An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated neonatal nurse with the relevant qualifications, to join our dedicated team to cover one year Maternity leave. We currently provide intensive care for sick babies born from 27 weeks gestation (or 28/40 twins) requiring Intensive, High Dependency and Special Care. The unit comprises of 16 Cots.
Main duties of the job
As a skilled nurse you will play a key role within the nursing team, providing quality family centred care. You will act as a good role model and provide leadership within the clinical area, displaying effective communication and interpersonal skills, as well as facilitating and teaching junior staff and nursing and midwifery students. As part of the role you will be supported in developing your management responsibilities, taking charge of daily activities on the unit and utilizing skills required for working in a diverse environment. We are committed to staff development and offer in-house and external courses/ training. This is an exciting time to join the team with an ever growing annual birth rate and work across our two level 2 Units within the Trust. Job responsibilities
To act as a role model and provide leadership in the clinical area. To demonstrate advanced clinical skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care whilst supervising the work of others. The post holder will play a key role in the nursing team to provide a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies. To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation. To actively participate in and contribute to the management of the clinical area. To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers. To support, teach and facilitate junior medical staff as well as staff in other departments such as Delivery Suite and Post-natal wards. Provide assessment, planning, organisation and co-ordination of care needs to a total patient group. Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
RSCN / RN Child / RM / RN with current registration Neonatal Intensive Care Course (formerly ENB 405) or equivalent. Mentor Course (formally ENB 998/997) or equivalent Diploma/Degree in relevant field Enhanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Course (ENNP) Experience and Knowledge
Significant experience as a Band 5 staff nurse within neonatal care. Significant post Neonatal Intensive Care Course (formally ENB 405) Evidence of recent studies in relevant field Neonatal Advanced Life Support Facilitating and teaching students 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. £35,392 to £42,618 a year plus HCAS
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As a skilled nurse you will play a key role within the nursing team, providing quality family centred care. You will act as a good role model and provide leadership within the clinical area, displaying effective communication and interpersonal skills, as well as facilitating and teaching junior staff and nursing and midwifery students. As part of the role you will be supported in developing your management responsibilities, taking charge of daily activities on the unit and utilizing skills required for working in a diverse environment. We are committed to staff development and offer in-house and external courses/ training. This is an exciting time to join the team with an ever growing annual birth rate and work across our two level 2 Units within the Trust. Job responsibilities
To act as a role model and provide leadership in the clinical area. To demonstrate advanced clinical skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care whilst supervising the work of others. The post holder will play a key role in the nursing team to provide a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies. To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation. To actively participate in and contribute to the management of the clinical area. To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers. To support, teach and facilitate junior medical staff as well as staff in other departments such as Delivery Suite and Post-natal wards. Provide assessment, planning, organisation and co-ordination of care needs to a total patient group. Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
RSCN / RN Child / RM / RN with current registration Neonatal Intensive Care Course (formerly ENB 405) or equivalent. Mentor Course (formally ENB 998/997) or equivalent Diploma/Degree in relevant field Enhanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Course (ENNP) Experience and Knowledge
Significant experience as a Band 5 staff nurse within neonatal care. Significant post Neonatal Intensive Care Course (formally ENB 405) Evidence of recent studies in relevant field Neonatal Advanced Life Support Facilitating and teaching students 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. £35,392 to £42,618 a year plus HCAS
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