Nursery Nurse

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

It is an exciting time to be joining Ashford and StPeters NHS Trust. We are are looking for an inspirational and energetic nursery nurse to work as part of our multidisciplinary team to provide care for newborn infants and assist parents. You would be working alongside midwives, nurses, maternity support workers and doctors.

As a nursery nurse you would be expected to provide a high standard of care to neonates and their families. This will include assisting mothers with feeding and nurturing advice and support, providing direct clinical care to the newborn and helping to support parents to develop their skills and confidence.

The role covers a 24 hour service and the post holder will be expected to participate in night duties and weekend working.

ASPH are proud to have a level 3 Neonatal Unit and our experience varies from supporting uncomplicated pregnancies to developing care plans for our high risk maternal and fetal medicine service. Our multidisciplinary NICU and maternity team provides the best outcomes for babies that require their specialist care.

We pride ourselves on our working culture and the senior leadership team strive to improve the wellbeing and satisfaction of our colleagues. ASPH have a wellbeing hub and staff have the opportunity to access the onsite gym and other resources. So why not come and work in a team that is friendly and participate in shaping our future workforce?Take a look at our recruitment pageMaternity Recruitment (asph-careers.org)

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have an awareness of the cultural, physical and emotional needs when assisting parents/carers in caring for their newborn baby.This will include having knowledge of safeguarding and liaising with the safeguarding teams when required.

Supporting the 'Baby Friendly Initiative' and providing nurturing and feeding support and advice. This includes creating individualised feeding plans within the infant feeding pathways ensuring the parents preferences regarding their choice of feeding is respected.

Clinical skills will include: undertaking observations for babies as per local protocol; taking blood samples by heel prick for routine blood spot screening and for monitoring blood sugar levels; weighing babies as per local protocol; participating in the care of babies requiring phototherapy including heel prick samples to test serum bilirubin. These skills will be done in partnership with the midwifery and neonatal teams.

Ensure all record keeping is recorded accurately and promptly within the clinical care record as well as recording results on gestational plotting charts.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

18 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

323-ACS9864-RT

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act in accordance with agreed policies and trust guidelines to provide a high standard of care to meet the needs of the newborn and their families.

To provide direct clinical care to the newborn alongside the wider members of the multidisciplinary team.

Be able to recognise and jaundice and participate in the care of babies requiring treatment of phototherapy.

Play a key role within the Well baby clinic supporting babies who require readmission.

Have a sound knowledge of the Baby Friendly Initiative and be able to support families feed and nurture their babies responsively.

Attend the morning board round with the Neonatal SHO and Joan Booker midwife in charge to identify those babies that require neonatal reviews and to determine care plans for vulnerable babies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act in accordance with agreed policies and trust guidelines to provide a high standard of care to meet the needs of the newborn and their families.

To provide direct clinical care to the newborn alongside the wider members of the multidisciplinary team.

Be able to recognise and jaundice and participate in the care of babies requiring treatment of phototherapy.

Play a key role within the Well baby clinic supporting babies who require readmission.

Have a sound knowledge of the Baby Friendly Initiative and be able to support families feed and nurture their babies responsively.

Attend the morning board round with the Neonatal SHO and Joan Booker midwife in charge to identify those babies that require neonatal reviews and to determine care plans for vulnerable babies.

Person Specification

NNEB. NVQ level 3 Early Years Care and Education or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care

Essential

Achieved

Experience working with babies and families

Essential

Years experience

Person Specification

NNEB. NVQ level 3 Early Years Care and Education or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care

Essential

Achieved

Experience working with babies and families

Essential

Years experience

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.