Senior Staff Nurse - Neonatal

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic health science centre in Greater London is seeking passionate skilled nurses for their neonatal units. You will provide life-saving support to vulnerable babies and promote family-integrated care. Responsibilities include delivering compassionate nursing care, supervising junior staff, and participating in quality improvement processes. Ideal candidates will have a neonatal qualification and recent experience in intensive care settings. Join us in improving lives and advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits including Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Recent experience caring for sick neonates in ITU/HDU/SCBU.
• Experience in leading a small team.
• Supporting students and junior members of staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, efficient, compassionate nursing care for babies and families.
• Promote Integrated family delivered care within Neonatal services.
• Investigate clinical incidents to improve practice.
• Communicate effectively with families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise and assess learning of junior staff and students.

Skills

Understanding of managing resources and clinical risk

Ability to identify stress in self and others

Ability to deputise for nurse in charge

Competency in neonatal cannulation

Advanced computer skills, use of Microsoft Office

Education

RN/ RSCN/ RN Child / RM

Neonatal Qualification in Speciality or Equivalent (e.g. ENB 405)

NMC Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment Qualification

Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI)

Nursing Degree

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's first academic health science centres and working alongside leading clinicians of all backgrounds who are pushing the boundaries in patient care and research.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. Have an experience like no other and fast forward your career with wonderful career developments and opportunities.

You will have the opportunity to work within our two specialist neonatal units, The neonatal services sit within the wider maternity and neonatology service, we care for nearly 1,000 babies each year, providing life‑saving support and expertise to some of the most vulnerable babies. We provide care for extremely pre‑term babies (less than 27 weeks' gestation) at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, the highest rate of extreme preterm infants in London, and more mature babies at SMH. We also treat newborn babies with complex medical needs.

We are seeking to appoint skilled and passionate nurses who are motivated and enthusiastic in neonatal nursing and promoting Family Integrated Care. We would ideally like applicants with leadership experience though this is not essential as full support, and training can be provided for senior band 5 nurses.

We put our patients and their families at the centre of every decision we make, and you can join us in giving our patients the Best Start in Life.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver safe, efficient, compassionate and excellent individualised nursing care for babies and their family.
• To promote Integrated family delivered care within Neonatal services.
• To reduce risk and maintain patient and staff safety; take lead in investigating clinical incidents and identify ways to improve practice.
• To effectively communicate with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team and agencies outside the organisation.
• To supervise, support and assess learning/development of junior staff, pre‑registration nursing and midwifery students, nursing associates and nursery nurses.
• To participate in research on the clinical floor.
• We expect all our staff to share the Trust values that are Kind, Expert, Aspirational, Collaborative and behave in a way that reflects these.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• RN/ RSCN/ RN Child / RM
• Neonatal Qualification in Speciality or Equivalent (eg ENB 405)
• NMC Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Qualification
• Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI)
• Nursing Degree

Experience

• Recent experience of caring for sick neonates in ITU/HDU/SCBU
• Leading a small team
• Supporting students and junior members of staff

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources and clinical risk
• Ability to identify stress in self and others and take effective action to manage the situation
• Ability to deputise for nurse in charge
• Ability to support junior members of staff
• Competency in neonatal cannulation
• Organisation, administrative and management skills
• Experience in QI processes
• More advanced computer skills, use of Microsoft Office and similar tools

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.