Staff Nurse (NICU)

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education package

NICU Nurse programme training

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic Band 5 staff nurses to join our NICU family. You will deliver high quality neonatal care and support families as part of a UNICEF Baby Friendly environment.

We value development and offer a comprehensive education package and a 10-week NICU Nurse programme to recognised NICU nurses, subject to performance targets.

Qualifications

• Band 5 NICU nurse level (RN Child/RSCN/RN)
• Experience in neonatal or NICU care preferred
• Experienced NICU nurses especially sought

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality nursing care in the NICU
• Identify areas for practice development and support the team leader
• Maintain a safe environment for babies, families and staff and report concerns as they arise

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 (RN Child/RSCN/RN) Staff Nurses to join our NICU family at Bradford Teaching Hospitals. Experienced QIS NICU Nurses especially sought. The post holder is expected to deliver safe and high quality nursing care whilst ensuring effective, efficient and economic use of services and resources. The post holder will maintain a safe environment for babies, families and staff, reporting concerns as they arise and ensuring appropriate remedies/ action plans are put in place. The post holder will identify areas of practice development within the service and support the team leader to deliver on departmental goals.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

At BRI NICU we care for the sickest, smallest and earliest babies from birth through to discharge and pride ourselves on our exceptionally high standards of care. Accredited as the first NICU in the country to achieve UNICEF Baby Friendly Neonatal Standards we are very proud of the parents as partners in care ethos that underpins every aspect of the care we deliver to babies and their families within the service.

We will provide you with:

• A comprehensive competency based education package with support to develop skills and knowledge
• Upon completion of the mandatory Qualified in Speciality Foundation course we will support you with time and investment to attend the 10 week NICU Nurse programme which will make you a Qualified in Speciality recognised NICU Nurse. (Subject to meeting performance targets)