Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
ASPH is home to the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the KSS Network. We provide a full range of intensive, high, special, and transitional care for 36 babies, with a strong underpinning philosophy of less invasive care. Our focus is on Family Integrated Care involving families every step of the way.
The Surrey Neonatal Transport Team operates from ASPH, providing emergency and planned transfers across the network, offering an excellent opportunity for further development and experience.
We value the skills and experience that all our nurses bring to the team and are looking for individuals keen to work in an innovative environment. You will be an essential role model and mentor and will develop skills to deputise and manage the unit. Opportunities to develop your own area of interest are encouraged, and we will support you to identify ongoing development goals.
The unit has a strong research ethos and is involved in many research projects. Our commitment to continuing education involves a wide range of regular MDT teaching.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly, vibrant, diverse, and supportive team. We welcome applicants who can join us to further improve the quality of care and experience for our babies and their families.
This role attracts a recruitment premium of £3000 for external applicants (terms and conditions apply).
Please contact Gemma Finch, Neonatal Matron (g.finch@nhs.net) or Maria Jose Beale, Sister (maria.josebeale@nhs.net) for more information.
Main duties of the job
1. Promote and help to manage delivery of a quality nursing service, setting and monitoring clinical standards in NICU and Transitional Care.
2. Be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
3. Work as a Shift Leader and deputise for the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse after completion of unit-specific competencies and shadow charging. This is based on working shifts rotating from night and day covering a 7-day week, in accordance with the nursing philosophy of Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust.
4. Take responsibility for an area of clinical practice appropriate to the ward environment. This could involve audit, Infection Control, Fire Warden, Manual Handling, Health & Safety, and others.
5. Rotate onto the Surrey and Sussex Transfer Service after completion of relevant competencies.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow, and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists, and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey, and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* On-site Nurseries
* On-site staff cafes
* On-site parking
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes, and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org
Job responsibilities
1. Support the Ward sister/Charge Nurse in leading and supervising a safe, high standard of nursing practice and the delivery of evidence-based patient care in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, the Trust's Strategy for Nursing, and Trust/Unit Policies and Procedures.
2. Assist the Sister/Charge Nurse in providing and developing good nursing practice ensuring that said practices are in accordance with department and hospital policy.
3. Assist in the establishment, monitoring, and evaluation of agreed standards of patient care and quality service.
4. Determine nursing care priorities, planning the delivery of patient care taking into account the skill mix of staff, ensuring safe staffing levels at all times.
5. Attend high-risk deliveries on Labour Ward and Abbey Birth Centre to ensure optimum care immediately post-partum.
6. Interpret the significance of the patient's clinical observations and records, making decisions and planning in areas affecting patient care; report promptly to medical or appropriate staff any matters which fall outside his/her responsibility.
7. Investigate and report on all aspects of patient management, including accidents and complaints, in line with hospital policy.
8. Monitor clerical and legal documents completed by ward staff, ensuring they are accurate and legible.
9. Establish an effective communication system with patients, their carers, and all staff working in the multidisciplinary team.
10. Assist with any appropriate evaluation projects and in the assessment of new equipment and technology.
11. With the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse ensure that clinical and housekeeping practice follows policies/procedures designed to prevent hospital-acquired infection.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RSCN/RNCB/RNAdult/RMidwife
* 1st Level Registered Nurse
* Neonatal Critical Care course or equivalent
* Mentorship Preparation qualification / other relevant teaching qualifications
* Management Course
Experience
* Experience at band 5 in a Neonatal Unit/SCBU
* Experience and consolidation of ITU post QIS qualification
* Experience at band 6 in NICU/SCBU
* Changes in nursing practice to improve patient care
Knowledge
* Trust vision, values, and strategic objectives
* Management of change
* Information Technology skills
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.
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