Neonatal Staff Nurse
Job overview
Surgery, Women's & Children.
NEONATAL UNIT - Staff Nurse
If you are a registered nurse or midwife with neonatal experience or looking for the challenge of a change of speciality then this is the opportunity for you.
We are a Level 2 Neonatal Unit working in collaboration with parents and carers to deliver high quality care to sick and preterm infants. In our busy unit we support babies receiving intensive care, high dependency and special care. Our service is supported by a team of Advanced Neonatal Nurses and Clinical Educators.We have an established community outreach team facilitating early discharge and care at home. We are active participants in the West Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network.
We are a friendly, supportive team who work tirelessly to improve standards and drive improvements.
We are keen to support flexible working to allow an effective work life balance. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with a passion for excellence in care and a commitment to service development. Whatever your level of experience we will be able to support you to integrate fully into the team.
If you commit to our service we will provide a preceptorship and competency programme which is underpinned with learning opportunities. You will be actively encouraged and supported to undertake specialty education and training.
Main duties of the job
As a band 5 registered nurse, under supervision you will be responsible for the assessment and delivery of care to sick and preterm babies. You will work in collaboration with parents and carers to promote healthy family bonding, parent and baby relationships.You will work as part of a motivated team to implement the BLISS principles of care. After training you will be expected to support the Baby Friendly Initiative. You will actively participate in the supervision of students in the neonatal unit.
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as BAME, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups.We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse Child / Adult Branch
- Evidence of professional development
- Neonatal Intensive Care course
- Teaching and Assessing in Practice course
Knowledge and Training
Essential criteria- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Keen to develop own skills and develop nursing practice
- Has up to date knowledge of current nursing issues and changes within the NHS
- Previous Neonatal Experience
- Research Awareness
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria- Demonstrates a caring attitude to patient care
- Able to cope with distressing or emotional situations
- Able to cope with unpredictable workload and changing circumstances.
- Effective communication skills, verbal and written
- Able to work in a team and alone
- Demonstrates a responsible attitude to work
- Demonstrates attention to detail
Planning and organisations Skills
Essential criteria- Able to keep full and accurate records.
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Ability to organise, manage and prioritise workload
- Able to work flexible shift pattern
- Able to keep full and accurate records
- Leadership Skills
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RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT
We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes .
On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.
The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust’s policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum ‘essential’ criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form.We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.
We are governed by the public sector equality duties and by our values of Care, Respect and Responsibility to ensure we eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other behaviour that is unlawful, undermines our core values and/or falls short of our Behaviour Framework.We want all of our staff to ‘call out’ any behaviour from colleagues, patients or visitors that constitutes the above and appropriate action be taken.
We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic.We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.
We have staff Networks in place to help support staff experience of diverse staff groups and inform us on the actions, interventions and support what we need to put in place to improve the working lives and daily experiences of all colleagues and all teams.Anyone can join the networks and we take pride in having Allies as part of every network within the organisation.
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