Nursery Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to work as a qualified Nursery Nurses (6 full time positions available) on the Yorkshire and Humber Mother and Baby Unit, (CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development or NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development). This is a rare opportunity to work in a unique and specialised area of childcare. You will be supporting mothers with an acute mental illness being cared for in an inpatient mental health setting. Our mothers are cared for with their infants present on the ward bringing a significant number of challenges and rewards.

Main duties of the job

Our nursery nurses are required to work with both mother and baby providing support and guidance with baby care, promoting mother infant attachment and collaboration with the mother on an individualised care plan for the baby. The role requires regular communication with relatives, psychiatrists, nurses, health care assistants, health visitors, midwives, children’s social care and other external agencies.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]  Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a supportive environment by ensuring the optimum health and social wellbeing of each mother and baby and facilitate a nurturing bond and secure attachment relationship.
• Work in collaboration with parents and multi-professionals to develop individualised programmes of care.
• To work with mothers in the last trimester of pregnancy, and up to a year following delivery, offering support with pregnancy and parenting.
• To work within the in-patient service on a rotational basis over a 24-hour period, facilitating identified sessions and supporting mother and infant on an individual and group basis.
• Occasional work with outpatients, offering support and advice relating to parenting.
• To work within this specialised area of mother and baby in-patient care, acting as identified Nursery Nurse for a group of infants.
• Participates in the sharing of knowledge to ensure the educational needs of other professionals are met.
• To keep up to date with relevant guidance and legislation specifically in relation to care of the infant.
• To keep up to date with all aspects of infant care/development and ensure it is accessible to the team within the resource area.
• Demonstrates an ability to work under direct/indirect supervision when carrying out individualised care packages.
• Maintains accurate care records for both mothers and babies.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualised plans of care for babies, which reflect their mothers care package.
• To take a lead with the Nursery Nurse team with all issues related to infant feeding to ensure the team is working in a consistent and co-ordinated way with support from Health Visitors and professionals.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.