Staff Nurse

Job overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse

Neonatal and Transitional Care Unit

We are seeking highly motivated Registered children nurses or nurses with Neonatal or Paediatric experience to complement our neonatal team.  This post offers the opportunity to work in a level 2 Neonatal Unit and Transitional care ward based in the postnatal ward.

As part of the team, you will assess, plan, evaluate and implement care for a group of babies in the high dependency, special or transitional care.  You will also be responsible for maintaining standards on the unit alongside with your other nursing colleagues in the team and supporting neonatal support workers and student nurses.

If you have a qualified nurse and looking to consolidate your training, then look no further, as we will provide you the development and supportive environment that will help you perfect your clinical skills.  Or are you a registered children’s nurse, looking for a change of scene and fresh challenge?  We are happy to offer you the opportunity to work in our friendly, supportive and effective environment.

If you are an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with some neonatal or paediatric experience looking to developing your career in a dedicated patient focused department we can offer you:

• Professional development tailored to your individual needs
• Internal shift rotation
• Rotational post between neonatal unit and transitional care
• Opportunities to undertake short courses
• Internal and External study days

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is required to take responsibility as the care provider for a determined group of patient without direct supervision.
• The post holder is required to supervise and teach junior staff and pre and post registration student whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
• The post holder is required to develop and maintain a high quality of nursing care base on the Trust’s mission statement, core objectives and Nursing, Midwifery & Healthcare Assistant Strategy.
• The post holder is required to work within the codes of practice, professional guidelines and policies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description

Main tasks and responsibilities 1. Clinical Practice

 To work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to develop individual programmes that provides measurable outcomes of patient care.

 To provide high quality holistic care to a defined group of patients/ clients on the ward prioritising workload according to the changing clinical need through throughout the shift. The group of babies will include special and high dependency care babies who require care in:  oxygen therapy  intravenous therapy including TPN and / or blood transfusion  gastric / jejunal or gastrostomy feeding  maintaining infant’s temperature ie nursing babies in incubator /hot cot  phototherapy  Ph studies  specific observation for eg. babies with drug withdrawal/babies of diabetic mother.  Optiflow (high flow oxygen) and NCPAP babies after receiving training and achieving competency.

 To promote family integrated care and ensure health promotion as an integral part of nursing care

 To provide sensitive support to all parents especially the parents of dying babies and babies with anomalies