Band 6 Close Relative Marriage and Genetic Risk Neonatal NurseinBirminghaminBirminghamPUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025
Join our supportive team and collaborate closely with midwives, genetic services, and communities to improve perinatal outcomes for families, particularly those from ethnic backgrounds and at increased risk due to close relative marriages. This rewarding position will enable you to promote genetic awareness and literacy while offering vital education and support to both professionals and families alike. If you're an experienced nurse with exceptional communication skills, a knack for problem-solving, and a passion for making a difference, we want to hear from you! Embrace this opportunity to grow in your career while making a genuine difference in the lives of families in your community.
Birmingham and Solihull LMNS (Local Maternity & Neonatal System) was established in 2to support maternity and neonatal care across Birmingham and Solihull to implement the recommendations of "Better Births" (2, and more recently Ockenden Maternity Review (2022) through the delivery of the National Maternity Improvement Programme. To deliver against the above the BSOL LMNS works closely with University Hospital Birmingham sites and Birmingham Woman's and Children's Hospital to deliver jointly on improvements through transformation, system collaboration and providing local system assurance to NHSE.
We have an exciting opportunity for one Band 6 neonatal nurse to support the delivery of culturally competent genetic services and improve perinatal outcomes for our population. The Close Relative Marriage and Genetic Risk Nurse will be aligned to the Maternity/Neonatal Services of University Hospital Birmingham, to work closely with the regional genetics service and cover Central & West area and East & North areas of Birmingham.
This role will work alongside communities to enhance identification, empower decision making and appropriately refer to genomic services. The role will support families at increased genetic risk associated with close relative marriage. The nurse will ensure staff are supported to undertake training on genetic literacy and will work closely with genetic/genomic services to improve access.
We are looking for an experienced Band 6 Registered Nurse with a desire to make a difference. This post will be an extremely rewarding role to be part of a regional programme dedicated to providing the best possible care and experience to all our patients.
The Close Relative Marriage and Genetic Risk Neonatal Nurse will proactively work alongside the Close Relative Marriage Midwife with women from ethnic groups and those at greater risk from genetic related disorders, to encourage a greater level of genetic testing/ awareness / literacy among families where consanguineous related genetic disorders are present and will improve access to genetic services for families thereby enable informed reproductive decision-making.
The Close Relative Marriage and Genetic Risk Neonatal Nurse will also support the promotion and educational programmes for professionals and families pertinent to close relative marriage and the presence of a consanguinity related disorder.
You will have:
*Recognised neonatal qualification in specialty and current NMC registration
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
*The ability to support and contribute to a team approach
*Excellent time management skills
*Experience to manage your own workload
*The ability to problem-solve, analyse, and resolve issues.
In addition to this, you'll be motivated to develop personally and professionally and have exemplary personal standards of conduct.
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