Neonatal Homecare Nurse

The job holder will assist Neonatal Unit, transitional care based staff with early and appropriate discharge planning in accordance with the criteria for outreach care.

To provide a seamless timely discharge from hospital to the home environment. Providing and delivery of parent education programmes including Basic life support.

Work without direct supervision, including the assessment of care needs, plan, organise and implement care at home ensuring continuous provision of integrated care.

To provide on-going holistic care within the community setting for vulnerable neonates and their family , ensuring equitable care across diverse communities

Provide specialist on-going care for the neonate and education, advice and support to the family in the home environment.

Monitor nutrition, feeding skills and growth, ensuring onward referral when indicated .Monitor and plot growth and identify when intervention is required to improve growth .

Develop and facilitate others in promoting an evidence based learning culture and practice, supporting new starters and students.

Recognise , prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Take responsibility for the care needs of individual allocated patients, referring to the Band 6/7 when necessary for advice .

Provide evidence of work diary , identifying planned visits in accordance with lone worker policy

Monitor and inform of relevant changes of care plan required to meet the health needs of our babies following assessment and discussion of any changes to their condition by appropriate escalation

Work as one team , providing cross site cover as required

The job holder will take a proactive role in the education and training of the multidisciplinary team(s), providing on-going supervision and support where neonates require on- going care needs within neonatal outreach.

To work effectively and efficiently as an Outreach team member as well as independently in the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of neonatal community care.

Report safeguarding concerns, follow safe guarding advice, initiate action/referrals where appropriate.

To be confident and competent within the Outreach setting as a lone worker in accordance with trust policy

Ensure that fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous nursing records are written and maintained for each patient

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

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Training & Qualifications

Experience

Communication and relationship skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Planning and organisation skills

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Other requirements specific to the role

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours