Nursery Nurse

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

Band 4 Nursery Nurse

Due to vacancy within our establishment, we are looking for a Band 4 Nursery Nurse on our Unit. If you are an enthusiastic nursery nurse who would like to work with Neonates then look no further. Come and join our team of experienced and friendly Neonatal Nurses who provide specialist care to Neonates from 27 weeks gestation.

We are a level 2 hospital within the North Central North East London Perinatal Network. We provide specialist care to neonates over 27 weeks gestation.

The unit have a family-focused philosophy in which staff and parents work together in partnership to provide the highest standards of care and we actively support developmental care. There are opportunities to develop clinical skills in a highly supportive environment, with a Practice Educator and Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

For further information please call Ade Oremule (Lead Nurse) on 020 7288 3418 / 5530 or email adesegun.oremule@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

Manages the day-to-day care of a cohort of special care babies.

Using evidence-based practice, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates programs of family-centred care for a defined group of patients.

Encourages and facilitates family involvement in decisions and the provision of care.

Have a sound knowledge of Breast-feeding and be able to support mothers who wish to breastfeed.

Promote "Safe Sleep" and have a sound knowledge of temperature control, developmental care.

Plans and implements care with regard to child development.

Maintains accurate and appropriate nursing documentation.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date posted

09 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,944 to £34,937 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-2171-A

Job locations

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manages the day-to-day care of a cohort of special care babies.

Using evidence-based practice, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates programs of family-centred care for a defined group of patients.

Encourages and facilitates family involvement in decisions and the provision of care.

Have a sound knowledge of Breast-feeding and be able to support mothers who wish to breastfeed.

Promote Safe Sleep and have a sound knowledge of temperature control, developmental care.

Plans and implements care with regard to child development.

Maintains accurate and appropriate nursing documentation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manages the day-to-day care of a cohort of special care babies.

Using evidence-based practice, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates programs of family-centred care for a defined group of patients.

Encourages and facilitates family involvement in decisions and the provision of care.

Have a sound knowledge of Breast-feeding and be able to support mothers who wish to breastfeed.

Promote Safe Sleep and have a sound knowledge of temperature control, developmental care.

Plans and implements care with regard to child development.

Maintains accurate and appropriate nursing documentation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Has Worked with newborn or young babies

Desirable

Experience in a hospital or similar setting

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role.
Ability to work independently following delegation of work by senior members of the team.

Desirable

Up-to-date knowledge of theory and practices relating to child development

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB Certificate or equivalent
Can demonstrate an ability to keep up-to-date, related to knowledge, research, practice

Desirable

Demonstrates appropriate career objectives and plan

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Has Worked with newborn or young babies

Desirable

Experience in a hospital or similar setting

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role.
Ability to work independently following delegation of work by senior members of the team.

Desirable

Up-to-date knowledge of theory and practices relating to child development

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB Certificate or equivalent
Can demonstrate an ability to keep up-to-date, related to knowledge, research, practice

Desirable

Demonstrates appropriate career objectives and plan

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.