Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 343- 6262621-SS-Y
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier hospital
- Town
- Carshalton/Epsom
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 pa. pro rata incl outer london HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal staff nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Whether you are looking for a friendly supportive environment to begin your neonatal career in or are experienced and wishing to develop, this is the job for you!
We are a level 2 Local Neonatal Unit funded for 18 cots, 2 ITU, 4 HDU & 12 SCBU. Caring for premature babies from 27 weeks gestation and term babies requiring enhanced levels of care. We also have a level 1 SCBU on the Epsom site for babies from 34 weeks onward. We encourage both adult and newly qualified nurses to apply as role specific training will be provide in the form of a comprehensive orientation program and access to the neonatal qualified in speciality course.
If you would like to discuss the role or arrange a short visit please contact Manju Kurup Senior sister & Recruitment lead.
Main duties of the job
- Direct care for babies from 27 weeks onwards requiring thing such as short term ventilation, CPAP, phototherapy, invasive lines and feeding support.
-Work with families to empower them to become the primary carers and partners in care for their babies.
-Competent in administering drugs and utilising equipment.
-Please see Job Description for full duties and responsibilities
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Degree in nursing
Desirable criteria
- Qualified in speciality (SCBU, HDU, ITU) or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to organise/prioritise own workload. • Ability to be responsive/reactive and flexible. • Able to promote team spirit • Good verbal and written communication skills. • Good interpersonal skills • Organisational Skills • Good working knowledge professional nursing issues relating to children e.g. safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working with neonates
Other
Essential criteria
- • Polite and Pleasant Manner • Enthusiastic/Motivated • Team spirited • Ability to cope with stress • Flexible and Adaptable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Manju Radhakrishna Kurup
- Job title
- Neonatal Senior sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 296 2885
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