Neonatal Transitional Care Nurse

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• NMC Registration (Adult or Children's Nurse)
• Experience in neonatal care (further training will be provided)
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Competent in giving IV medications
• Competent, or willing to gain competence, to take peripheral blood samples
• Experience of supervising non-registered staff
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, family-centred care
• Excel in prioritising and delegating workload
• Able to manage a caseload of patients
• Enthusiastic
• Motivated

Join Us on This Journey!

This is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. Help us provide the best possible care for our tiniest patients and their families as we develop this exciting service.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current Level 1 NMC registration
• Competent in medicines management
• Up to date with annual mandatory NLS training

Desirable criteria

• NLS provider
• Qualified in Speciality or related subject

Experience

Essential criteria

• Supervision of non registered staff and students
• Previous experience with a neonatal patient group
• Experience in feeding babies including breast and nasogastric tube feeding
• Blood taking competency

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate basic IT skills
• Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
• Ability to identify own learning needs
• Demonstrate an understanding of the staff nurse's role

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
• Competent and capable of using medical equipment
• Able to undertake patient and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts)

Essential criteria

• Flexible and adaptable
• Enhanced CRB clearance
• Caring
• Enthusiastic and well-motivated
• Confidence

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 the 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.

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