Neonatal Support worker The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Popular Plumbing and Heating Corp; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Neonatal Support Worker in a well-established team dedicated to providing exceptional care for mothers and their newborns. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the Nursing and Midwifery team, ensuring that each baby receives the highest standard of care. Your responsibilities will include monitoring and supporting families, conducting clinical procedures under supervision, and maintaining comprehensive records. This position not only offers a chance to make a significant impact on the lives of families but also to grow within a supportive and diverse environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to compassionate care and flexible working arrangements, where your contributions will truly matter.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Competent in undertaking clinical procedures under supervision.
• Ability to observe and report on baby conditions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to babies following Trust policies.
• Support families with daily care and breastfeeding.
• Maintain accurate records and assist in clinical procedures.

Skills

Neonatal care

Clinical procedures

Observational skills

Breastfeeding support

Emergency response

Education

Relevant healthcare training

Tools

Clinical guidelines

Health records management

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Neonatal Support Worker to join our well-established, supportive team. As a Neonatal Support Worker, you will work together with the members of the Nursing and Midwifery team to provide a high standard of care to our Mothers and babies. Following training, you will be competent to undertake and record designated observations and clinical procedures under the supervision of the Nursing/Midwifery team. In addition, the post holder will inform and educate women in all aspects of newborn care and postnatal health education.

Situated in the Women's and Neonatal Centre of New Cross Hospital, the Neonatal Unit is a 26-bedded multi-professional unit providing care for all babies who develop intensive, high dependency, and special care health care needs. The philosophy of the ward is to support the family in caring for their baby, and family integrated care is promoted.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute, and community services. We are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfill our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards, including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To provide a high standard and quality of care to babies in accordance with Trust clinical policies, procedures, and guidelines.
2. To attend to the physical needs of babies, supporting families with the daily care of their baby.
3. To observe babies and report to the nurse/midwife responsible for the care any signs of comfort, distress, or concern.
4. To assist with the admission, orientation, and discharge of babies in accordance with agreed policies.
5. To take emergency action as necessary to safeguard babies and notify the nurse/midwife of the situation as soon as possible.
6. Encourage and support women with breastfeeding, being trained in accordance with the UNICEF baby-friendly best practice guidelines.
7. To support women who have chosen to formula feed.
8. To assist in the monitoring and restocking of supplies.
9. To take newborn/maternal blood samples following appropriate training.
10. To maintain accurate, contemporaneous, legible records.
11. To be competent in tube feeds on neonates.
12. To carry out any other reasonable duties as may be required, which are commensurate with the post, to meet the needs of the service.

This advert closes on Friday 20 Dec 2024.