Various Hours Part time/Full Time will be considered
We strongly recommend informal visits to the unit.
Are you a dedicated and passionate qualified specialty neonatal nurse? Are you looking for a challenging career move where you can make a difference? Then you might want to consider joining our exceptional team here at University Hospitals Leicester, where we provide 42 cots for sick premature (22 weeks gestation plus) and term newborn infants who require both surgical and medical intervention.
Main duties of the job
We also care for infants requiring cardiac intervention pre and post-surgery. We are proud to host and run the neonatal homecare community service for the South Hub of East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network covering Leicester, Northampton and Kettering and we are privileged to host CenTre Neonatal Transport service.
The Leicester Neonatal service, with a bespoke research team, is at the forefront of Neonatal care. Due to providing the full range of neonatal care, your development and career options within our service are endless. We are dedicated to nurturing our team to develop and fulfill their potential as skilled neonatal nurses in the area that interests them most.
We are beginning our journey to expand by an additional 6 intensive care cots, which is the first stage in our reconfiguration plan. The ultimate plan will see a flagship maternity and neonatal hospital built within our current grounds at the Leicester Royal Infirmary providing care to 70 neonatal infants, including 2 unit-based neonatal ECMO cots. We require an enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and highly skilled neonatal nurse to be part of our welcoming and friendly senior team.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
1. high-quality care for all,
2. being a great place to work,
3. partnerships for impact, and
4. research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
1. we are compassionate,
2. we are proud,
3. we are inclusive, and
4. we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership and supervision of staff through effective clinical leadership and management. Deputising for the Sister/Charge Nurse in coordinating the unit in their absence. Coordinate designated clinical area, allocating workload and staff appropriately. Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care to neonatal patients and their families. Actively promote and contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
Actively contribute to the improvement of services and the quality of care provision to meet the needs of patients, service users and their families. Act as a professional and competent role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners on placements and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff members.
As an organisation we support our colleagues with flexible working and want to support your work-life balance. We are keen to talk to you to discuss how we can work in partnership to deliver an excellent service to our patients and support you with working patterns to achieve a great work-life balance.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
* A recognised Post Registration qualification in Neonatal Nursing or equivalent, Current NLS providers course
Desirable
* Clinical leadership training
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 6 months post neonatal qualification experience in Neonatal Intensive care Nursing. Evidence of achievement of Neonatal Intensive Care competencies. Clinical teaching and assessment of learners and students. Mentorship and Preceptorship.
Desirable
* Team Management, Awareness of professional nursing agendas, Awareness of clinical supervision, Involvement in clinical guidelines.
Communication
Essential
* Good standard of spoken and written English, Listening and Communication, Demonstrates leadership qualities, Able to prioritise own and others workloads, Conscientious, Demonstrates assertiveness, Diplomacy.
Desirable
* Supervisory skills, Counselling skills/experience, Delegation of skills, Management own stress, Able to recognise stress levels in others.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
Leicester Neonatal Service
Leicester
LE1 5WW
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