Neonatal Education Quality and Improvement Lead

at  Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting job opportunity has become available on the Dyson Neonatal Unit at Royal United Hospital, Bath. We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and experienced Senior Neonatal Nurse with a passion for education and quality improvement to join us as the Neonatal Education Quality and Improvement Lead.
The post holder will be a highly experienced neonatal nurse who is dynamic and compassionate and will lead on the educational provision and quality improvement (QI) needs of the nursing workforce within the Dyson Neonatal Unit, identifying priority areas of education and improvement whilst ensuring QI methodologies and a range of teaching pedagogies are utilised.
We are a 21 bedded Local Neonatal Unit with 4 Intensive Care cots, 3 High Dependency Cots and 14 Special Care Cots. We strive to provide excellent care for our babies and families, and the training and education of staff is fundamental to the safe running and development of the unit. We have Transitional Care, Neonatal Community Outreach Services and a well-established Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Allied Health Professional team. We strive for high standards of family integrated care and innovative advancements in service provision and proud to have BFI full accreditation demonstrating our importance in delivering the best possible outcomes for our families.
As a team we uphold the Trust’s values and behaviors in all we do and staff well-being is paramount to us as a neonatal team.

Main Duties of the Job

• Lead in the assessment of safe, quality care and health education needs across the neonatal service
• Managing a team of clinical educators to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of education for neonatal staff
• Development, implementation and evaluation of neonatal nursing pathways in collaboration with wider team
• Lead in the delivery of quality improvement initiatives to support local quality and safety indicators.
• Coach individuals and teams to embed continuous improvement in their daily work and within Specialist Interest Groups
• Supporting further development and implementation of our Maternity and Neonatal Transformation Strategy.
• Collaboratively develop action plans to address areas requiring improvement aligned to key performance indicators.
• Establish mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs and training initiatives, utilizing feedback and outcome data to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular audits and produce reports to provide assurance of adherence to national standards.
• Coordinate and deliver educational sessions, workshops, and simulation-based training to enhance the knowledge and skills of neonatal healthcare professionals

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath , learn about our extensive package of staff benefits , and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research .
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role

• Lead in the assessment of safe, quality care and health education needs across the neonatal service
• Managing a team of clinical educators to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of education for neonatal staff
• Development, implementation and evaluation of neonatal nursing pathways in collaboration with wider team
• Lead in the delivery of quality improvement initiatives to support local quality and safety indicators.
• Coach individuals and teams to embed continuous improvement in their daily work and within Specialist Interest Groups
• Supporting further development and implementation of our Maternity and Neonatal Transformation Strategy.
• Collaboratively develop action plans to address areas requiring improvement aligned to key performance indicators.
• Establish mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs and training initiatives, utilizing feedback and outcome data to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular audits and produce reports to provide assurance of adherence to national standards.
• Coordinate and deliver educational sessions, workshops, and simulation-based training to enhance the knowledge and skills of neonatal healthcare professional