The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Neonatal department in Newcastle is at the forefront of Neonatal care. We provide 36 cots for sick preterm and newborn infants who require surgical, cardiac, or medical intervention. We require an enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic, and highly skilled neonatal nurse to be part of our well-led senior team.
This is a fabulous opportunity to be part of the team and be involved in delivering extremely high-level intensive and high-dependency care to our special patients.
* Interview Date: 21 January 2025
* Full Time and Part Time available
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
* Internal rotation and contracted to work day and night duty.
* Rotational working in ITU & Low/High Dependency within the Neonatal Unit.
* You must possess the skills, ability, and drive to deliver excellent standards of care while providing support, training, and education to other members of the team.
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
* To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent.
* Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients, and carers within the Theatre or Department.
* Act as a role model, teacher, and supervisor for junior staff and students.
* Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
* Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
* May be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner.
* Current NMC / HCPC registration.
* Diploma in a health-related subject, prepared to take degree level study.
* Specialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience.
* Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship).
* Degree in health-related subject.
Knowledge & Experience
* Previous post-registration experience which must be relevant and recent.
* Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development.
* Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role.
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project-specific policy context.
* Understanding/experience of adult/child safeguarding.
* Audit/research experience.
* Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g., cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to specialty / anaesthetic skills appropriate to specialty.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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