Nurse Team Leader - Neonatal

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We offer excellent leadership and professional development opportunities, our team will support you to gain the skills and confidence required to achieve your professional goals.

Our local neonatal unit consists of 28 cots, 10 of which are designated to ITU/HDU 18 special care. Within our service we manage a 6 bedded Transitional Care area, located on the Post-natal ward, where mothers can remain with their babies up until they are discharged.

We also provide a well-established and highly regarded Neonatal Outreach Service which facilitates the early discharge of babies safely into the community.

Our progressive level 2 unit is currently working towards UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation Stage 2 and the Bliss Baby Charter Gold Standard.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will participate as a member of the neonatal multi-disciplinary team providing evidence based family centred care.

You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision - undertaking care in the most appropriate environment using a high level of technical expertise.

You will show skills in communicating effectively with parents, families and members of the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will be accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

In this role you will be designated to take charge regularly of the neonatal unit in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. Providing professional and leadership support.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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