Senior Staff Nurse - NICU

Job overview

The post holder is responsible for provision of high quality patient care, at all care levels in the NICU, ensuring that care is evidenced based and of a high standard. The postholder will be required to act as a mentor/preceptor and is required to teach and supervise all staff working within the team. The post holder will effectively induct new staff into the Trust/department in accordance with the Trust’s induction programme and facilitate the personal and professional development of staff.  This involves identifying training and development needs, providing suitable development opportunities and evaluating development actions in accordance with the Trust’s appraisal and training procedures. The postholder will  monitor the level and standard of work undertaken by junior staff and to guide, coach and advise them as appropriate and will be expected to demonstrate the Homerton Trust values; working well within the multidisciplinary team to deliver the best possible safe quality care for the babies and their families.

If this resonates your interest, please complete your application online and highly encourage for you to arrange an informal visit to our Neonatal Unit.

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

***Previous applicants need not apply***

Please note closing date is indicative and advert may be closed early if there are a high number of applications

Main duties of the job

Main duties include:

• To provide clinical leadership in the band 6 role, offering expertise, advice, and support to all nursing staff.
• To take a pro-active approach to the development of clinical skills within unit team, ensuring that practice reflects local standards and policies and are in keeping with relevant professional standards.
• To keep abreast of all clinical developments within the profession and act as a resource for the junior staff, multi-disciplinary team, and parents.
• To ensure the best interest of the babies are upheld at all times.
• To review and reflect on practice in the clinical area and ensure that an awareness of evidence-based practice informs the way care is delivered in the unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.