Neonatal Unit Lead Nurse - Senior Sister

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

England

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 56,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust's Wexham Park Neonatal Unit seeks an experienced neonatal nurse to lead the team, working closely with the neonatal Matron and practice development team to support staff in delivering the highest standard of neonatal care.

The unit comprises 2 Intensive Care cots, 3 High Dependency cots and 12 Special Care cots, caring for babies over 27 weeks gestation and stabilising earlier gestations for transfer to tertiary care, with a strong focus on evidence-based and

Qualifications

To provide strong visible leadership to all staff within the department and across the organisation, ensuring that nursing practice is up to date, evidence based and cost effective.

Responsibilities

To develop the neonatal team, individuals and self to enhance performance, ensuring that staff training needs to meet organisational objectives are pursued through the principles of appraisal and knowledge and skills framework.
To be responsible for own professional registration and ensure that all nurses working in the neonatal unit have valid NMC registration and practise in accordance with the NMC code, standards of conduct and in accordance with Trust policy.
Provide leadership for the implementation of quality initiatives.
Foster a strong team focus on high quality, clinically effective healthcare that meet our babies and families’ needs is embedded in unit culture.
Create and maintain a strong culture of Infection Prevention & Control awareness & practice and ensure compliance with systems in place to measure infection control and prevention standards, share good practice and develop and review action plans to address deficiencies.