Sister / Charge Nurse

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Neonatal Nurse to join our busy Local Neonatal Unit. The role offers full or part-time hours, with a 28 cot unit including ITU/HDU, Special Care and Transitional Care.

You will work within a modern Women's Centre with excellent facilities for staff and families, and participate in Family Integrated Care. You will deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, manage the caseload, supervise care in the area, and support junior staff

Qualifications

• RN Child Branch, RSCN, RN/RGN with relevant experience.
• Newborn Life Support certification.
• Leadership experience useful but not essential; full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Act as advocate for the neonate and lead the nursing team in the absence of the senior nurse.
• Deliver and supervise patient care with assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Manage caseload within the defined clinical area and guide junior medical staff.

Skills

RN Child Branch

RSCN

RN/RGN with relevant experience

Newborn Life Support

Leadership experience

Advocacy for neonate

Education

Neonatal Qualification

Job description

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as a Band 6 Neonatal Nurse on our busy LNU (Local Neonatal Unit). Full or part time hours would be considered. The 28 cot unit consists of 12 ITU/HDU, 16 Special Care and, 4 Transitional Care cots & developing outreach. The unit has a collaborative approach to care with good working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team and is lucky to be housed in a modern purpose built Women's Centre with excellent facilities for both staff and families. We practice Family Integrated Care and have special interest groups for Infant Feeding, Developmental Care and Palliative Care. HOPE and SHED parent support groups are well embedded on the unit. Additional working pattern details: Shift work, internal rotation, To act as advocate for the neonate. To manage and professionally lead the nursing team in the clinical area in the absence of the senior nurse and as part of the multidisciplinary team. To deliver and supervise patient care for the clinical area ensuring assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a high standard of nursing care. To manage caseload of patients within defined clinical area, whilst offering guidance to junior medical staff. As an experienced member of the neonatal team, you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care to babies and their families. You will need to have a relevant neonatal qualification and recent experience. Leadership experience would be useful but not essential as full support and training will be given.

• RN Child Branch, RSCN, RN/RGN with relevant experience.
• Neonatal Qualification in Speciality with appropriate post qualification experience.
• Training and experience in Child Protection.
• Newborn Life Support certification., Appropriate experience post QIS
• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of practice development/service improvement
• Evidence of contribution to policy/protocol/guideline development, Appropriate experience post QIS
• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of practice development/service improvement
• Evidence of contribution to policy/protocol/guideline development

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.

• All new staff are offered a 6-8 week supernumerary induction programme and assigned named mentors.
• Ongoing, continuous, professional development is an expectation of all Unit staff.
• Opportunities to undertake Quality Improvement training and projects are available to all staff.
• Recent projects undertaken by staff have included the introduction of Family Integrated Care and implementing ACE awareness to reduce risk to babies and promote resilience in families.