Network Parent & Families Engagement Lead

• To develop and lead on parent and family engagement initiatives on behalf of the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (EMNODN), ensuring parents and families remain at the centre of service development.
• To amplify the parent and family voice whilst supporting the implementation and development of family integrated care, meeting the aims and key deliverables of the Neonatal Critical Care Transformation Review (2019) and the neonatal commitments outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan (2019).
• To compassionately listen and seek out the voices of parents and families who have lived experience of neonatal care, including underrepresented communities, and work to break down the barriers preventing these voices from shaping the development of family integrated care in all EMNODN units.
• To work innovatively, respectfully, and collaboratively to ensure coproduction mechanisms are in place for all EMNODN improvement projects.
• To utilise mixed method research techniques to analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of new engagement initiatives across the EMNODN.

Working with parents, families and other stakeholders, you will engage with individuals, groups and organisations with the aim of improving the experience of neonatal services for all parents and families.

You will be responsible for the development, implementation, and management of an engagement strategy. To facilitate and meet these broad aims, the Neonatal Network Parent & Families Engagement Lead is required to work with a wide range of healthcare professionals, multidisciplinary teams, neonatal parents & families and community services.

Role

It is expected that you will make key links with the following to fulfil the key demands of the role and its remit:

• Neonatal parents and families
• EMNODN Parent Advisory Group (PAG) members
• EMNODN Care Coordinators
• EMNODN FICare and PPI Lead Nurse
• EMNODN core management and leadership team
• EMNODN Psychologist and Allied Health Professional team
• Full multidisciplinary teams within provider Trusts
• Community teams including neonatal/paediatric outreach teams, health visitors etc.
• ICB maternity and neonatal focussed groups from within the East Midlands
• Community partners, support groups, and national and local charities who serve neonatal families, particularly underrepresented communities
• Maternity and neonatal voice partnerships (MNVPs)
• Maternity independent senior advocates
• Other ODNs and Clinical Networks
• Professional organisations as required e.g. BAPM, NNA, RCPCH
• NHS England and NHS Improvement

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kimberley Hastings Job title: Integrated Care & Patient Involvement Lead Nurse Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07907 576484