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 Officer to join our enthusiastic and passionate team.
- Location: South West England or East Midlands
- Salary: £25,000 FTE (£15,000 - £17143 pa actual salary)
- Terms: 21-24 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 supporting neonatal units to improve practice with 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:
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience of communicating with a range stakeholders
• Demonstrable time management and organisational skills, and ability to coordinate several tasks at the same time and prioritise effectively across a busy workload
• A flexible, positive and solution-oriented approach to work
• A strong understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, and the ability to work with and support people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to use service-user feedback to continuously improve services and innovate
• Attention to detail, and experience of capturing and reporting on progress
• Experience of working with healthcare professionals.
For more details please view the job description and person specification below.
