Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a nurse/midwife with neonatal experience to join the neonatal nursing team in the role of the Neonatal Quality and Safety Specialist Sister.
This role is an exciting opportunity as a newly funded post to shape and make a difference to the quality and safety of the care provided to our neonates on our unit and within our network.
This role will be working closely with key stakeholders within paediatrics, maternity and neonatal services to enhance the patient experience for babies and their families.
If you are innovative, an excellent communicator, an excellent role model and have neonatal experience with a specific interest in quality, safety, improvement and leading on learning culture then this role is for you, we would welcome your application to come and join our friendly and hardworking team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the Band 7 Leadership team, having specific responsibility for supporting with all elements of the quality, safety, and risk management agenda.
The post holder will work closely with the neonatal clinical teams to be proactive in their approach to incident reporting, identifying strategies for improvement to provide high standards of clinical care and increase patient safety, the individual will help to encourage an open and transparent reporting culture by empowering our clinical staff to learn lessons from incidents and prevent them from reoccurring.
The post holder will work clinically on a regular basis to maintain clinical credibility. The post holder will have links with clinical and non-clinical teams across the speciality and division. The post holder will be an ambassador for safety, escalating and highlighting issues that arise which may result in patient safety incidents or offer opportunities for learning. The post holder will assist with the development and review of the neonatal nursing guidelines.
This role is currently based at the Princess Royal Hospital with a move to the Royal Shrewsbury hospital within the next few years.
Working for your organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of district general hospital services for nearly half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
We have a very supportive and forward thinking multi disciplinary team who work closely together to ensure the best outcomes for the babies and families in our care.
