Nursing - Neonatal Practice Education Facilitator

  • Department Neonatal
  • Salary £38,682.00 – £46,580 per annum
  • Closing Date 10/11/2025
  • Location The Princess Royal Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
  • Job ref 223-NPE-798
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Job overview

 

We are seeking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic and motivated Neonatal Practice Education Facilitator to work within our friendly Neonatal Team of hardworking Nurses and Midwives, who are passionate about providing excellent care for our babies and their parents/carers.

This position has been developed to enhance our educational offerings within the Trust and to emphasise the importance of Clinical Skills teaching and simulation training. The successful candidate will be a registered Nurse or Midwife, primarily responsible for supporting the delivery of neonatal nursing education. They will collaborate closely with colleagues in both the clinical skills and education teams, across both maternity services and the wider Trust.

You will need to be RN/RM/RCN and hold QIS/ENB 405 with previous experience of working in a Neonatal Unit plus the commitment and enthusiasm for working in this field.

You will need to provide clinical expertise in all aspects of neonatal care, you will also need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. You must have compassion and be able to demonstrate flexible thinking as well as the ability to prioritise a demanding workload. You will need to be able to work with the multidisciplinary team with motivation to strive for excellence in practice.

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

 

• To provide clinical skills/Simulation training
• To support the induction of new members of staff onto the Neonatal unit and follow up with practical sessions according to needs.
• To assist the Practice Educator Facilitator Lead in the management of the clinical skills sessions
• To assist the Practice Educator Facilitator Lead to develop guidelines and implement developments in practice ensuring these are audited.
• To assist the Practice Educator Facilitator Lead to ensure all staff are compliant with their Statutory and Mandatory training 
• To work alongside the Practice Educator Facilitator Lead to develop sessions that may arise in response to incidents or bespoke training needs
• To facilitate clinical staff in the ward/department/specialty in identifying opportunities for maintaining and improving standards of patient care.
• To support and facilitate innovation in care provision in a structured and systematic way.

 

Working for our 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 are a Level 2 Local Neonatal Unit part of the West Midlands Operational Delivery Network which has 22 cots comprising of 3 intensive care cots 3 high dependency and 16 special care cots. We provide excellent care for preterm babies from 27 weeks gestation and sick term new born babies. We also provide stabilisation to babies born at a lower gestation and sick babies before transfer out to an NICU,
delivering the highest standard of care to our babies and their families. 

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. 

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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