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Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care - Band 5, Bristol
Client: North Bristol NHS Trust
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
89
Posted:
22.01.2025
Expiry Date:
08.03.2025
Job Description:
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Job overview
As a band 5 staff nurse working within our team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day care of babies and their families. The babies in our care can be as premature as 22 weeks gestation and need many months of neurologically supportive developmental care. We also care for babies born at term with a variety of medical conditions.
Our team is a well-established Level 3 unit providing a centre of excellence for babies requiring medical and neurological assessment and treatment, and a tertiary referral centre for the South West neonatal network. Our unit has 34 cots, comprising of 8 ITU, 8 HDU, and 18 SC, with an additional 10 cots on our Transitional Care Ward.
Our in-house Practice Development team are passionate about professional and personal development and actively encourage those looking to apply for neonatal qualifications when in post. We are also proud to offer support to those keen to transition from adult nursing and midwifery into neonatal intensive care.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Staff Nurse will work and communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the successful provision of the service. You will be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance, and evaluation of family-centred patient care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team and the infants' parents. The post holder will take responsibility for the supervision and guidance of other staff including health care assistants and students on a daily basis. You will actively contribute to the provision of a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners, student nurses, and support worker roles.
Working for our organization
North Bristol NHS Trust promotes health and well-being initiatives, devised by our dedicated staff wellbeing team, that encompasses lifestyle support, physical support, and psychological support, and have been nationally recognized by REBA. We value all staff feedback and actively promote the annual staff surveys, leading to response rates above the national average, and the majority of our staff would recommend our organization as a good place to work. We take responses seriously and have a good track record in making improvements throughout the organization.
We're committed to supporting staff on their career journey with us, offering individualised opportunities for development, robust pastoral support, and specialised training including qualification in specialism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
More details of the roles and responsibilities of this post can be found in the accompanying job description.
Person specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
* RGN/RN/RNC/RM
* Teaching and assessing qualification or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration
* Approved Neonatal Life Support Course
* Child Protection training Level 3 (Level 2 considered but must be prepared to do Level 3 when in post)
* Neonatal qualification in specialism or willingness to undertake
Work Experience
* Minimum 1 year recent (within 18 months) experience in an acute hospital setting (preferably NICU)
* Expectation to undertake training for extended roles required by the ward/department
* Experience of working in a Neonatal Setting (as a last placement student) or significant evidence of knowledge of specialism
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
* Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Ability to undertake shift work
* Basic computer/IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service
* Ability to organise own workload.
* Time management/Basic Problem-solving skills
* Experience/knowledge of family-centred care
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
* Flexibility /Punctuality/ Reliability
* Caring and compassionate attributes
* Able to work within a diverse community of patients and healthcare professionals
* Experience of caring for babies
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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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