Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Neonatal Unit

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated neonatal nursing team at a forward-thinking healthcare provider. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional care to newborns and their families, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. You will be part of a well-established unit, committed to professional development and service improvement. The organization values diversity and inclusion, striving to create a supportive workplace for all staff. With flexible working options and a focus on employee wellbeing, this position is ideal for those passionate about making a difference in neonatal care. If you are ready for a rewarding career, this opportunity awaits you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered neonatal nurse required with experience in intensive care.
• Must have advanced neonatal life support and child protection training.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for neonates from admission to discharge.
• Participate in the management of the Neonatal team and communicate effectively.

Skills

Neonatal Care

Administration of Drugs

Mentoring/Assessing

Team Collaboration

Child Protection Knowledge

Education

RNchild or RNadult or RM

ENB 405 or equivalent

Advanced Neonatal Life Support

Child Protection Training

Job description

Band 6

Main area: Women, Children's and Sexual Health

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours available)

Job ref: 434-SCS6461447-D

Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Town: Aylesbury

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata if part time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 18/02/2025 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services.
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services.
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a compassionate, caring, and experienced neonatal nurse to join our well-established and friendly neonatal multidisciplinary team.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and forward-thinking registered neonatal nurse to provide care and support to babies requiring all levels of care and their families from admission to discharge home from the neonatal unit. The post holder will form part of the Neonatal team and will work closely with the Doctors, Community Nurses, and allied health professionals within the existing team.

Main duties of the job

The Neonatal Unit at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust consists of 16 cots which include 2 intensive care, 3 high dependency, and 11 special care cots. We are based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and are looking for experienced neonatal nurses to join our dynamic team.

We have a strong commitment to professional development and service improvement, have commissioned links with several local Universities, and can offer an accelerated career pathway for suitable candidates. Our Practice Development Nurse will support you in the ongoing development of your skills and knowledge.

The post holder will be expected to work internal rotation covering both day and night shifts including some weekends.

The aim of this post is to utilise and further develop specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised patient care. Actively participate in and contribute to the management of the Neonatal team communicating effectively with the neonate’s family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust, and pertinent agencies outside the organisation including complex social cases.

If you are dedicated to contributing to a team delivering excellence in neonatal care and serious about a rewarding career in neonatal nursing then Buckinghamshire Hospital Trust is definitely the place for you. You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly, motivated multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• RNchild or RNadult or RM
• ENB 405 or equivalent
• MSPP or equivalent
• Evidence of further continued professional development
• Advanced Neonatal Life Support
• Child Protection Training

Skills & Knowledge

• Evidence of ability to work effectively as part of a MDT
• Knowledge of appropriate safe clinical care and procedures to deliver neonatal care including intensive care
• Competent in the checking and administration of drugs to neonates by all prescribed routes including I/V and central lines.
• Competent in the safe use of medical devices used in neonatal unit including ventilators, infusion devices, incubators, etc.
• Experience as a mentor/assessor

Experience

• Significant and relevant experience at band 5 within a neonatal intensive care unit
• Experience in child protection issues
• Proven competency in leading a shift on a Neonatal Unit on a regular basis

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.