Neonatal Continuous Improvement and Learning Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Women and Children’s Division for a neonatal practitioner to join the Divisional Continuous Learning and Improvement Team on a permanent basis. This role will support routine Divisional Governance requirements and help us to achieve evolving priorities of the Division and national safety agenda. We are looking for someone who is passionate about patient safety and continuous quality improvement for the role. Within this position, the post holder will work within the current established Continuous Improvement and Learning Team, further developing robust systems and processes to implement learning.

Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has 34 cots, comprising of 8 ITU, 8 HDU, 18 SC and an additional 10 cots on Transitional Care. We are a well established Level 3 unit and tertiary referral centre, providing a centre of excellence for babies born as premature as 22 weeks gestation. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide expert advice in relation to the management, reporting, investigation and follow up of adverse clinical incidents within the Neonatal setting. They will work in collaboration with the multi disciplinary team to develop robust, meaningful recommendations and identify actions for learning from incidents. 

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust promotes health and well-being initiatives, devised by our dedicated staff wellbeing team, that encompasses lifestyle support, physical support and psychological support, and have been nationally recognised by REBA.

We value all staff feedback and actively promote the annual staff surveys, leading to response rates above the national average and the majority of our staff would recommend our organisation as a good place to work. We take responses seriously and have a good track record in making improvements throughout the organisation.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups. 

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow).