Senior Staff Nurse - Neonatology

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint skilled and motivated neonatal nurses to join the Neonatal Unit in Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital. Applicants should demonstrate enthusiasm for neonatal nursing and a commitment to promoting Family Integrated Care.

Previous leadership experience is desirable but not essential. Full support, training, and development opportunities will be provided, including for senior Band 5 nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills.

At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, patients and their families are at the centre of everything we do. Join us in giving every baby the Best Start in Life.

Together, we care for nearly 1,000 babies each year, providing life-saving care to some of the most vulnerable newborns. At QCCH, we care for extremely preterm babies born at less than 27 weeks' gestation, while SMH provides care for babies born from 27 weeks' gestation onwards. We also provide specialist care for babies with complex medical needs, including hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and retinopathy of prematurity.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver safe, efficient, compassionate and excellent individualised nursing care for babies and their family.
• To promote Integrated family delivered care within Neonatal services
• To reduce risk and maintain patient and staff safety; take lead in investigating clinical incidents and identify ways to improve practice
• To effectively communicate with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team and agencies outside the organisation.
• To supervise, support and assess learning/development of junior staff, pre-registration nursing and midwifery students, nursing associates and nursery nurses.
• To participate in research on the clinical floor.
• We expect all our staff to share the Trust values that are Kind, Expert, Aspirational, Collaborative and behave in a way that reflects these.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RN/ RSCN/ RN Child / RM
• Neonatal Qualification in Speciality or Equivalent (eg ENB 405)
• NMC Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Qualification
• Neonatal Life Support (NLS)

Desirable criteria

• Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI)
• Nursing Degree

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience of caring for sick neonates in ITU/HDU/SCBU
• Leading a small team
• Supporting students and junior members of staff

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources and clinical risk
• Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
• Computer skills to enable data collection and use of emails
• Ability to identify stress in self and others and take effective action to manage the situation

Desirable criteria

• Competency in neonatal cannulation
• Organisation, administrative and management skills
• More advanced computer skills, use of Microsoft Office and similar tools
• Resource management

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on