Main area Neonatology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Minimum of 30 hours per week. 6 - 12 months Fixed Term/Secondment) Job ref 190-8539-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Jessop Wing Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/12/2024 23:59 Interview date 02/01/2025
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurses for the Neonatal Unit at Jessop Wing, Sheffield.
The post holders will provide initial ‘golden hour’ care to babies and families promoting delayed cord clamping, delivery room cuddles, and EBM at birth to give babies the best start. You will then ensure that families are fully involved in their babies' ongoing care which may include high level respiratory support and surgery. You will be using the Badger EPR system as we continue our paperless journey.
We will support you to gain valuable nursing experience at birth for the most premature babies and complete Neonatal Life Support if needed and up to date level 3 practices. You may be seconded from your current Band 6 role for 6 -12 months with your manager's agreement and will have completed the Qualified in Specialty programme and consolidated this training. Alternatively, you will be looking to continue your neonatal career with progression to be a Band 6 Neonatal nurse, being a room leader and providing senior support either in ITU, HDU or as a special Care Co-ordinator overseeing discharges into the community.
We welcome staff working 30-37.5 hours per week. 12-hour shifts, days, nights, weekends to cover our service as we support staff on their Early Career Neonatal Nurse Pathway.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake and support in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specific programmes of patient care in the hospital and community setting.
* Exercise judgement in assessing wide-ranging patient problems and promote options for optimum patient care in the community setting.
* To maintain effective communication with all patients, carers and members of the Healthcare team.
* To act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide-ranging physical and emotional needs.
* Work unsupervised, in the intensive care, High dependency and special care environment within Trust Guidelines, Policies and Procedures and the NMC codes of conduct, seeking advice on non-routine matters from line managers or Duty Matron.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered nurse (valid with NMC)
* Advanced Diploma Nursing Studies or equivalent qualification
* Qualified in Neonatal Specialty
* To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* RSCN/ child branch
* R23 or equivalent (enhancing neonatal practice) held or working towards first level degree
Further Training
* Newborn Life Support
Experience
* Evidence of management and leadership qualities
* Significant experience in neonatal Intensive care at staff nurse level post neonatal qualification
* For external secondment post, applicant should be currently a Band 6 Senior staff nurse/Charge nurse/Sister
* Effective communicator, leadership skills, ability to participate in education of others assertiveness, role model
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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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