Best of Care by the Best People
and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse you will ensure that you are committed to contributing to a team and delivering excellence in neonatal care. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and self-motivated neonatal nurse (RGN/RSCN/Child Branch) with post-registration neonatal intensive care qualification to join our friendly experienced team. You will have excellent clinical and communication skills. Our neonatal nursing team is expanding, and is led by our Head of Nursing for Children and Young People, a Trust-wide role to ensure babies and their families receive high-quality care wherever they access our services across the organisation. When you come here you will always be learning and developing your knowledge and ensuring your skills are kept fully up to date. Our values are
B old,
E very Person Counts,
S haring and Open, and
T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today. About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the
Best of Care
by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time
? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared
vision
is achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy -
Patient First.
Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and a half into our
Patient First
deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our
BEST
values underpin
Patient First
and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff, and our overall leadership approach: B - Bold E - Every person counts S - Sharing and open T - Together Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust. Job responsibilities
We are a busy District General Hospital (DGH) serving the population of Medway and Swale, and Medway was the first Trust in Kent to achieve foundation trust status in April 2008. Our children's emergency department has an annual attendance of over 30,000 babies, children, and young people living locally. You will be supported by Clinical Nurse Educator, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, and Governance managers, together with a friendly multidisciplinary team and a corporate training and development team. We have in-house leadership programmes and work with a range of universities to ensure you can progress through academic pathways in order to support your career development. Provide strong clinical leadership skills, supporting, energising, inspiring, and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of the ward/department. To deputise, assist, and support the Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies, and services. In coordinating the day-to-day management of the clinical area, delegates duties and care appropriately, whilst maintaining overall responsibility. Person Specification
Qualifications
RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. Mentorship/teaching qualification. Knowledge
Knowledge in Neonatal Intensive Care cases and interventions. Knowledge of Family Integrated Care and BFI. Knowledge of neonatal EPR systems such as Badgernet. Experience
Proven experience in managing a ward; including management of rotas, managing competencies, resources, and staff. Experience of teaching/assessing/supervising others in a clinical setting. Substantial experience in neonatal intensive care nursing. Skills
Able to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives. Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and administration of blood products. Values Based Question
Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro rata
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