NICU Senior Staff Nurse

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking motivated Band 6 Neonatal Staff Nurses to join their team. The position requires relevant neonatal qualifications and experience, as well as a commitment to high-quality, family-centered care. Staff members will have opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment. The role offers a competitive salary range of £46,419 to £55,046 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered as an RN/RSCN/RM with a Neonatal Course.
• Experience in Neonatal/Paediatric nursing ENB 997/998 is required.
• Ability to work within a multi-racial and cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to sick neonates and support parental involvement.
• Participate in developmental care and breastfeeding support.
• Opportunity to develop clinical skills in a supportive environment.

Skills

Analytical skill

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good organisational skills

Education

Valid registration as an RN/RSCN/RM Neonatal Course

ENB 997/998 Neonatal/Paediatric nursing experience

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Band 6 Neonatal staff nurses to join the Neonatal Unit at the Whittington Health Trust. We are ranked as 'Outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. If you are looking for flexible work that can fit around your family commitments this could be just what you are looking for! We are a level 2 unit within the North Central North East London Perinatal Network. We provide specialist care to neonates from 27 weeks gestation.

The unit have a family-focused philosophy in which staff and parents work together in partnership to provide the highest standards of care and we actively support developmental care.

If you are an experienced and friendly Neonatal Nurse, then we would like to hear from you to join our NICU team and provide high quality care to our sick Neonates. To succeed you must have the relevant neonatal qualifications and experience in working on a Neonatal Unit.

Please see job description for further details

Main duties of the job

Band 6 NICU Staff Nurse Neonatal Nursing Team Full-Time: 37.5 Hours per week

We are looking for Band 6 Neonatal nurses to come and join our team of experienced and friendly Neonatal Nurses who provide specialist care to Neonates from 27 weeks gestation.

We would like to recruit enthusiastic and resourceful Neonatal Nurses to provide high quality care to our sick Neonates. To succeed you must have the relevant neonatal qualifications and experience in working on a Neonatal Unit.

We are a level 2 unit within the North Central North East London Perinatal Network. We provide specialist care to neonates from 27 weeks gestation.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

The unit have a family-focused philosophy in which staff and parents work together in partnership to provide the highest standards of care and we actively support developmental care.

We look forward to gaining team members who will embrace our innovative nursing styles including developmental care, breastfeeding support and discharge planning.

There are opportunities to develop clinical skills in a highly supportive environment, with a Practice Educator and Advanced Nurse Practitioner in post. There is also the opportunity to rotate in to the community working with the community neonatal sister.

We are a friendly, caring and supportive unit and we will support your professional development both in practice and accessing relevant specialist courses.

Whittington Health has been rated twentieth in the second annual Healthcare 100 awards, which recognises top employees in healthcare.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Valid registration as an RN/RSCN/RM Neonatal Course (405 or equivalent - local requirement)
• Neonatal/Paediatric nursing experience ENB 997/998

Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skill
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to be reflective
• Able to work within a multi-racial and cultural environment
• Good organisational skills
• Knowledge and experience of working with staff and patients of various different background/cultures

Attributes

• Polite and pleasant manner
• Commitment to neonatal nursing
• Enthusiastic/motivated
• Team spirited
• Sense of humour
• Flexible and adaptable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Whittington Hospital / Neo-Natal ICU Level 5

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3596

Job locations

Whittington Hospital / Neo-Natal ICU Level 5