Neonatal Unit Sister

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

We are recruiting for an experienced neonatal intensive care sister/charge nurse to join our friendly and supportive team at the Royal London Hospital.

This post has great opportunity for learning, development and career growth. Learn to develop your skills and increase your knowledge by becoming an experienced tertiary level neonatal nurse, caring for a range of sick neonates from both the extreme prematurity to term gestation, providing surgical and medical interventions to maintain these precious tiny lives.

This career path will allow you to develop your portfolio, experience working within a large friendly diverse team, always willing to share and teach, caring for some of the sickest babies but experiencing the joy of seeing them discharged to home with family.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support to members of the neonatl team and carries responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programme of care and setting standards. This will include the delivery of education and training programmes which incorporate mandatory training, clinical and enhanced skill within Neonatology.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse, Children's Nurse or Midwife
• Mentorship and assessment in the clinical area or equivalent
• Neonatal course (all modules)

Desirable criteria

• Neonatal Life Support

Experience

Essential criteria

• Neonatal experience at staff nurse level in intensive care or local neonatal unit.
• Proven professional competence.
• Awareness of research and audit
• Evidence of continuing education in relevant field of practice.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NMC working codes for medications, documentation, conduct and professionalism

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good level of skill in computer usage - able to use NHS data bases, input data and retrieve information.
• Awareness of current issues and reforms in the NHS and neonatal services.
• Awareness of the Toolkit for high quality neonatal services.
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding issues.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of good budgetary control and efficient use of resources.
• Desire for service improvement and efficiencies.

Other

Essential criteria

• Internal rotation and shift working
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to present and contribute at multidisciplinary meeting.

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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