Nursery Nurse

Job overview

Nursery Nurse

Department: Neonatal Unit

Band 4: Per annum pro rata

Hours: 37.5 per week rotating days/nights/weekends, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

With our provision expanding to include a dedicated place for Transitional Care, an opportunity has arisen to recruit additional Nursery Nurses to our team. We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic, and committed individuals to join our team. You will work alongside nursing and midwifery colleagues across Special Care and Transitional Care.

Our level 2 Neonatal Unit at Milton Keynes currently cares for approximately 400 infants per year with a variety of neonatal medical problems in Intensive, High Dependency, Special Care and Outreach.

We have exciting plans to develop a brand-new Women and Children's Centre at MKUH.

As part of enhancing Family Integrated Care (FiC) in the Neonatal Unit, we are excited to have the opportunity to welcome new members to our team. We would welcome applications from qualified Nursery Nurses with experience in a hospital setting as well as those who would be new to this environment.

FiC is central to the unit ethos and the successful applicant will play a crucial role in facilitating this. Each shift you will be allocated special care patients to be responsible for planning and delivering the care for alongside qualified nurses and midwives.

Interview date: Week Commencing 14th October 2024

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates who can organise their own time and workload whilst also working collaboratively as a team player. You would need to be willing to develop new skills and knowledge and work to a high standard. A flexible and calm approach is necessary as the environment can be demanding and constantly changing.

Excellent communication is essential to every aspect of this role so we would expect the candidate to have effective listening skills and to be self-aware, demonstrating compassion and sensitivity to others.

You will provide a high standard of individualised nursing and family-integrated care for special care babies in line with Evidenced based best practice recommendations and Trust Policies and guidelines. You will promote and support breastfeeding in line with UNICEF Baby Friendly initiative and assist mothers with bottle feeding.

Once trained and assessed as competent use specific equipment to support the care of a baby in the nursery (Cardiac monitors, incubators/ warmer cots, phototherapy units and breast pumps).

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Janine Kelly

Job title: Senior Sister

Email address:

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Professional

• Provide a high standard of individualised care to mothers and babies in line with evidence based best practice and Trust guidelines and policies.
• Using evidence-based practice, assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of family-centred care for a defined group of patients.
• Under direction of the midwife undertake observations on mothers and babies.
• Use equipment to support the care of transitional care babies (for example: Blood glucose monitoring, warmer cots, NG tubes and tube feeding, saturations monitors, phototherapy units).

Communication and relationships

• Informs, involves and educates the families regarding their babies' care and developmental needs.
• Assists families in developing appropriate skills to become confident in caring for their babies following discharge home.
• Communicates effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and with outside agencies involved in provision or planning of care.
• Communicates professionally and effectively with parents and visitors.

Education, training and professional development

Keeps up to date with local and National issues, Trust Policies and Guidelines

To participate in departmental and Trust training programmes.

Conversant with Infection Control Policy and can act in accordance with it

Can supervise junior colleagues both qualified and unqualified

Fully aware of responsibilities in relation to accepting delegated duties and duties which have been delegated to others

Aware of Safeguarding/Child Protection procedures and guidelines, acting at all times on the premise that the child's needs are paramount

Identifies and pursues own educational and professional development.

Participates in an annual Individual Performance Review (Appraisal).

Responsibility for financial and physical resources

Ensure that equipment is maintained in accordance with Trust policies

Maintain own knowledge on how to use and maintain the equipment used and participate in training.

Contribute to effective use of financial resources and help achieve cost improvement programmes.

Equality and Diversity

To recognise the importance of individual's rights and interpret them in a way that is consistent with Trust procedures, policies and legislation.

To challenge behaviour that infringes the rights of others.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

Person specification Qualifications and knowledge Essential criteria

• NVQ 3 or above in Nursery Nursing/NNEB or equivalent.
• GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above

Experience Essential criteria

• Previous experience of care of newborn babies/children.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working in a hospital or community health care setting.

Skills Essential criteria

• Basic Computer skills.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of situations.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of the provision of individualised care.
• Ability to teach parents and families

Personal and people development Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Demonstrates a willingness to develop own and others professional skills.

Communication Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Specific requirements Essential criteria

• Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations.