Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.
Job overview
Staff Nurse - NICU
Band: 5
We are recruiting for Staff Nurses who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be expected to have an interest in caring for newborns and a drive to develop skills in the specialty of neonatology. The expectation will be that you proceed eventually to undertake the specialist training programme to enable you to care for those babies who require intensive care.
The post holder will take part in promoting Family Integrated Care and ensure that this is practiced at all times.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Working for our organisation
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be supported by Clinical Nurse Educator, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, and Governance managers, together with a friendly multidisciplinary team and a corporate training and development team. We have in-house leadership programmes and work with a range of universities to ensure you can progress through academic pathways in order to support your career development.
Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions, and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
To act as an advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient-oriented approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
* Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
Experience
* Experience of working on own and in a team
* Experience of working in the relevant area
Skills
* Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
* Able to manage difficult situations
Values Based Question
* How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.
This post will close before the intended closing date should a sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.
Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.
We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
All staff must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.
We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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