Band 4 Neonatal Nursery Nurse

Blue Sky Marketing LLC.; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A local neonatal unit is seeking a motivated nursery nurse to join their team. The role involves delivering high-quality, family-centered care to newborns and requires an NVQ Level 3 in childcare. The successful candidate will work flexibly and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the best outcomes for patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Currently practicing as a nursery nurse.
• Excellent standards of nursing practice.
• Flexibility in work hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care under supervision.
• Manage a group of patients and assess their needs.
• Develop and maintain clinical skills in neonatal care.

Skills

Family-centered care

Evidence-based care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 in childcare

Job description

An opportunity has arisen within the Neonatal Unit for a nursery nurse to join our team. We are a local neonatal unit of 14 cots, including 2 intensive care, 2 high dependency, and 10 special care cots, as well as a 4-bedded transitional care unit caring for mothers and small babies together.

If you are an enthusiastic and highly motivated nursery nurse who wants to deliver high-quality, family-centered care, this opportunity is for you.

You will be currently practicing as a nursery nurse, have completed an NVQ Level 3 in childcare, and possess excellent standards of nursing practice. Opportunities to develop your neonatal skills, along with further education and training, are actively supported.

The successful applicant will be expected to be flexible in the area they work, including work days, nights, and weekends. Part-time hours will be considered.

To work within the NNU as part of the multidisciplinary team, promoting the unit philosophy of family-centered care.

To provide a high standard of nursing care under the supervision of qualified team members.

To work with senior staff to assess patients, plan and implement care, and maintain related records. Ensure effective communication and close collaboration with colleagues within the hospital, parents, carers, and patients.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to foster a culture that places people at the center of all we do, where everyone belongs, and where learning, improvement, and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centers in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare abdominal cancer) and are leaders in tertiary liver and colorectal cancers.

The trust employs over 9,000 staff with a turnover exceeding £500 million annually. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors, who represent their constituencies and influence the trust’s future plans.

Manage a group of patients under supervision, providing evidence-based care. Work within a team to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate care for children in the hospital setting.

Manage time and workload effectively to ensure smooth service operation.

Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.

Develop and maintain clinical skills according to individual objectives and service needs, including neonatal and high dependency care, nasogastric feeding, oxygen therapy, and feeding management, in accordance with unit guidelines.

Utilize and promote therapeutic play as part of care and child development.

Contribute to the development of unit policies and procedures.

Report safeguarding concerns to the senior nurse immediately. Support mothers with breast, artificial, and nasogastric tube feeding, in line with Trust policies and BFI recommendations.