Neonatal Support Worker

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a full-time Neonatal Support Worker at a leading healthcare provider. You will join a dynamic team in the Special Care Baby Unit, providing essential care to newborns and their families. This role emphasizes teamwork and high standards of integrated family care, where you will support the nursing and midwifery team in delivering quality care. With a focus on personal and professional development, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable infants. If you're motivated and passionate about neonatal care, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education including 5 GCSEs, maths and English.
• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care and service in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Plan, organise, and deliver clinical care as agreed with the nurse in charge.

Skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Patient Care

Communication

Education

5 GCSEs at Grade C or above

NVQ Level 2 or Level 3

Job description

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Neonatal Support Worker to join our friendly and dynamic team on the Special Care Baby Unit at Scarborough Hospital. We are a level 1 unit and admit babies from 32 weeks gestation, but also stabilise sick newborns and babies less than 32 weeks with the view to transferring them to other centres.

You will need to be a highly motivated person, ready to embrace the world of neonates, sick newborns, and their families. As a Neonatal Support Worker, you will work together with the nursing and midwifery team to provide a high standard of care to our babies and families. Following training, you will be competent to undertake and record designated observations and clinical procedures under the supervision of the nursing team.

We believe in the best standards of care for all our babies and have high standards of integrated family care.

Main Duties of the Job

You will be expected to build and maintain strong working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team which will include the nursing team, medical team, midwifery team, as well as our new physiotherapist and our level 2 unit in York; to provide high-quality patient care and service.

You will be required to plan, organise, and deliver clinical care as agreed with the nurse in charge. You will continue to develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks and delegated authority and will report back to the in-charge nurse.

You will have a holistic view of the care our babies and families need and give help and support when needed.

Working for Our Organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard-to-fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema, and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge/Expertise

Practical/Intellectual Skills

• Able to use own initiative as necessary

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Good standard of general education including 5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above/or equivalent, including maths and English
• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3

Experience & Knowledge Required

• Previous employment within a healthcare environment
• Previous involvement in direct care of babies or children

Disposition

• Ability to work as a team member

Values, Drivers & Motivators

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six-month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.