Senior Staff Nurse

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in Cornwall seeks a motivated Band 6 Neonatal Nurse. Ideal candidates will have experience on a neonatal unit and possess relevant qualifications including NMC registration. The role involves providing evidence-based care, advocating for infants and families, and potentially stepping into leadership responsibilities. Comprehensive training and support will be provided, offering a path for personal growth within a team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working on a neonatal unit.
• Experience of management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Be a clinical expert within the speciality.
• Ensure provision of excellent, evidence-based care.
• Promote Family Centred Care.
• Act as an advocate for the infant and family.

Skills

Leadership experience

Evidence of audit/quality improvement

Education

Qualified in speciality course

NMC registration

NLS instructor

Manager and leadership qualification

Job description

Take the next step in your neonatal nursing career with us.

We're looking for motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Neonatal Nurses to join our team. While leadership experience is an advantage, it's not essential--we also welcome applications from senior Band 5 nurses ready to progress. With full training and support provided, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise, grow into a leadership role, and make a real difference in neonatal care.

To work with the NNU team in the provision of safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources

To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice

To regularly undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of NNU Sisters and Unit Manager

Main duties of the job

To be a clinical expert within the speciality, with the ability to offer all aspects of nursing care at intensive, high dependency and special care levels.

To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for infants and their families.

Ensure that each infant is assessed, their care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.

Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for the infants and their families.

To act as an advocate for the infant and family, ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Job responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified in speciality course
• NMC registration
• NLS instructor
• Manager and leadership qualification

Experience

• Experience working on a neonatal unit
• Experience of management and leadership

knoweldge and skills

• Evidence of audit/quality improvement

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.