Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ashford and St Peter's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for.
We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference. We welcome applicants from any field or specialism of nursing. As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued. As a band 5 neonatal nurse you will be supported through your career journey to develop the skills and confidence to further your academic studies by doing the Neonatal Intensive Care Course at Brighton or Kingston University.
Job responsibilities
* To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for intensive care, including ventilated babies; high dependency and special care babies depending on qualification and experience.
* To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU.
* To take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery under the supervision of the nurse in charge.
* To work effectively and efficiently with the integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
* To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing development of registered and unregistered staff.
* Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area of responsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection control designated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron or Team Leader.
* This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night, day and weekend shifts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RSCN/RNCB or Registered Adult Nurse/Midwife.
* Special, High dependency and Intensive Care of the newborn.
Experience
* Working in an acute hospital setting.
* Care of the newborn.
Knowledge
* Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice.
* Change management.
Skills
* Able to communicate effectively.
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.
Salary: £31,469 to £38,308 a year per annum inc. HCAS pro rata.
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