Job Summary
At WVT, we are designated Level 1+ Special Care Baby Unit providing high quality, evidence-based care for premature and sick infants born 30 weeks gestation and above.
The unit has 12 cots in total: 1 x Intensive Care cot for stabilization and transfer to Level 3 Unit, 2 High Dependency cots, 6 special care cots, and 3 transitional care beds for mother and baby located on the special care baby unit. Our vision is to work in partnership with families to promote family integrated care, delivering high quality care to the babies and their families.
We are working toward implementing UNICEF BFI neonatal standards. We have achieved Bronze Accreditation and are working towards our Silver award for the BLISS Baby Charter.
Are you a Registered Nurse, Midwife, or a student nurse with a desire to work within neonatal care? If so, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for. We are dedicated to developing all our staff and will provide you with an opportunity to undertake additional post-graduate study, including foundation modules in neonatal care and a degree in Neonatal Critical Care to fulfill the requirements of this post.
* Neonatal experience is required for this post.
Main Duties of the Job
As a band 5 staff nurse, you will be responsible for the care of pre-term and term babies and their families across the neonatal service, including families in our transitional care beds. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver best quality care, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual programmes of care.
You must have a commitment to delivering family-centered care in partnership with the families. As a member of our small friendly professional team, you will be flexible, reliable, and motivated to succeed.
About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys, running Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time... all the time.
Date Posted: 04 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata, pa
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference Number: 229-SUR-6962633
Job Locations: Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford, HR1 2ER
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
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Responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
* Nursing or Midwifery Degree (RN, RCN or RM)
Desirable:
* Postgraduate qualification in Neonatal Intensive Care
* Newborn Life Support Course
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential:
* Leadership
* Time management of self & others
* Ability to influence at management and team level
* Good knowledge of government initiatives
* Experience in change management
* Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Experience
Essential:
* Experience within relevant clinical areas
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address: Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford, HR1 2ER
Employer's Website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/
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