Staff Nurse

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for band 5 staff nurses to join our nurse led level 1 Special care Baby unit.  We are a 12 bedded unit that cares for infants from 30 + weeks gestation. The post is a rotational post and will incorporate days/nights/weekends/public holidays. There are variable hours available for this post. We actively promote professional development offering opportunities to undertake appropriate training and courses relevant to your role.

The post holder:

Should demonstrate excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

Will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and evaluation of care ensuring the delivery of high-quality family centred care to Neonates and their families.

The ability to organise and prioritise workload is essential.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Registered Children's Nurses, Registered General Nurses, and Registered Midwives. A Neonatal qualification and experience would be an advantage, but we are also looking for staff who are newly qualified or would like a change of career and would like to develop skills and undertake training, in this very specialist area of nursing.

We are a close-knit supportive team focused on providing the highest quality care possible for our families and babies.  We are focused in providing staff development and education.

We invest heavily in staff to ensure that the best talent is attracted, developed, looked after, and retained in every area of the organisation. Staff satisfaction is high, and our staff consistently rate us as one of the best places to work in the NHS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a family focused model of practice.
• Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly and efficiently.
• Clinically competent at Band 5.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Teaching and mentoring skills.
• Team building skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others.
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team.
• Able to support development of others.
• Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues.
• Health promotion.
• Advocacy skill.