Nursery Nurse

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Our Perinatal Mental Health Service Team -- Mother and Baby Unit currently has an exciting opportunity to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Nursery Nurse to join the team.

Our Mother and Baby Unit provide 24/7 specialist care and treatment for mothers with their babies when they are suffering with mental illness.

On the Mother and Baby Unit you will be joining an extremely supportive, nurturing, and motivated team. We are consistently striving to improve our service and provide the best possible care for the mothers and babies we support and their wider families. We value every member of our team, our childcare practitioners are a vital part of our MDT and ensure the voice of the baby remains central to all decision making, your input and contribution will be listened to and valued.

We support the growth and development of our staff and offer a wealth of training to support our staff to become experts within this specialist field and reach their full potential.

We also offer a competitive staff benefits package to make sure our staff are well looked after, and make sure they receive what they deserve to make them feel valued.

If this sounds interested to you, then we would love to hear from you!

For further information on this role, please contact Samantha Neale -- Ward Manager on 01962 897711.

Main duties of the job

The Mother and Baby Unit provide inpatient care and treatment for mothers with their babies when they are suffering with mental illness. The Nursery Nurse role involves providing high quality of care and perinatal support to antenatal and post-natal mothers in the ward.

This role involves shifts work, weekends and nights.

Your main responsibilities are:

*Working as a team player.

*Provide perinatal support to antenatal and post-natal mothers in the ward.

*Provide high quality of care and emotional support at all times.

*Participate in assessment of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for mothers and their babies.

*To maintain our service users' confidentiality and adhere the Trust's Policies and Procedures.

*Help supporting families to understand baby's perspective.

*To provide practical Baby Care.

*Support families with common baby issues, and signposting as needed.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

17 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-AC-5325

Job locations

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*CACHE Level 3
*Diploma in childcare & Education (NNEB)
*Diploma in childcare Studies (BTEC)
*NVQ Level 3 in childcare & Education

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*CACHE Level 3
*Diploma in childcare & Education (NNEB)
*Diploma in childcare Studies (BTEC)
*NVQ Level 3 in childcare & Education

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.