Job summary
If you fancy a new challenge or are looking to start your career in Neonates, then this may be the opportunity you have been looking for!
We are looking for an enthusiastic paediatric or adult nurse to join our team.
You will have a positive attitude and be able to provide excellent clinical, compassionate care, with a willingness to learn and expand on a range of specialist skills. There is an opportunity for enrolment on the Foundation in Neonates course and further progression to "Qualified in Specialty" module, providing you with specialist Neonatal skills and career advancement.
Main duties of the job
1. The successful applicant will work as part of a team of nurses caring for preterm and sick infants.
2. The Unit is a Local Neonatal Unit with two intensive care beds, four high dependency and 8 special care.
3. The successful applicant will be supported in caring for infants in all areas with access to specialist qualifications.
4. The shifts are hours covering days and nights, seven days per week.
5. The successful applicant will have a passion for working with families to care for infants, support with breastfeeding and follow our family integrated care model.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document which contains more information about the role .
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
6. 6 months experience working with infants in a neonatal unit.
7. Newly qualified with interest in neonatal career.
Desirable
8. 6 months paediatric experience.
Qualifications
Essential
9. RN(C)/RN(A)
10. Willing to undertake administration of intravenous drugs within 6 months.
11. Commitment to continuing education.
Desirable
12. Post-registration qualification in neonatal specialist area.
skills, knowledge and competencies.
Essential
13. Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
14. Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information.
15. Able to present written information in a logical manner.
16. Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets.
17. Awareness of standards of care and auditing.
18. Keen to further own development and develop teaching role to unqualified staff/students.
19. Awareness of professional accuntability.
Desirable
20. Participated in service development and implementation of change.
21. Knowledge of child protection issues recommendations and other relevant documents.
Specific role requirements
Essential
22. Commitment to undertake specialist neonatal course
23. Understanding of FiCare and BFI
Desirable
24. Commitment to promotion of health.
25. Organisational skills.
26. Accept advise and constructive criticism.
Physical skills
Essential
27. Able to work weekdays, nights and weekends.
28. Flexible.
Mental, physical and emotional effort
Essential
29. Able to work under pressure.
30. Work within own limitations.
31. Good communicator.
32. Willing to be flexible in service delivery.
33. Be able to manage own workload.
34. Enthusiastic, motivated and commited to neonatal nuring.
35. Calm, approachable, kind, flexible and responsive to change.