256728 - Neonatal Nurse

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS Pension

Salary progression

Discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Nurse with neonatal expertise to support the Neonatal Unit under the supervision of the Senior Charge Midwife.

You will deliver high quality, evidence-based, woman- and baby-centred care, develop care plans for ill and premature neonates, and participate in policy development, audits and risk management, while leading and supporting the nursing team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Post graduate expertise within speciality/area of practice that demonstrates leadership in safety and care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards in neonatal care.
• Specialist knowledge and experience in relevant neonatal conditions and policies.

Responsibilities

• Planning and evaluating care for ill and premature neonates in intensive care, high dependency and specialist units.
• Advocate for women, neonates, and families.
• Provide health education for women, partners, and families.
• Set and maintain standards of care.
• Recognise deviations and initiate appropriate action.
• Assist in formulating policy and procedures.
• Participate in audit, research and risk management.
• Supervise and deploy staff in absence of the Charge Midwife/Nurse.

Skills

NMC Registration

Leadership

Clinical guidelines

Neonatal care

Education & training

Education

Degree in Nursing

Postgraduate neonatal qualification

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will assist the Senior Charge Midwife in the overall delivery of high quality safe, effective evidence-based woman and baby-centred care. The post holder will be involved in providing both individualised patient care and in planning, implementing and evaluating clinical care within all areas of the neonatal unit, ensuring compliance with NHS Lanarkshire’s policy and procedures and maintaining statutory requirements in accordance with the NMC. To provide safe, effective, person-centred care.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Planning, assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating planned programmes of care for the ill and premature neonate in intensive care, high dependency and specialist care.
• Being an advocate for women, the neonate and their families
• Provide a health education role for women, their partners and extended families
• Setting and maintaining standards of care
• Recognising deviations from normal and implementing appropriate action
• Assist in the formulating of policy and procedures
• Participates in audit, research and risk management
• Supervises and deploys staff within a defined area in the absence of the Charge Midwife/Nurse

What You'll Bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children'es settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Sharon Oosterbosch, Neonatal Senior Nurse on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]