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, and 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 supervision. They will be expected to co-ordinate a ward area and to provide direct supervision to junior staff.

They will take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of senior sister or as delegated by the matron.

Main duties of the job

- To be a highly competent, and visible practitioner within the speciality and demonstrate clinical expertise in the care of all patients receiving treatment on the unit.

- To deliver a high standard of nursing care which is evidence based

- To promote Family Integrated Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for the babies, families, visitors and staff

-To manage clinical emergencies as required, ensuring that you are up to date with NLS training  and to develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge

- To liaise with all members of the MDT in a manner that promotes effective teamwork

- To liaise with the MDT regarding discharge and follow up and to facilitate the discharge of babies into the community with support to the family at home

-To support the charge nurse in achieving department objectives, and support the process of continuous quality improvement.

- To support and facilitate junior staff in their development, contributing to the learning environment by participating in  teaching programmes

- To liaise with parents/carers to keep them fully informed of their baby's condition, with regular and accurate information in a sensitive way that they understand, and to deal appropriately with patient relatives coping with difficult situations.

- To deal with enquiries/concerns/complaints from patients and visitors in a courteous, timely and relevant manner and informing a senior member of staff.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.