About this role
Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Neonatal nurse looking to progress their career. As a band 6 sister/charge nurse you will be responsible for supporting the senior sister and developing our Special Care Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care services at the James Paget Hospital. The Trust is progressive and innovative whilst being committed to supporting the needs of the service, listening to feedback and developing a specialist Neonatal workforce. We are looking for an experienced, forward thinking practitioner who has excellent IT skills and good understanding of the BadgerNet system in order to monitor and maintain compliance with the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) and other data collection needs. You will be highly motivated, well organised, and flexible individual who can influence practice and deliver a high quality service, helping us to achieve Bliss and Baby Friendly accreditations.
You will be responsible for demonstrating excellent clinical outcomes, safe and effective delivery of care for the neonate and their family. You will need to be committed to improving their experience during the first hours of care linking in with the Paediatric services, implementing Trust policies and procedures, be able to act promptly on concerns and to communicate effectively and share information appropriately within a multi-agency context where collaborative working is key.
Main duties of the job
Confidently and competently lead nursing care for sick neonates. Exercising leadership within the unit in the absence of the senior sister/charge nurse, to attend meetings, as delegated in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse. Supervising the professional work of the nursing staff and monitoring of the same, to participate in the appraisal of staff. Monitoring and supporting compliance to the neonatal national audit programme Creating the correct environmental atmosphere within which babies are cared for. Improving service delivery to parents and monitoring their satisfaction and needs. Co-ordinating off-duty to provide adequate skill mix and taking appropriate action when short falls occur. Promote and support divisional policy on annual leave, sickness and e-roster. Assist the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in organisational responsibilities, mandatory training and record accordingly. Maintain safe custody of drugs and ensure that legal requirements and hospital rules regarding their administration are observed. Ensure equipment is in a safe working order and document accordingly. Enforce the uniform policy in full. To ensure documentation is completed in a clear and concise manner in accordance with NMC and trust guidelines. Participate in and promote the assessment and achievement of the Bliss Accreditation and UNICEF Baby Friendly Accreditation.
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job description Job responsibilities
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Neonatal Nurse looking to progress their career. As a band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse you will be responsible for supporting the Senior Sister and developing our Special Care Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care services at the James Paget Hospital. The Trust is progressive and innovative whilst being committed to supporting the needs of the service, listening and responding to feedback. We are looking for an experienced, forward-thinking practitioner who has excellent IT skills and good understanding of the BadgerNet system in order to monitor and maintain compliance with the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) and other data collection needs. You will be highly motivated, well organised, and flexible individual who can influence practice and deliver a high-quality service, helping us to achieve Bliss and UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditations.
You will be responsible for demonstrating excellent clinical outcomes, safe and effective delivery of care for the neonate and their family, carrying out all required care without direct supervision. You will need to be committed to improving their experience during their time in hospital, linking in with the Paediatric services, implementing Trust policies and procedures, be able to act promptly on concerns and to communicate effectively and share information appropriately within a multi-agency context where collaborative working is key.
You will also play a large role in developing and supporting the workforce of the Neonatal Team, linking with the Clinical Educators, Risk and Governance Lead and Feeding and Fi Care Lead and participating in staff recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Neonatal QIS with 2 years post qualification experience
Desirable
Leadership/Management qualification
Qualifications Essential
Registered NMC Nurse/Midwife
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Evidence of knowledge of key Neonatal recommendations and issues.
Desirable
Evidence of QI or change work on previous roles.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Neonatal Unit- James Paget University Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Gorleston. Great Yarmouth
NR31 6LA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)