Neonatal Nursing Associate: Deliver Family-Centred Care

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS Trust invites applications for a Nursing Associate to join the Neonatal Team at St Helier Hospital. This Level 2 Neonatal Unit provides care for babies requiring specialist neonatal support, across a 22-cot unit and Transitional Care area.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, family-centred care, communicating with neonatal nursing and medical colleagues, promoting health, supporting parents, and contributing to ongoing development of neonatal

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC) on the postnatal ward.
• Communicate directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for baby in SC/NTC.
• Act autonomously to escalating concerns regarding babies’ condition to the Neonatal nurse in charge, working within agreed local guidelines.
• Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to appropriately care for their premature or unwell infants.
• Instruct, advise and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, Resuscitation and safe sleep guidance.

Job description

The NHS Trust invites applications for a Nursing Associate to join the Neonatal Team at St Helier Hospital. This Level 2 Neonatal Unit provides care for babies requiring specialist neonatal support, across a 22-cot unit and Transitional Care area.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, family-centred care, communicating with neonatal nursing and medical colleagues, promoting health, supporting parents, and contributing to ongoing development of neonatal