1626 - Staff Nurse - Neonatal Unit

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Barnsley is looking for a qualified Neonatal Staff Nurse to join their Neonatal Unit. This position offers a chance to enhance your skills in a supportive team setting, providing essential care to infants. Applicants must be RNs or RSCNs and have a passion for neonatal nursing, along with excellent communication skills. Enjoy a fulfilling role monitoring infants and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in a highly regarded medical environment.

Qualifications

• Must be an RN or RSCN and possess the Qualification in Specialty.
• Evidence of ongoing professional education.
• Ability to respond promptly to changes in babies' conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care to neonates and their families.
• Monitor and assess babies’ conditions, responding promptly to changes.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Ability to provide high-quality care

Education

RGN with neonatal or critical care experience

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Willingness to undertake the Neonatal Qualification Post Registration Course

Willingness to undertake the Examination of the Newborn Course

Job description

This advert is for qualified staff nursesonly.

A mixture of fixed term/permanent and full time/part time roles available

We are seeking a motivatedand caring Neonatal Staff Nurse to joinour Neonatal Unit. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills inneonatal nursing within a supportive and friendly team. Our unit providesspecial care, high dependency care and intensive care for babies from 27 weeksgestation and above.

It is essential that you are an RN or RSCN, possesthe Qualification in Speciality or have a keen interest to work towards theQualification in Specialty, Intensive Care of the Newborn.

Itis required that you have excellentcommunication and interpersonal skills. Have an approachablemanner and positive attitude with the ability towork effectively as part of a teamwhilst being committed to providing high quality care to the infants andfamilies accessing our services.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to deliver safe,evidence-based nursing care to neonates and their families.

Monitor and assess babies conditions, respondingpromptly to changes.

Administer medications and treatments asprescribed, adhering to the NMC guidance, policies and proceedures.

Support parents in understanding and participatingas partners in their babys care.

Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain accurate documentation and adhere to allclinical governance standards.

About us

Wereserve the right to close positions early

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently ratedGood by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progressin the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be thebest Place to Work

We scored bestin the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionateleadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust alsoscored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make toeach other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud ofthe commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable futureand our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has neverbeen a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a wecan do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are nolonger eligible for sponsorship

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will onlybe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.

SupportingDocuments

Please refer to thevalues-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation

Person Specification

Knowledge and Awareness

• Quality, audit and its application,
• Current healthcare issues,
• Clinical Governance,
• Statutory and professional requirements,
• Health and Safety,
• Confidentiality,
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.

Qualifications

• RGN with neonatal or critical care experience,
• RN Child,
• Evidence of ongoing professional education
• Teaching and Assessing qualification,
• Willingness to undertake the Neonatal Qualification Post Registration Course.
• Willingness to undertake the Examination of the Newborn Course.
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe how the neonatal team can make sure all familiesespecially those from different ethnic backgrounds or facing financial challengesreceive fair and respectful care?

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.