Are you a neonatal nurse who is ready to take the next steps in their neonatal career?
Would you like to be part of a neonatal team who works tirelessly to provide comprehensive, compassionate, individualised care and support to our babies and their families, which are then realised in the outstanding outcomes we achieve for our babies (NNAP 2023)?
Main duties of the job
Portsmouth Hospitals Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is excited to expand their senior nursing team and has vacancies for experienced registered neonatal nurses.
As a team, we have a clear vision for our future to ensure we offer all staff the best opportunities within their career, and we are here to support and encourage you to expand your experience and knowledge of neonatal care. We welcome applications from experienced neonatal nurses with a recognised qualification in specialty neonatal intensive care who are looking to take the next steps in their neonatal nursing career.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working on a Level 3 Bliss accredited tertiary neonatal intensive care unit, you will experience caring for some of the most complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy, and Laser ROP. You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated and developmental care, Infant feeding, Education, and Research teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post-registration qualifications.
* BSc Degree in relevant field.
* Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS).
* Leadership development programme.
* Teaching qualification/experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course.
Desirable
* Masters degree and evidence of working towards.
Experience
Essential
* Significant demonstrable experience within specialty in level 3 NICU with evidence of professional development.
* Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
* Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget.
* Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
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