Infant Feeding Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

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Job summary

Neonatal Infant Feeding Deputy Sister

Job Overview: An exciting opportunity awaits within the Nottingham Neonatal Service for a passionate neonatal nurse with a love for infant feeding and a knack for driving positive change. We're seeking an Infant Feeding Deputy Ward Sister to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of neonatal care.

As the Infant Feeding Deputy Ward Sister, you'll be at the forefront of our clinical team, leading initiatives and collaborating closely with our dedicated Infant Feeding team to enhance policies, strategies, and practices across our two neonatal units. Your dedication to excellence and your passion for infant feeding will be instrumental in ensuring the best possible care for our littlest patients and their families.

The Nottingham Neonatal Service currently comprises two Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre Campuses, with the excitement of the Maternity and Neonatal Redesign this will see QMC increase its surgical cot capacity to 38 beds and City will change to a local Neonatal Unit that will have 16 cots.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll spend 80% of your time providing hands-on clinical care to our patients, drawing on your expertise as an experienced nurse to deliver exceptional care. The remaining 20% of your time will be devoted to non-clinical activities, where you'll have the chance to shape the direction of our service.

Expect to lead change management efforts, influence equipment decisions, and provide comprehensive training to our clinical team. Together we'll work towards achieving Baby Friendly Initiative Accreditation, setting the standard for neonatal care excellence.

Join our established Infant Feeding team, collaborating with professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, and medical leads. Together, we'll innovate and elevate the infant feeding aspect of the Nottingham Neonatal Service, ensuring the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Ready to make a difference? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to providing compassionate care to newborns and their families. Apply now and take the next step in your neonatal nursing career!

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the job description included with this vacancy.

Further Information:

The Neonatal Service delivers care across two sites at the City and Queens Medical Centre Campuses. As a lead centre for the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network, we offer both medical and surgical intensive care for extremely preterm and very sick infants. Our aim is for babies to be treated in the right place, at the right time, by knowledgeable skilled staff putting families at the centre of their babies care. Through close relationships with families, the service incorporates parent/carer involvement to improve the care that is provided. We are proud to be both BLISS accredited and Pathway to Excellence achievers since July 2020.

An informal visit is recommended for a tour of the Neonatal unit and the opportunity to meet with other members of the Family care team.

Please note :

Applications may be closed prior to the advertised closing date for this vacancy if we have sufficient applications.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please read the job description included with this vacancy.

Further Information:

The Neonatal Service delivers care across two sites at the City and Queens Medical Centre Campuses. As a lead centre for the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network, we offer both medical and surgical intensive care for extremely preterm and very sick infants. Our aim is for babies to be treated in the right place, at the right time, by knowledgeable skilled staff putting families at the centre of their babies care. Through close relationships with families, the service incorporates parent/carer involvement to improve the care that is provided. We are proud to be both BLISS accredited and Pathway to Excellence achievers since July 2020.

An informal visit is recommended for a tour of the Neonatal unit and the opportunity to meet with other members of the Family care team.

Please note :

Applications may be closed prior to the advertised closing date for this vacancy if we have sufficient applications.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration.
• Relevant post-basic study e.g. specialist pathway
• Teaching & Assessing and/or Mentoring Course.

Experience

Essential

• Current clinical care experience in neonates
• Evidence of supervision of pre registration and post basic students and non registered staff.
• Evidence of mentorship.
• Able to demonstrate management of caseload and decision making skills
• Demonstrate the ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff.

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Demonstrate basic IT skills.
• Can identify own level of competence and limitations with the ability to communicate these to appropriate staff.
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.

Analytical & Judgemental Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
• Ability to identify own learning needs.
• Participation or facilitation of audit and demonstrate actions from results
• Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the implementation of change

Physical Skills

Essential

• Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties for long periods of time.
• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
• Competent and capable of using medical equipment
• Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres.
• Can use IT and has keyboard skills

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts

Essential

• Flexible and adaptable
• Enhanced CRB clearance.
• Caring.
• Enthusiastic and well motivated.

Person Specification
Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration.
• Relevant post-basic study e.g. specialist pathway
• Teaching & Assessing and/or Mentoring Course.

Experience

Essential

• Current clinical care experience in neonates
• Evidence of supervision of pre registration and post basic students and non registered staff.
• Evidence of mentorship.
• Able to demonstrate management of caseload and decision making skills
• Demonstrate the ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff.

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Demonstrate basic IT skills.
• Can identify own level of competence and limitations with the ability to communicate these to appropriate staff.
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.

Analytical & Judgemental Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
• Ability to identify own learning needs.
• Participation or facilitation of audit and demonstrate actions from results
• Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the implementation of change

Physical Skills

Essential

• Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties for long periods of time.
• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
• Competent and capable of using medical equipment
• Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres.
• Can use IT and has keyboard skills

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts

Essential

• Flexible and adaptable
• Enhanced CRB clearance.
• Caring.
• Enthusiastic and well motivated.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address

QMC

Derby Road

Nottibgham

NG7 1UH

United Kingdom

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