Band 5 Nurse and Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions please email: nursing.careers@ouh.nhs.uk.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic nurse looking for a new opportunity in neonatal care? Would you like to advance your career by working for and learning from the Thames Valley lead neonatal unit?
If this is you, then we would really love to meet you.
We are excited to announce that the Newborn Care Unit at The John Radcliffe has new opportunities for Band 5 nurses to join our Team #OneTeamOneOUH. We are committed to offering all successful candidates the opportunity to gain valuable training to advance their careers and join a team that offers the very best in neonatal care.
Our Newborn Care Unit is a centre of excellence in neonatal care. We provide level 3 care for extremely preterm infants, critically unwell infants, and infants requiring various specialities, including surgery, neurology, cardiology, and ophthalmology.
Main duties of the job
Works as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing evidence-based nursing care to babies and their families.
* Ensures that care is assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated on an individualised basis.
* Maintains effective communication with babies, families, and professional colleagues.
* Practices in accordance with NMC guidelines & Scope of Practice, Local, Directorate & Trust policies.
* Administers medications safely according to Newborn Care Unit policy & NMC guidelines.
* Is able to assess & recognise emergencies within Newborn Care, interpreting information & taking appropriate action.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Children’s Nurse or Registered Adult Nurse or Registered Midwife
* Recognised qualification in neonatal nursing practice
Experience
* Nursing care within a neonatal setting, pre or post-graduation
* Nursing care in an acute setting
Personal Skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm for neonatal nursing
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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