Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated person to join our team of Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses, who can provide high quality clinical support to our Neonatal Nursing team. You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, be able to demonstrate leadership and managerial skills as well as possessing clinical expertise in the speciality.

If you are excited by the challenges of working within a Neonatal Unit, have a passion for high standards of neonatal care, an innovative and progressive attitude with a desire to facilitate staff development this could be the role for you. We are committed to developing your leadership and managerial skills.

Also please look at our brand new virtual tour within this advert, the unit is as lovely as it looks on film!

1. To be a clinical expert within the speciality, with the ability to offer all aspects of nursing care at intensive, high dependency and special care levels.
2. To ensure provision of excellent, evidence based care for infants and their families.
3. Ensure each infant is assessed, care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.
4. Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring safe environment for the infants and their families.
5. To act as an advocate for the infant and family, ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
6. Discharge planning is commenced at point of admission, liaising with the multidisciplinary team, other departments and community services.
7. Develop and maintain the clinical skills and knowledge to provide clinically effective, holistic, evidence based nursing care, as reflected within the Scope of Professional Practice.
8. To be aware of the uses, safety precautions and handling of equipment in the department and in the community.
9. Review of policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and any new equipment introduced to the department.
10. Complete and facilitate others completing the neonatal competency packs
11. Co-ordinate arrangements, effectively communicate with other hospitals, and participate in the transfer of critically ill infants to agreed referral centres
12. Attend deliveries as part of the multi professional resuscitation team

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered RN
• Qualified in Specialty
• Neonatal Life support

• Managerial / Leadership qualification
• NLS trainer

Experience

• Neonatal Intensive care experience
• Extensive Neonatal High dependency experience
• Team lead experience

• Shift leader experience
• Experience managing change

Thank you for your application if you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be aware that your application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. To work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require a visa - we may be able to provide sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.

Benefits include optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team

We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation.

Should you require an alternative format of this application form (such as Braille, audio or large print), please telephone 01872 255755

In submitting an application form, you authorise Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority

Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.