Family Integrated Care Lead

The post holder will implement Family Integrated Care as the philosophy of neonatal care within our trust. The post-holder will work directly with families, supporting them to become more involved in the care of their baby whilst collaboratively working with the ODN Lead Care Coordinator, the Neonatal Community Outreach team, neonatal nursing, AHP and medical teams to achieve this aim.

The post-holder will lead on patient engagement and experience initiatives and quality improvement projects including infant feeding, parent-led ward rounds and discharge planning whilst leading on the development and delivery of educational programmes for parents and staff. These actions will not only improve the care provided to babies and their families but prepare the unit for Bliss and Neonatal Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation. The role will require significant knowledge and experience of family integrated care, developmental care and breastfeeding., The post holder will act as a strong advocate embedding the ethos of 'parents as partners in care' - empowering staff to educate and support parents to be fully involved in provision of care and decision-making. Encouraging parent presence and participation in development ward rounds, hand overs and other discussions around planning their baby's care. This will require role modelling, staff, and parent education, providing parental information and awareness of FiCare

Identify the need for and lead on the development of appropriate local guidelines, particularly focusing on standardising developmental and family integrated care whilst collaboratively working with the MDT to enhance and maximise family centred and integrated care

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

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Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

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