Main area Neonatal Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (rotational 24hour rota, days and nights) Job ref 438-PB2351
Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Preston Hospital
Town Preston
Salary £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum/Pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 03/12/2024 23:59
Interview date 10/12/2024
Neonatal Clinical Support Worker
Band 4
Job overview
Exciting opportunities are currently available within our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and we are seeking dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated clinical support workers to join our friendly, well-established, and experienced team!
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NICU is one of the Level 3 Centres within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network and part of the North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network.
As a supportive team, we believe you will gain many new specialized skills to further your career. This role can be demanding at times, but it is incredibly rewarding and worthwhile.
You will need to be highly motivated with excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently as a lone worker and within a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Our unit comprises 28 cots – providing intensive, high dependency, special care, and transitional care for babies in the Preston and South Ribble area, as well as premature and sick babies from other parts of the Lancashire and South Cumbria region.
You must have a commitment to delivering high-quality, safe care in partnership with families. As a member of our friendly and professional team, you will be reliable, flexible, and motivated. You will be active in fostering a positive working environment that allows staff to show initiative and thrive!
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the provision of care for a cohort of patients under the delegation and supervision of the nurse in charge, including assisting with the continuous assessment and evaluation of care, performing care risk assessments, assisting with admission and discharge processes, and providing a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of the team leader/nurse in charge, such as: personal hygiene and comfort, vital signs monitoring, early recognition and escalation of acutely ill patients, fluid balance monitoring, enteral feeding/meeting nutritional needs, oxygen therapy, and providing support and advice to families.
To provide support and advice for other staff and students to help them reach their full potential.
To support the productive operation of the ward environment by undertaking a range of activities that contribute to the maintenance of a safe and clean environment.
To always act in a manner that upholds the Trust’s values and Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework goals, working as part of a team to ensure that patients and relatives receive excellent care with compassion.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* Maths & English grade 4-9 or grade C or above OR Functional Skills Maths & English Level 2
* Basic Life Support
* ECDL or equivalent IT skills
* Evidence of Higher Education
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of working with AHPs in MDT
* Experience of assisting with clinical procedures
* Knowledge of Health & safety processes
* Knowledge of infection control and decontamination processes
* Experience of working as an assistant practitioner
* Significant / recent experience of working in a Child Health or Maternity setting
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
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