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Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

1 month ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Overview

The role of the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a challenging and rewarding position that requires a high degree of autonomy and complex decision-making. The ANNP will work closely with the neonatal team to provide advanced nursing care to critically ill newborns, utilizing their expertise in assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment.

Main Duties

The ANNP will be responsible for the oversight of the care of babies on the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), Transitional Care, and postnatal ward. They will also carry the emergency neonatal resuscitation bleep and attend high-risk deliveries. The ANNP will provide advanced nursing care in accordance with local and national guidelines, demonstrating a high level of specialist neonatal knowledge and skills.

Working for Our Organisation
  • Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a general district hospital providing care to families across West Dorset.
  • The hospital has a birth rate of approximately 1600-1700 infants a year.
  • The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) is a level 1 unit that routinely cares for infants >32/40 and >1250g.
  • Cot capacity is between 9-12 infants, depending on acuity.
  • The hospital is part of the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal ODN.
  • Stabilisation, intensive, and high dependency care is delivered when required, whilst supporting parents through the necessary transfer to other hospitals for ongoing care.
  • Developmental care of infants is paramount, and the team is augmented by AHP colleagues from occupational health and physiotherapy.
  • There is a newly developed Transitional Care model, which shares care with the midwifery colleagues.
  • Family integrated care is our aim for all babies, and Dorset County Hospital prides itself on its parents' facilities to help achieve this.
  • Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation work is underway on SCBU.
  • Bereavement care is supported by the colleagues from the paediatric team and either the dedicated bereavement suite on the children's ward or the facilities on SCBU are utilised, dependent on parental wishes.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

The ANNP will be expected to demonstrate clinical expertise, competence, confidence, and work within an autonomous and defined scope of practice. Teaching and support of colleagues is a routine part of the ANNP role at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The ANNP will also undertake managerial and governance responsibilities, including the writing and reviewing of guidelines and protocols, audit and data review, and service development with other members of the wider Trust team.

Person Specification
  • Registered nurse
  • Qualification in neonatal speciality
  • ANNP qualification/Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice: Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  • Registered non-medical prescriber
Desirable Criteria
  • Neonatal Life Support Instructor