Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Transitional Care Nurse

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Job summary

At Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Transitional Care nurse to join our Multi-Professional Team, within the Lewisham Hospital maternity ward, in its deliverance of high quality care to our women/birthing people and their families.

If you have the experience below, we would like your help in supporting women/birthing people and their families. You will be involved in assessing, planning and delivering care to transitional care babies on the postnatal ward, to meet their daily needs and those of their families. You will assist parents/carers to enable them to develop the necessary skills they will need prior to taking their baby home.

You MUST:

  • Have previous maternity/ paediatric experience to be considered for this role.
  • Be able to perform neonatal observations and recognise deviations from normal.
  • Be competent in providing infant feeding support
  • Have good communication skill

Please note if you apply and do not have the above, you will not be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

This role comprises working within a Multi - Professional Team delivering high quality, evidenced based care to women and their families. This will include providing care and support to postnatal women/birthing people and their babies, phlebotomy, infant feeding support and advice, and maintenance of essential equipment. This is a small team soyou must be prepared to work the full range of shifts including LD, nights and weekends and bank.

We are looking for staff to work on our University Hospital Lewisham site to support mothers and babies in staying together. You will be excited to develop your current skills and be involved in supporting and teaching both parents/carers and support workers.

You will be able to recognise a change in a baby's condition taking appropriate action and informing the medical/midwifery staff as necessary so that the babies receive the appropriate help.

You will be required to give advice on the mothers /birthing persons preferred method of infant feeding.

About us

All of our staff work within our Trust Values; treating all women and their families with respect and compassion; providing high quality, safe effective care. As a team we are respectful of our colleague's views and work collaboratively to encourage innovation in all we do.

The Trust provides an extensive range of in-house training and support in ongoing professional development. Your personal development will be identified at your annual appraisal reviews and supported by your team leads and senior midwifery managers.

Please read the job and personal specifications carefully. You need to provide evidence in your application of all the essential criteria

We test all external candidates on numeracy & literacy prior to interview.

Details

Date posted

19 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

197-RF3863

Job locations

University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is a member of the care team appointed to have a special responsibility to support the midwives and mothers / birthing people as required in assessing, planning and delivering care to transitional care babies on the postnatal ward, to meet their daily needs and those of their families. In particular, to enable parents/carers to develop the necessary skills they will need prior to taking their baby home.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is a member of the care team appointed to have a special responsibility to support the midwives and mothers / birthing people as required in assessing, planning and delivering care to transitional care babies on the postnatal ward, to meet their daily needs and those of their families. In particular, to enable parents/carers to develop the necessary skills they will need prior to taking their baby home.

Person Specification

Educational Qualifications

Essential

  • oCACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing / NNEB or equivalent
  • oEvidence of career development
  • oFoundation degree - Maternity Support Worker

Desirable

  • Willingness or capability in neonatal phlebotomy
  • Keen interest in the development of the Transitional care pathway

Experience

Essential

  • oProven ability to work effectively within a team.
  • oPrevious experience of caring for babies

Desirable

  • oPrevious experience of working within a Neonatal unit
  • oTeaching parenting skills
  • oExperience in data entry and audit
Person Specification

Educational Qualifications

Essential

  • oCACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing / NNEB or equivalent
  • oEvidence of career development
  • oFoundation degree - Maternity Support Worker

Desirable

  • Willingness or capability in neonatal phlebotomy
  • Keen interest in the development of the Transitional care pathway

Experience

Essential

  • oProven ability to work effectively within a team.
  • oPrevious experience of caring for babies

Desirable

  • oPrevious experience of working within a Neonatal unit
  • oTeaching parenting skills
  • oExperience in data entry and audit

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Inpatient Matron

Isata Tarawallie

isata.tarawallie@nhs.net

02083333000

Details

Date posted

19 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

197-RF3863

Job locations

University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH


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