Band 5 Staff Nurse - Neonatal Unit

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; Vor Ort; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

James Paget Hospital is seeking a skilled Neonatal care professional to join our Neonatal Unit. The post holder will deliver family-centred, evidence-based care on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care, collaborating closely with paediatric and maternity teams.

The role requires NMC registration in Children’s or Adult Nursing or Midwifery, with neonatal competency training to be completed if not already achieved. A flexible approach to service needs and mandatory neonatal training is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Nursing qualification (NMC registered) in either Children’s nursing, Adult nursing or Midwifery.
• Neonatal Qualified in Speciality course expected if not already completed.
• Flexible to meet the needs of the Neonatal and Paediatric service.
• Attend all mandatory training for neonatal care including Baby Friendly Breastfeeding, Newborn Life Support and student assessor training.

Aufgaben

• Provide family centred, evidence-based care for babies requiring Intensive Care (short term), High Dependency and Special Care.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across Neonatal, Paediatric and Maternity departments.
• Promote continuous quality improvement through audits and learning from feedback.
• Support parents/relatives to prepare for discharge and care for babies at home.
• Advocate for babies and communicate with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Jobbeschreibung

The Neonatal Unit at the James Paget Hospital is a Special Care Unit (SCU). We have 9 cots and provide short term Intensive Care, on-going High Dependency and Special Care for babies from 30 weeks. We have the facilities to stabilise babies prior to transfer for further Intensive Care. We also provide Transitional Care for babies on the Postnatal Ward. We are part of the East of England Neonatal Network and work closely with the other hospitals within our cluster.

The post holder will provide family centred, evidence based care for babies and their families on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care.

The post holder will be a Registered Children’s Nurse, Registered Adult Nurse or Registered Midwife and will provide family centred care for our patients and their families, following competency based learning. If not already completed, you will be expected to complete the Neonatal Qualified in Speciality course. The post holder will need to be flexible to the needs of the Neonatal and Paediatric service.

The role will give the post holder experience of working in a small but busy Neonatal Unit and there will be further opportunities to develop the role further depending on experience and interests.

The post holder will be expected to attend all mandatory training and all relevant training for neonatal care including: Baby Friendly Breastfeeding course, Newborn Life Support course and Assessor/Supervisor for students training.

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to deliver a high standard of Family Centred Care.
• Provide family centred, evidence-based care for babies requiring Intensive Care (short term), High Dependency and Special Care.
• Communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team across Neonatal, Paediatric and Maternity departments.
• To create a culture of continuous quality improvement through audit, learning from complaints and patient/family feedback.
• To promote a friendly and supportive environment for parents and relatives in which they can learn to care for their babies in preparation for discharge.
• To be an advocate for the babies and to promote effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team including parents.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Wright Job title: Neonatal Senior Sister Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01493 452202