Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Junior Sister - Neo Natal Unit

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Job summary

Are you considering a new challenge within Neonatal care?

Do you have the energy and drive to make a difference to the service we provide to our babies? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

In a hospital Trust rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC our newly expanded and refurbished Level 2 Neonatal Unit within the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Neonatal Network has a total of 25 cots. We provide care for over 450 babies per year in our intensive, high dependency and special care nurseries alongside a busy Transitional Care area and a well-established Neonatal Outreach service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our unit which prides itself on providing excellence in care with a priority of building a partnership with the family. With our values of 'One Team, Safety and Quality, Compassion, Dignity and Respect' you will play a leading role in helping to shape our service by delivering comprehensive and high quality clinical care in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.

You will need to be qualified in specialty and consolidated that learning for a minimum of one year in an acute neonatal setting. As well as progressing and maintaining your nursing skills, there will be opportunities to develop your management skills, working closely with senior staff as well as supporting junior members of the team and students.

For further information please contact Donna-Marie.Jeffries@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

  • Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
  • National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
  • We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
  • Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
  • Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Details

Date posted

30 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£20,673 to £24,893 a year including high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

326-5169316-AT

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • oA complete and accurate application
  • oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • oEvidence of essential experience for role
  • oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • oA complete and accurate application
  • oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • oEvidence of essential experience for role
  • oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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).

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.

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).

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

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Neonatal Matron

Donna-Marie Jeffries

Donna-Marie.Jeffries@nhs.net

01737231765

Details

Date posted

30 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£20,673 to £24,893 a year including high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

326-5169316-AT

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


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