Close Relative Marriage Neonatal Nurse

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced neonatal nurse to join our trust in a brand new role. If you are passionate about reducing inequalities in infant and child mortality and morbidity this could be the role for you.
The Neonatal Unit at Wexham Park Hospital is a Level 2 Neonatal Unit made up of 2 Intensive Care, 3 High Dependency and 12 Special Care cots. The unit cares for babies over 26+6 weeks gestation and stabilises any baby under that gestation, to be transferred to a tertiary hospital/ NICU.
Our team aspires to provide high quality and evidence based; clinical, developmental and family integrated care in order to ensure the best outcomes for our babies and their families.
If a couple are consanguineous (closely related) their children have a higher chance of being affected by autosomal recessive genetic disorders.
Working alongside the neonatal team both on the unit and in the community, the close relative marriage neonatal nurse will proactively work with affected families practising close relative marriage to encourage a greater level of genetic testing and/or genetic awareness/literacy among families where Autosomal Recessive disorders are present. Improving access to genetic services for families to enable informed reproductive decision-making.
This role will support the development and promotion of the new service for women and families who have a higher risk of a genetic condition and is part of the development of the wider Culturally Sensitive Genetic Literacy Project, funded by NHS England. The successful applicant will work closely with the Close Relative Marriage Midwife to facilitate early access to genomics information, advice and support for women in consanguineous relationships.
We are actively involved in the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network and participate in several work groups to standardise and improve care.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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