Neonatal Transport Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Successful candidates will already possess the ANNP and independent prescribing qualifications and have a track record of working within a level 3 NICU. We are looking for dynamic individuals with high levels of expertise and confidence in Neonatology who will lead Intensive Care Retrievals and demonstrate exceptional team working, professionalism and communication. Candidates will ideally have previous experience of Neonatal Transport or demonstrate their interest in adapting their existing skills to this specialist area. In addition to the clinical duties, there are numerous opportunities to acquire further experience in Clinical Governance, Quality Improvement , Innovation and Research.
The key responsibilities for the successful applicant include:
Leading emergency Neonatal Transfers as an autonomous practitioner with an experienced Neonatal transport nurse. This requires high levels of communication prior to and during the transfer, to provide pre-transfer stabilisation advice to referring clinicians during multi-party conference calls.
The postholder will also support and participate in elective transfer activity including repatriation transfer.

Connect NW is one of the leading Neonatal Transport Services in the UK, with a high national profile for innovative developments. The service is supported by St John Ambulance, who provide a robust level of ambulance support 24/7.
The service is hosted by Saint Marys Hospital Manchester, which also has one of the highest activity levels for Neonatology within the UK and provides high quality Neonatal Care, co-located with Neonatal Surgery and tertiary Paediatric services., MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
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