Role Summary
One in seven babies is born premature or sick and needing care on a neonatal unit – this isn’t what most parents expect for their baby.
Bliss is the UK’s leading national charity for babies born premature or sick, and we are looking for a Baby Charter Programme Lead to join our enthusiastic and passionate team.
- Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of 1 day per week worked in our London Bridge office
- Salary: £38,910 FTE (£26,681 per annum actual salary)
- Terms: 24 hours per week, 12 month fixed term.
Role Details
We are looking for someone with a passion to improve healthcare for babies born premature or sick, through the leadership of Bliss’ major practice improvement programme, the Bliss Baby Charter.
The Baby Charter is a national accreditation programme being undertaken by most neonatal units in the UK. It aims to improve outcomes for babies born premature or sick by encouraging neonatal healthcare professionals to involve parents in the care of their baby. This is known as Family Integrated Care, or FICare.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
• Strong experience of planning and delivery of services for clients, customers, service-users or beneficiaries.
• Strong understanding of supportive line management, helping direct reports to achieve their objectives, to learn and develop in their roles
• Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and the ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Strong understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in the context of service delivery
• Ability to work using own initiative, to work cooperatively as part of a team, and collaboratively across teams
For more details please view the job description and person specification below.
