Neonatal Staff Nurse

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for experienced Staff Nurses to join our Neonatal Service, spanning Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care units. The role may involve shifts across the Neonatal Unit and occasionally paediatric wards, requiring flexibility and initiative.

The post offers opportunities for training and development within a dynamic team, with emphasis on holistic family-centred care for sick or premature babies and ongoing

Qualifications

• Experience in neonatal care is preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.
• Flexible and proactive approach to develop skills in a new environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide care across the Neonatal Unit including Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
• Support senior medical staff and maintain high quality care per local, regional and national standards.
• Develop clinical skills related to neonatal care and family-centred care for babies and families.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Staff Nurses to join our dynamic team working across the Neonatal Service on both permanent and fixed term contracts. The Neonatal Unit has 12 cots, caring for Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care babies from 27 weeks gestation and 4 Transitional Care cots based on the Maternity Ward. The post holder ideally should be qualified in paediatrics and have knowledge of neonatal care The post holder will be required to work across the Neonatal service covering both areas and may occasionally have to work on the paediatric wards. The role is challenging and demanding and you will require a flexible and proactive approach to develop your existing skills in a new environment.

Collaborative working within the wider multi-disciplinary team is essential therefore you require excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work on your initiative as part of a wider team. The post provides opportunities for training and development to further advance your skills and career.

The Neonatal Unit provide care for babies who are sick and/or premature who require intensive, high dependency, special or transitional care.

The post holder will work as part of the neonatal team providing holistic family centred care to babies and their families. The post holder will be expected to develop a wide range of clinical skills and competencies relating to neonatal care and will support the senior team members and medical staff in ensuring care delivery is of a high quality and meets all expected local, regional and national standards.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Spicer Job title: Neonatal Matron (South) Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03033 305900