Job Overview
Neonatal Home Care Team
Band 6 – Neonatal Deputy Home Care Sister/Deputy Home Care Charge Nurse
We have an exciting opportunity within the Neonatal Home Care Team for Deputy Home Care Sisters/Charge Nurses. The successful applicants will be employed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), with their main base being at Nottingham University Hospitals, providing cross‑campus cover with Kings Mill Hospital. We are seeking dynamic, enthusiastic, motivated and experienced children’s or neonatal nurses, or midwives with neonatal experience, to be part of our home‑care team. The postholder will help to provide a comprehensive service by supporting a 7 day working week for home care and contributing to the new home phototherapy service. Being part of the neonatal home care service at NUH means you will also work within the north hub region of the EMNODN, allowing opportunities to network across the north hub, access training and support, and gain knowledge in other neonatal services within the network. This may also involve travel across the region.
Main Duties of the Job
These posts are specialist nursing roles that involve supporting families, building relationships, and providing emotional support. The role promotes safe, early discharge of babies from neonatal units, transitional care and paediatrics. Families will be supported by providing ongoing care needs in the home environment, such as nasogastric tube feeding at home, management of oxygen, ongoing care for surgical babies, and jaundice management requiring phototherapy at home. The Home‑Care team role is pivotal to families’ care and enables the earliest, safest discharges home.
Working for Our Organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city, central to health and wellbeing. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. We welcome diverse ideas to develop our team and deliver world‑class healthcare to the patient populations we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive to better represent at NUH.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
The home‑care service hours of work are between 0800–1900, which may be worked on either a 10.5‑hour shift or split‑shift basis. Candidates must have current experience of caring for neonates in a hospital or community environment. The role requires regularly liaising with multidisciplinary team members and supporting parents in providing high‑quality care in the home environment. Candidates will be expected to undertake a regular clinical shift on the Neonatal unit, equivalent to 10% of weekly hours. Part‑time working will be considered.
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
* RNC or RNA
* Current registration with NMC
* Mentorship qualification and/or Mentorship and Teaching and Assessing qualification
* Competent in medicines management
Desirable Criteria
* Post‑registration qualification in speciality (QIS) or additional qualification relevant to role
* NLS provider
Communication & Relationship Skills
* Able to deliver complex, sensitive information effectively.
* Effective communicator with patients, carers, all members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Can form effective working relationships within professional boundaries with parents/carers and MDT members.
* Produces timely, accurate written/electronic records/documents.
* Familiar with information technology, particularly electronic communication systems.
* Evidences presentation skills, use of PowerPoint or similar software.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Able to lead a team, prioritise and respond to planned and unplanned situations.
* Assess staff competence and confidence in clinical practice.
* Makes judgements and decisions regarding care planning and delivery.
* Experience with audit/research tools and service improvement methodologies.
Planning and Organisational Skills
* Can prioritise and manage own time and workload and that of the team.
* Can plan, coordinate and deliver clinical education programmes in ward/department settings.
* Can action and appropriately disseminate Trust and NHS policies in the absence of the home‑care sister.
Physical Skills
* Able to walk or stand for extended periods of time, e.g., throughout a shift.
* Can manoeuvre patients and medical equipment in confined/awkward spaces frequently.
* Able to move/lift relevant teaching aids and materials as necessary to deliver educational programmes.
* Can drive for significant periods of time.
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Experience caring for neonates in a hospital or community environment.
* Ability to plan and deliver safe discharges for neonatal babies.
* Knowledge and understanding of transitional care.
* Portfolio demonstrating continuous professional development.
* Evidence of performance reviews.
* Evidence of change management.
Desirable Criteria
* Current or previous neonatal intensive care experience.
Other Requirements Specific to the Role (e.g., shift/on‑call work)
Essential Criteria
* Demonstrates flexibility in working patterns and practices including weekend working.
* Recognises and acknowledges stress in self and others and initiates appropriate support mechanisms.
* Full clean driving licence.
* Computer literate.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential Criteria
* Must demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s We are here for you behavioural standards.
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