frontline leadership.

    Be a representative at a local level and participate as a member of the senior neonatal nursing team, making positive contributions to the strategic planning of the service.

    Audit the service to aid in the improvement of continuous patient care.
    Identify and implement innovative ways of working within the family care team.
    Share and promote good practice through involvement with local groups, including presentations, publication and dissemination of role evaluation.

    In collaboration with the lead nurse and other members of the MDT, take a leading role in ensuring that the family has a satisfactory experience by assessing and evaluating family care processes and redesigning the pathway of care when appropriate.

    Contribute to the monitoring and control of expenditure and the use of resources.
    Participate in objective setting and business planning for the family care team.

    Implement change in response to clinical, organisational and national demands in agreement with appropriate others in the neonatal unit.

    Lead and participate in audits, research and the development of evidence based patient care guidelines, protocols, policies and procedures where appropriate and ensure they are implemented.

    Ensure that the neonatal unit and wider team is kept informed of the policies, direction and strategy of the family care team.

    Lead practice developments, through specific research and audit projects.
    Provide statistics, service reviews and evaluations of care to the matrons for performance reports.
    To represent NUH at a regional and national level relating to neonatal bereavement care.

    Be a role model to ensure that the dignity, rights and confidentiality of the patient and individual team members are protected and maintained in accordance with Trust and national policy on Information Governance.

    Report appropriate clinical information to senior staff. Link with, and where required lead, professional networks across the Trust and wider health community, in order to develop and exchange ideas for improving clinical care
    Provide ongoing liaison and support for patients and families within care pathways.

    To establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the neonatal team, spiritual care team, mortuary staff, pathologist, wider bereavement team and other healthcare professionals and outside agencies where appropriate.


    Training & Qualifications
    Current registration with NMC
    Degree in health/nursing related studies
    Research training / experience. Demonstrates and awareness of Research training / experience.
    Advanced Communication Skills Training (or willingness to undertake

    Recognised counselling qualification

    Significant post registration experience at band 6 or above, in appropriate clinical setting
    Experience in supervision of registered, non-registered staff and students
    Experience in using relevant hospital IT systems
    Leadership and management experience, including providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and/or conducting appraisals
    Experience of managing risk, handling clinical incidents and complaints
    Evidence of working with a multidisciplinary team in appropriate setting (ie hospital, community)
    Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
    Evidence of writing for publication
    Experience of counselling patients / families

    Excellent oral and written communicator including report writing and presentation skills
    Ability to work within a MDT collaborating with, leading when required, negotiating with and influencing the work of others across a range of disciplines and on own initiative including the sharing of highly complex information and implementation of plans for Service development
    Evidence of networking locally, nationally and internationally

    Demonstrate confidence in assessing, planning, delivering, prioritising and evaluating patient care

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