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Senior Staff Nurse -NNU

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 22 September 2024

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Job summary

To provide excellent individualised and unsupervised nursing care. To utilise and further develop advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care.

Main duties of the job

St George's Neonatal Unit is a perinatal medical and surgical referral centre, covering the South West London sector and beyond. The unit has a capacity of 40 cots, 12 of which are intensive care, 12 high dependency and 16 special care. The service has a large workforce of 200 staff with nursing roles ranging from Neonatal Assistants to Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.Following recent internal promotions, exciting opportunities are now available for prospective Band 6 nurses to join our thriving team. You will need a minimum of 6 months experience post completion of an accredited neonatal course. In return we can offer you a wide breadth of experience as you progress your neonatal career.

There will also be an opportunity for you to visit the ward and meet with the department!

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Date posted

14 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-6164742-MA-AA-D

Job locations

St George's Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • RN adult/child
  • Formal Neonatal Training
  • Safeguarding

Desirable

  • Practice Facilitator/Mentorship Course
  • Bereavement Counselling course
  • NALS Training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working on an NICU/LNU post neonatal qualification

Desirable

  • Management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Assertiveness skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload and supervise that of others
  • Leadership skills
  • Analytical
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to identify stress in self and others and take effective action to manage the situation
  • Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills
  • Able to work within a multi-racial and multi-cultural environment
  • Adaptable and responsive to changing needs

Desirable

  • Resource management skills
  • Computer skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of local and national issues affecting the service
  • Awareness of general issues effecting the NHS
  • Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
  • Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk

Other

Essential

  • Able to accept, give and respond to constructive criticism
  • Able to acknowledge and respect others contribution
  • Understands the importance of developing self and others
  • Respectful and sensitive to the needs of others
Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • RN adult/child
  • Formal Neonatal Training
  • Safeguarding

Desirable

  • Practice Facilitator/Mentorship Course
  • Bereavement Counselling course
  • NALS Training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working on an NICU/LNU post neonatal qualification

Desirable

  • Management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Assertiveness skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload and supervise that of others
  • Leadership skills
  • Analytical
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to identify stress in self and others and take effective action to manage the situation
  • Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills
  • Able to work within a multi-racial and multi-cultural environment
  • Adaptable and responsive to changing needs

Desirable

  • Resource management skills
  • Computer skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of local and national issues affecting the service
  • Awareness of general issues effecting the NHS
  • Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
  • Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk

Other

Essential

  • Able to accept, give and respond to constructive criticism
  • Able to acknowledge and respect others contribution
  • Understands the importance of developing self and others
  • Respectful and sensitive to the needs of others

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).

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.

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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron NNU

Swapna Thomas

swapna.thomas@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087253631

Date posted

14 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-6164742-MA-AA-D

Job locations

St George's Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


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