Main area: Neonatal Grade NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days/night shift work)
Job ref: 177-ELEC-6704976
Employer: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Neonatal Unit - James Paget University Hospital
Town: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
Band 5 Staff Nurse - Neonatal Unit
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
The Neonatal Unit at the James Paget Hospital is a Level 1 unit. We have 9 cots and provide short term Intensive Care, and ongoing High Dependency and Special Care for babies from 30 weeks. We have the facilities to stabilise babies prior to transfer for further Intensive Care. We also provide Transitional Care for 6 babies on the Postnatal Ward. We are part of the East of England Neonatal Network and work closely with the other hospitals within our cluster.
The post holder will provide family centred, evidence based care for babies and their families on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care following competency based learning.
The post holder will be a Registered Children’s Nurse, Registered Adult Nurse or Registered Midwife and will provide family centred care for our patients and their families, following competency based learning. If not already completed, you will be expected to complete the Neonatal Qualified in Specialty course. The post holder will need to be flexible to the needs of the Neonatal and Paediatric service.
The role will give the post holder experience of working in a small but busy Neonatal Unit and there will be further opportunities to develop the role further depending on experience and interests.
The post holder will be expected to attend all mandatory training and all relevant training for neonatal care including: Baby Friendly Breastfeeding course, Newborn Life Support course and Assessor/Supervisor for students training.
Main duties of the job
* To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to deliver a high standard of Family Centred Care.
* Provide family centred, evidence-based care for babies requiring Intensive Care (short term), High Dependency and Special Care.
* Communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team across Neonatal, Paediatric and Maternity departments.
* To create a culture of continuous quality improvement through audit, learning from complaints and patient/family feedback.
* To promote a friendly and supportive environment for parents and relatives in which they can learn to care for their babies in preparation for discharge.
* To be an advocate for the babies and to promote effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team including parents.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To create the correct environmental atmosphere within which babies are cared for.
* To ensure that patients are given consistent, gold standard care which is benchmarked against evidence based practice.
* To ensure patient’s needs and parent support follows the Unit policy of providing family centred care.
* To provide parental support to ensure a safe and timely discharge.
* To attend all mandatory training and keeping accurate records.
* To administer medication in accordance with NMC and trust guidelines.
* To document all care given in accordance with NMC and trust guidelines.
* To ensure safe use of equipment and attend training as required.
* To ensure that uniform policy is adhered to fully.
* To support junior members of staff.
* Follow Infection Control policies and procedures.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife
* QIS
Knowledge
* Understanding of Neonatal standards and guidance
Skills
* Ability to work under pressure
* IV competency
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Tier 2 Sponsorship: We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.
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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