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Candidates will be expected to take on leadership and management duties within the unit, facilitating daily operations and contributing to the continuous development of staff through in-house and external training opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity for professionals seeking to grow their neonatal career in a setting with a rising birth rate, while working across two level 2 units within the Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated neonatal nurse with the relevant qualifications, to join our dedicated team to cover one year Maternity leave, We currently provide intensive care for sick babies born from 27 weeks gestation (or 28/40 twins) requiring Intensive, High Dependency and Special Care. The unit comprises of 16 Cots.
As a skilled nurse you will play a key role within the nursing team, providing quality family centred care. You will act as a good role model and provide leadership within the clinical area, displaying effective communication and interpersonal skills, as well as facilitating and teaching junior staff and nursing and midwifery students.
As part of the role you will be supported in developing your management responsibilities, taking charge of daily activities on the unit and utilizing skills required for working in a diverse environment.
We are committed to staff development and offer in-house and external courses/ training.
We have strong links with Greenwich and London University's where you will be able to undertake further training and development as required, enabling you to progress your neonatal career.
This is an exciting time to join the team with an ever growing annual birth rate. And work across our two level 2 Units within the Trust.
About us
- To act as a role model and provide leadership in the clinical area. To demonstrate advanced clinical skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care whilst supervising the work of others.
- The post holder will play a key role in the nursing team to provide a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies.
- To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with family/carers the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
- To actively participate in and contribute to the management of the clinical area.
- To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers. To support, teach and facilitate junior medical staff as well as staff in other departments such as Delivery Suite and Post-natal wards.
- Provide assessment, planning, organisation and co-ordination of care needs to a total patient group.
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