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Senior Staff Nurse - Maternity & Neonatology

NHS

Greater London

On-site

GBP 28,000 - GBP 40,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse for Maternity & Neonatology. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care for babies and their families, while also leading and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should be committed to neonatal nursing and possess relevant qualifications and experience. Opportunities for training and career development will be provided, making it a rewarding position for the right individual.

Benefits

Career development
Flexible working options
Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

  • Recent experience of caring for sick neonates in ITU/HDU/SCBU.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources and clinical risk.
  • Leading a small team and supporting students/junior members of staff.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver safe, efficient, compassionate nursing care for babies and families.
  • Promote integrated family-delivered care within neonatal services.
  • Supervise and assess the learning/development of junior staff.

Skills

Neonatal cannulation
Resource management
Computer skills
Organisational skills
Adaptability

Education

Nursing Degree
RN/ RSCN/ RN Child / RM
Neonatal Qualification in Speciality or Equivalent (eg ENB 405)
NMC Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Qualification
Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI)
Job description
Senior Staff Nurse - Maternity & Neonatology

We are seeking to appoint skilled and motivated neonatal nurses to join the Winnicott Baby Unit at St Mary's Hospital. Applicants should demonstrate enthusiasm for neonatal nursing and a commitment to promoting Family Integrated Care.

Previous leadership experience is desirable but not essential. Full support, training, and development opportunities will be provided, including for senior Band 5 nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills.

At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, patients and their families are at the centre of everything we do. Join us in giving every baby the Best Start in Life.

Together, we care for nearly 1,000 babies each year, providing life-saving care to some of the most vulnerable newborns. At QCCH, we care for extremely preterm babies born at less than 27 weeks' gestation, while SMH provides care for babies born from 27 weeks' gestation onwards. We also provide specialist care for babies with complex medical needs, including hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and retinopathy of prematurity.

Main duties of the job
  • To deliver safe, efficient, compassionate and excellent individualised nursing care for babies and their family.
  • To promote Integrated family delivered care within Neonatal services
  • To reduce risk and maintain patient and staff safety; take lead in investigating clinical incidents and identify ways to improve practice
  • To effectively communicate with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team and agencies outside the organisation.
  • To supervise, support and assess learning/development of junior staff, pre-registration nursing and midwifery students, nursing associates and nursery nurses.
  • To participate in research on the clinical floor.
  • We expect all our staff to share the Trust values that are Kind, Expert, Aspirational, Collaborative and behave in a way that reflects these.
About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
  • RN/ RSCN/ RN Child / RM
  • Neonatal Qualification in Speciality or Equivalent (eg ENB 405)
  • NMC Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Qualification
  • Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI)
  • Nursing Degree
Experience
  • Recent experience of caring for sick neonates in ITU/HDU/SCBU
  • Leading a small team
  • Supporting students and junior members of staff
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
  • Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources and clinical risk
  • Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
  • Computer skills to enable data collection and use of emails
  • Ability to identify stress in self and others and take effective action to manage the situation
  • Competency in neonatal cannulation
  • Organisation, administrative and management skills
  • More advanced computer skills, use of Microsoft Office and similar tools
  • Resource management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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