Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working at a senior, autonomous level, you will:
•    Act as a clinical expert and system leader for neonatal medical complexity.
•    Build trusted relationships with families from the earliest stages, including antenatal diagnosis where appropriate.
•    Bridge neonatal and children’s services, ensuring safe, compassionate, and seamless transitions of care.
•    Lead education, quality improvement, audit, and clinical effectiveness initiatives.
•    Collaborate across North East London neonatal units, maternity paediatrics, community services, social care, and voluntary sector partners.
•    Champion family-centred, coordinated, and compassionate care, aligned with NHS values and the Roald Dahl nursing model.

Specifically, you will:
•    Act as a single point of expertise and coordination for families, supporting parallel planning and shared decision-making.
•    Lead and influence care pathways, guidelines, and standards for neonatal CMC care.
•    Develop and lead relevant meetings, education programmes, and quality improvement initiatives.
•    Contribute to data collection, audit, and service evaluation to shape future care models.
•    Work closely with Roald Dahl Nurse Specialists to share learning and best practice.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.