Acute Oncology/Same Day Emergency Oncology Care Nurse Practitioner

1 month ago

Pembury, United Kingdom Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Join Our Compassionate Neonatal Leadership Team

Are you an experienced Neonatal Nurse looking for an exciting new opportunity? We have a rare opening for dedicated professionals to join our forward-thinking, family-focused neonatal leadership team.

We are expanding our staff and creating new roles for supernumerary Coordinators in specialized areas.

In Phase 1, we are introducing positions for a Family Integrated Care and Family Experience Nurse, a Transitional Care Nurse , and a Discharge Coordinator and Safeguarding Nurse.

 Phase 2 will see the addition of roles for a Risk and Governance Nurse and a Data and Audit Nurse . These positions include supernumerary in-charge shifts with protected time for specialized tasks.

Our 18-bed Local Neonatal Unit (LNU) within the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Neonatal ODN provides care for babies born from 27 weeks gestation. With two intensive care, four high dependency, and twelve special care cots, our purpose-built unit supports an acute maternity service with approximately 5500-6000 deliveries per year. We are also very proud to have achieved Bliss Platinum status.

Main duties of the job

Why Join Us?

In our innovative environment, you’ll be part of a team that’s pioneering new roles and approaches in neonatal care. These positions offer both clinical and leadership development opportunities, allowing for significant professional growth. You’ll work in a supportive culture, closely collaborating with our Neonatal Matron, Ward Manager, and a team of Band 7 specialist nurses to ensure the highest standards of care. By shaping and delivering exceptional care experiences for families during critical times, you’ll help us maintain our family-centered care ethos.

What We’re Looking For

We need highly motivated individuals with a passion for service development and a commitment to delivering excellent holistic care. Successful candidates will have exceptional communication skills, a drive for quality and service improvement, and strong clinical knowledge and leadership capabilities.

If you're ready to make a difference and be part of an outstanding team, we'd love to hear from you Please refer to the enclosed USP poster for further details of each post. Contact us today to learn more about these exciting opportunities.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of newborns and their families. Apply now and be a part of our journey to excellence in neonatal care

Working for our organisation

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. 

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. 

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at  Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Interview Date: 18th September 2024

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse Post graduate qualified in neonatal speciality Resuscitation Council Neonatal Life Support

Desirable criteria

leadership / management qualification Professional Nurse Advocate

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Extensive experience as senior nurse Experience of managing a team Specialist knowledge in chosen application role Sound knowledge of recent government/professional documents

Desirable criteria

Neonatal Network Experience

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills conflict management Report writing Evidence of expert neonatal clinical skills Ability to chair MDT meetings Excellent IT skills Excellent interpersonal and mentoring skills

Desirable criteria

Presentation skills Participation in audit and research

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