Band 6 Neonatal Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS teaching trust is seeking enthusiastic Band 6 Nurses for its Newborn Care Unit in Oxford. This role requires providing high standards of care to newborns and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with qualifications in neonatal nursing and must possess excellent communication skills. This position offers opportunities for career advancement and education support in a center of excellence for neonatal care.

Benefits

Comprehensive training opportunities

Supportive education team

Compassionate work environment

Qualifications

• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Ability to manage nursing care in a Neonatal setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized nursing care for babies and their families.
• Supervise and mentor pre/post registration students and junior staff.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Patient advocacy

Education and support

Education

Registered Nurse (Children’s/Adult) or Registered Midwife

Recognised qualification in Neonatal Nursing Practice (QIS)

Job description

Overview

Are you an enthusiastic nurse looking for a new opportunity in neonatal care? Would you like to advance your career by working for and learn from the Thames Valley lead neonatal unit?

Responsibilities

• To provide clinical leadership ensuring a high standard of evidence based individualised nursing and family integrated care for babies and their families in co-operation with colleagues and in accordance with Newborn Care Unit guidelines.
• To provide education and support to families.
• To partake in the supervision and preceptorship/mentorship of pre/post registration students and junior staff.
• To adhere to the NMC Code. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing safe, effective, evidence based care to babies and their families.
• Ensure that care is assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated on an individualised basis, taking into account the needs of the baby and their family.
• Provide appropriate developmental care to all babies.
• Act as an advocate, upholding the best interests of the baby and their family.
• Organise and undertake safe transfer of babies within the hospital and between hospitals, adhering to unit policy.
• Administer medications safely according to Newborn Care Unit policy and NMC guidelines.
• Undertake an annual medications assessment.
• Assess and recognise emergencies with Newborn Care, interpret information and take appropriate action, seeking support when required.
• Work collaboratively with families involving them in their babies care and decision making.
• Ensure families receive appropriate education to be able to care for their baby.
• Undertake discharge planning in a timely manner working with families.
• Work alongside medical staff to share information with families, including breaking sensitive or bad news.
• Takes appropriate action when an incident occurs and ensure that incidents are reported appropriately via the Ulysses system.
• Respond to complaints effectively, seeking support when required.
• Clearly document plans of care and care given in line with NMC and Trust policies.
• Maintain effective communication with families and colleagues.
• Communicate in demanding and challenging situations, seeking support when required.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Complete competencies related to the care of babies in a timely manner.
• Treat families and colleagues with compassion and respect.
• Practice in accordance with NMC guidelines and scope of practice, local, directorate and Trust policies.
• Keep up to date with current neonatal practice.
• Complete all required statutory training, including a yearly resuscitation update.
• Contribute to the orientation, development and training needs of students and new staff.
• Takes personal responsibility for their own learning and professional growth.
• Keep up to date with local and national professional issues.
• Participate in clinical supervision and the appraisal process.

Organisational

• Works collaboratively with other clinical areas to promote good working relationships and joined up thinking.
• Liaises with other clinical areas to provide effective handover for babies transferred to other areas.
• Co-ordinates the care of babies and their families with other members of the health care team.

Managerial and Leadership

• Co-ordinates nursing activity on the unit to ensure smooth running of the unit, including being in charge of High Dependency and on occasion overall in charge of the unit.
• Acts as a clinical leader and role model for all members of the neonatal nursing team.
• Ensures a high standard of nursing care is maintained across the Newborn Care Unit.
• Encourage practice which develops partnership with parents and maximises their contribution to the care of their babies.
• Recognises and values the contribution of all members of the Newborn Care Unit team.
• Supports senior members of staff in the safe running of the unit.
• Contribute to and take a lead in implementing agreed changes within Newborn Care.
• Anticipates and contributes to the orientation, development and educational needs of students and junior staff.
• Participates in clinical audits, quality improvement projects and research on the unit.
• Participates and undertakes clinical supervision and appraisals.

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Children’s/Adult) or Registered Midwife.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an ongoing NMC revalidation.
• Recognised qualification in Neonatal Nursing Practice (QIS).

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate qualification related to an area of practice.
• Practice Assessor and Supervisor Training.

Clinical Practice

• Articulate and knowledgeable of skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice.
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
• Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
• Able to document observations, results, decisions and actions effectively in patient notes and communicate these to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to proactively contribute to the education of learners and non-registered and less experienced staff.
• Demonstrates ability to manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.
• Nursing care within a Neonatal setting.

Desirable criteria (continued)

• Nursing care in an Acute setting.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team leaders/ward manager/unit co-ordinator.
• Acts as a role model and is able to lead by example to ensure the Trust\'s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective care delivery.
• Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

We are excited to announce that the Newborn Care Unit at The John Radcliffe has new opportunities for Band 6 Nurses to join our Team #OneTeamOneOUH. We are committed to offer all the successful candidates the opportunity to gain valuable training so that they can not only advance their careers but join a team that offers the very best in neonatal care. Our Newborn Care Unit is a centre of excellence in neonatal care. We provide level 3 care for extremely preterm infants, critically unwell infants and infants requiring a number of specialities, including surgery, neurology, cardiology and ophthalmology. The Newborn Care Unit currently has 16 intensive care cots, 18 high dependency cots and 19 low dependency cots. We are the base for the neonatal transport team - SONeT - covering the Thames Valley area. We have an enthusiastic education team providing support to both nursing staff and pre/post registration students. We run regular in-house study days and team days.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.