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Job summary

Main area
Neonatal
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
394-SN-191224
Employer
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Hillingdon Hospital
Town
Uxbridge
Salary
£34,521 - £41,956 per annum/pro rata/incl HCAA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).

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Job overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse

Neonatal and Transitional Care Unit

We are seeking highly motivated Registered children nurses or nurses with Neonatal or Paediatric experience to complement our neonatal team.Ìý This post offers the opportunity to work in a level 2 Neonatal Unit and Transitional care ward based in the postnatal ward. ÌýÌý

As part of the team, you will assess, plan, evaluate and implement care for a group of babies in the high dependency, special or transitional care.Ìý You will also be responsible for maintaining standards on the unit alongside with your other nursing colleagues in the team and supporting neonatal support workers and student nurses.

If you have a qualified nurse and looking to consolidate your training, then look no further, as we will provide you the development and supportive environment that will help you perfect your clinical skills.Ìý Or are you a registered children’s nurse, looking for a change of scene and fresh challenge?Ìý We are happy to offer you the opportunity to work in our friendly, supportive and effective environment.

If you are an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with some neonatal or paediatric experience looking to developing your career in a dedicated patient focused department we can offer you:

  • Professional development tailored to your individual needs
  • Internal shift rotation
  • Rotational post between neonatal unit and transitional care
  • Opportunities to undertake short courses
  • Internal and External study days

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Main duties of the job

  • The post holder is required to take responsibility as the care provider for a determined group of patient without direct supervision.
  • The post holder is required to supervise and teach junior staff and pre and post registration student whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
  • The post holder is required to develop and maintain a high quality of nursing care base on the Trust’s mission statement, core objectives and Nursing, Midwifery & Healthcare Assistant Strategy.
  • The post holder is required to work within the codes of practice, professional guidelines and policies.

Working for our organisation

Our Neonatal Unit has the capacity of 3 intensive care, 5 high dependency and 12 special care cots.Ìý We have expertise to provide high quality care to babies with Intensive care, high dependency and special care.Ìý We are passionate about family integrate and developmental care.

Staff from the Neonatal Unit also rotates to work in the 6 bedded Transitional Care based on the postnatal ward.Ìý This experience will further enhance your experience in nursing low risk special care babies who requires minimal medical intervention.Ìý Nurses working in the TCU will gain experience in managing a 6 bedded ward with the support of a neonatal support worker.

Covid-19 Vaccination is a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies, the successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated at recruitment stage.Ìý

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description

Main tasks and responsibilities
1. Clinical Practice

 To work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to develop individual programmes that provides measurable outcomes of patient care.

 To provide high quality holistic care to a defined group of patients/ clients on the ward prioritising workload according to the changing clinical need through throughout the shift. The group of babies will include special and high dependency care babies who require care in:
 oxygen therapy
 intravenous therapy including TPN and / or blood transfusion
 gastric / jejunal or gastrostomy feeding
 maintaining infant’s temperature ie nursing babies in incubator /hot cot
 phototherapy
 Ph studies
 specific observation for eg. babies with drug withdrawal/babies of diabetic mother.
 Optiflow (high flow oxygen) and NCPAP babies after receiving training and achieving competency.

 To promote family integrated care and ensure health promotion as an integral part of nursing care

 To provide sensitive support to all parents especially the parents of dying babies and babies with anomalies

Person specification

Criteria

Essential criteria
  • First level nursing qualification with current NMC registration
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Evidence of successful clinical placement during training or ward experience
  • Some experience in neonatal nursing and interest in neonatal specialty

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

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
Nilakshi Joshi
Job title
NNU Nurse Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01895 279447