Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal and Transitional Care
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 156-6097274
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse (Neonatal / Transitional Care)
Band 5
Job overview
To work as a skilled member of the nursing team within the Neonatal Unit and Transitional care providing a high standard of holistic family integrated care.
To act as a rode model and clinical expert practitioner.
To promote family centred care and establish good relationships with babies and their families.
To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
To work with the Community Neonatal Outreach Team to support families in preparation for discharge.
To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence base practise
To act as a named nurse for patient care on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care to support families with a smooth discharge care pathway.
Ensure safe provision of care through the Neonatal unit and Transitional Care.
Deliver high standards of compassionate, dignified care, managing their time accurately and efficiently in cooperation of other staff members, tasks and resources.
Undertake training, assessment and facilitation of peers and staff.
Work within the boundaries of existing competence, adhering to local and national protocols / standard operating procedures.
This is a rotational opportunity within the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (postnatal ward).
Main duties of the job
To work as a skilled member of the nursing team within the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care providing a high standard of holistic family integrated care.
To act as a rode model and clinical expert practitioner.
Ability to promote family centred care and establish good relationships with babies and their families.
To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
Work with the Community Neonatal Outreach Team to support families in preparation for discharge.
To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practise.
To act as a named nurse for patient care on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care to support families with a smooth discharge care pathway.
Ensure safe provision of care through the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care.
Deliver high standards of compassionate, dignified care, managing their time accurately and efficiently in cooperation of other staff members, tasks and resources.
Undertake training, assessment and facilitation of peers and staff.
Work within the boundaries of existing competence, adhering to local and national protocols / standard operating procedures.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Qualification
Desirable criteria
- QIS specialist neonatal training / Neonatal foundation platform
Experience
Essential criteria
- Neonatal / newborn transferable clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience working on the Neonatal Unit or Transitional Care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mel Frost
- Job title
- Sister / Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252667
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