Advanced Clinical Practitioner Neonatal Intensive Care

Are you a passionate qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner or an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with expert knowledge of neonatal surgery/care?

We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our established team on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust.

Dolphin Ward, the 10 bedded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at GOSH isn’t your traditional NICU. We have around 500 admissions per year, caring for babies of all gestations from 22 weeks and upwards. Whilst primarily a surgical referral centre offering advanced areas of intensive care treatment, we also support complex patients requiring specialist input, investigations and treatment including oncology, neurology, metabolic medicine, renal medicine, ENT, endocrinology, ophthalmology and respiratory medicine.

Our patient cohort comprises of a case‑mix of infants under a variety of specialities, which reflects the multispeciality complex nature of the services provided by GOSH. This provides endless learning opportunities and insight into a side of neonatal care that often is not seen elsewhere.

Due to the uniqueness of the NICU, we are open to applications from people from a variety of clinical areas, if you are interested, we welcome and highly recommend an informal chat. We look forward to discussing the role further with you.

• To be an expert clinical ACP & role model in the field of neonatal intensive care, ensuring the delivery of high standards of patient care
• To ensure the 6
  
  Cs and professional standards are embedded within clinical practice
• To ensure clinical practice reflects professional and national guidance and practice is delivered in line with the scope of practice and trust policies and guidelines
• To provide direct clinical care through health assessments and initiation of treatment for children attending for procedures/treatments within ACP’s authorised scope of practice
• To be a proactive clinical leader, demonstrating effective excellent leadership skills
• To promote best practice, utilising local and regional benchmarking groups for the generation and promotion of standards and clinical guidelines
• To support transformation /quality improvement work streams as appropriate
• To foster enquiry, to contribute to new ideas and innovations and develop enhanced and advanced roles within the scope of professional practice
• Supervise and mentor healthcare professionals developing advanced clinical roles across the directorate/ trust, to ensure the high levels of competence required
• To be proactive in developing own professional practice, demonstrating evidence of autonomy, clinical judgment, and decision‑making skills
• To participate in annual appraisal, updating personal development planning supported with an e‑portfolio and be proactive in ensuring own professional ongoing development

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Liz Smith

Job title:

Lead Advanced Practitioner Heart & Lung Email address:  Telephone number:

Rhiannon Jones, ACP NICU, , , extension 4487

Maria Chalia, Neonatal Consultant (Named Clinical Consultant Supervisor for ACPs on NICU)