Nursing Associate (Special Care/Transitional Care)

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; St Helier; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The neonatal team at St Helier Hospital, part of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, is seeking a trained Nursing Associate to join our Level 2 Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care areas. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, family-centred care to babies in SC and NTC.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, communicate with neonatal nurses and doctors, escalate concerns, support families with health promotion, and deliver parentcraft sessions on bathing, resuscitation and

Qualifications

• Training as a Nursing Associate.
• Experience in neonatal care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC) on the postnatal ward.
• Communicate directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for babies in SC/NTC.
• Escalate concerns autonomously to the Neonatal nurse in charge within local guidelines.
• Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to care for premature or unwell infants.
• Instruct and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, resuscitation and safe sleep guidance.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for atrained Nursing Associateto join our dedicated neonatal team atSt Helier Hospital.

We are aLevel 2 Neonatal Unit, providing care for babies requiring specialist neonatal support. The service comprises22 cots across the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care area, located within the postnatal ward footprint.

As part of our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, family-centred care to babies and their families, while contributing to the ongoing development of our neonatal services.

• To assist in delivering safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC)on the postnatal ward.
• Communicating directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for baby in SC/NTC.
• Acting autonomously to escalation concerns regarding babies' condition to the Neonatal nurse in charge, working within agreed local guidelines.
• Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to appropriately care for their premature or unwell infants.
• To instruct, advice and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, Resuscitation and safe sleep guidance.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.