Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our established team of nursery nurses on the postnatal ward. As a member of the multidisciplinary team and with the support of postnatal ward staff, you would provide individualised family centred care to babies requiring additional care, in preparation for discharge home from the postnatal ward. This would include assisting families to develop appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before discharge home, via group and individual education sessions.
Main duties of the job
Nursery Nurse for Maternity Services
Job Type: 1 x permanent
Working pattern: 30.00 hours per week
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Pay Band: Band 4
The Role
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our established team of nursery nurses on the postnatal ward. As a member of the multidisciplinary team and with the support of postnatal ward staff, you would provide individualised family centred care to babies requiring additional care, in preparation for discharge home from the postnatal ward. This would include assisting families to develop appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before discharge home, via group and individual education sessions.
Good communication and team working skills are essential aspects of the role. Candidates would be expected to show high levels of initiative and self direction.
The maternity unit is currently working towards Baby Friendly Initiative re-accreditation and as such, you will be expected to incorporate the Baby Friendly standards in all aspects of your role.
Support and appropriate training will be provided.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our established team of nursery nurses on the postnatal ward. As a member of the multidisciplinary team and with the support of postnatal ward staff, you would provide individualised family centred care to babies requiring additional care, in preparation for discharge home from the postnatal ward. This would include assisting families to develop appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before discharge home, via group and individual education sessions.
Good communication and team working skills are essential aspects of the role. Candidates would be expected to show high levels of initiative and self direction.
The maternity unit is currently working towards Baby Friendly Initiative re-accreditation and as such, you will be expected to incorporate the Baby Friendly standards in all aspects of your role.
Support and appropriate training will be provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our established team of nursery nurses on the postnatal ward. As a member of the multidisciplinary team and with the support of postnatal ward staff, you would provide individualised family centred care to babies requiring additional care, in preparation for discharge home from the postnatal ward. This would include assisting families to develop appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before discharge home, via group and individual education sessions.
Good communication and team working skills are essential aspects of the role. Candidates would be expected to show high levels of initiative and self direction.
The maternity unit is currently working towards Baby Friendly Initiative re-accreditation and as such, you will be expected to incorporate the Baby Friendly standards in all aspects of your role.
Support and appropriate training will be provided.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma/BTEC
- GCSE Maths and English
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Basic IT Skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work as part of a team
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Basic numeracy
- Record keeping
- Knowledge of BFI standards
- Understanding of the concept of patient confidentiality
- Awareness of Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in an acute clinical setting
- Previous experience of supporting mothers with infant feeding
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of effective time management
- Empathic approach to patient care
- Able to use own initiative with awareness of self-limitations and of the role
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma/BTEC
- GCSE Maths and English
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Basic IT Skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work as part of a team
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Basic numeracy
- Record keeping
- Knowledge of BFI standards
- Understanding of the concept of patient confidentiality
- Awareness of Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in an acute clinical setting
- Previous experience of supporting mothers with infant feeding
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of effective time management
- Empathic approach to patient care
- Able to use own initiative with awareness of self-limitations and of the role
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.
