Nurse Associate - Neonatal Unit - Swindon - ref. a68109419

Job overview

Are you a registered Nurse Associate, or a Student Nurse Associate coming to the end of your training with children's or neonatal experience or an interest in developing new skills, who is committed to providing the best care possible for preterm and sick newborn babies?

If the answer to the above questions is YES then the Neonatal Unit at the Great Western Hospital could be the place for you.

The Great Western Hospital are seeking a Nurse Associate to join the team on the Neonatal Unit.

Main duties of the job

We are a designated Local Neonatal Unit, (Level 2) providing care for preterm babies from 27 weeks’ gestation and for sick new born babies. We also have a Transitional Care unit soon to have 8 beds.

Working for our organisation

Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”

1. To undertake the core competencies for a nurse associate
2. Work within clearly defined accountability frameworks and boundaries of limitation to provide the best possible care in collaboration with colleagues, patients, their families and carers.
3. Contribute ideas and support with the implementation of change, ensuring compassion for service users is maintained.
4. Assess the root causes of problems, and deal with them and with people with honesty and integrity, showing interest in your work and seeking and valuing the contributions of others
5. Make best use of resources and time, to achieve service delivery, taking responsibility for own actions and self-development, demonstrating effective team leadership.
6. To participate in the audit cycle of clinical practices and procedures.
7. Effectively use internal IT systems to meet identified needs and plan work effectively, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
8. Understand your rights and responsibilities in the workplace including promoting equality of opportunity, valuing diversity and maintaining the confidentiality of service users.
9. Contribute to the development of a culture that is committed to the continuous improvement of quality care and patient experience.
10. To accurately document patient observations, results, decisions and actions, communicating these effectively to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
11. To demonstrate clinical competence developed through continual professional development and reflective practice, maintaining a skills portfolio relevant to the service.
12. Communicate sensitive, condition related information to babies and their families, providing reassurance and empathy to patients and their families under the guidance of a registered professional.
13. To work independently in order to deliver care and services within the strategic objectives and principles of the organisation. Recognise the need to promote safe practice; value the beliefs and aims of patients and

1. Escalate referrals for complex patient management needs to the registered practitioner.
2. Pro-actively escalate any concerns about the provision of patient services to the appropriate registered practitioner.
3. Work with multidisciplinary team colleagues towards achieving shared goals.
4. Undertake reflective learning in relation to practice, listening to the opinions of others including patients. Provide and receive constructive feedback.
5. Organise and manage own workload flexibly in accordance with patient needs.
6. Continually assess and minimise risk, escalating to the registered practitioner as appropriate.
7. It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical teams with the focus on patient needs.
8. Communicates clearly, effectively and confidently with people in the workplace, following detailed and / or multi step instructions.
9. Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others.
10. To support the nurse in charge with the day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service.
11. Act as advocate for the babies and families in their care
12. Adhere to the Trust’s safeguarding policies and procedures and ensure that know and practice enables children to be safeguarded
13. Effectively liaise with all agencies including external who are providing support to families and children at home
14. An understanding of the structure for the delivery for Community and social care services.
15. Supervision of support workers and student nurses
16. Commitment to undertake required training

If you would like any further information please call Sarah or Helen on 01793 605175 or email [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Associate
• Evidence of personal portfolio
• Current NMC Registration

• Level 3 safeguarding

Experience

• Recent experience nursing children in an acute / community setting
• Current knowledge of developments in healthcare
• Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification
• PBLS

• Level 3 safeguarding children

Knowledge and Skills

• Developed organisational skills
• Evidence of effective child protection and safeguarding working.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Knowledge of clinical skills

• An understanding of the structure for the delivery for Community and social care services