Staff Nurse - Neonatal

Job overview

The post holder will practice within a team of nursing staff, and act as a ‘named nurse’ for a group of patients: assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs. Initially requiring direct supervision, the post holder will develop and maintain specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised patient care enabling them to work without direct supervision. They will be expected to show an intention for developing specialised neonatal nursing care skills.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a high standard of nursing care.
• To communicate with parents/carers, involving them in the planning and delivery of care by working together in partnership with them as part of family centred care.
• To manage clinical emergencies as required, ensuring that he/she is up to date with CPR training and newborn life support.
• To use medical equipment safely and competently and to supervise others in its use.
• To record and interpret vital signs, informing senior nursing staff and taking required action when they demonstrate deterioration.
• To liaise with parents/carers; to keep them fully informed of their baby’s condition; to deal appropriately with patients/ relatives coping with difficult situations e.g. bereavement, debilitating conditions.
• To undertake revalidation and be able to identify personal learning needs. Act in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and the Trust Code of Behaviour / Values.

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.