Band 4 - Nursery Nurse, Transitional Care
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
An opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Nurse to join our team in the Neonatal Unit at Watford General Hospital. The Woodland Neonatal Unit is a Level 2 unit (LNU) within the East of England network caring for sick term babies and those born after 27 weeks gestation. In addition, we manage a 6 bedded Transitional Care Unit in postnatal ward, caring for mothers and small babies together.
The post holder will be supporting the neonatal nursing staff in the neonatal and transitional care unit to provide individualised, family-centred care to babies in preparation for discharge home.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to be flexible in the area they work on work days, nights and weekends. A member of the multidisciplinary team, who with support of the neonatal nursing staff, will provide individualised, family-centred care to babies in preparation for discharge home from the special care nursery.
Job responsibilities
If you are an enthusiastic, highly motivated nursery nurse/nursing associate who wants to deliver high quality family centred care and is passionate about delivering excellent standards of nursing practice, this opportunity is for you. Opportunities to develop your neonatal skills as well as further education and training are actively supported.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education
* BTEC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development
* NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development
* Care Certificate
* Holds breastfeeding course certificate
* Basic life support training
* Evidence of commitment to professional development
Knowledge
* Knowledge of safeguarding issues
* Knowledge of infection controls
* Knowledge of risk and keeping environment safe
* IT knowledge appropriate to the role
* Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
* Knowledge of Badgernet EPR
Experience
* Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience working in a hospital setting
* Experience of caring for sick infants
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
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: £27,857 to £30,570 a year pro rata including HCA
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