Nursery Nurse in London inLondon PUBLISHED MON 3 FEB 2025 Jump to job information section

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Nurse to join the maternity service at The Portland Hospital, currently rated Good by the CQC, and the UK's only fully private maternity hospital in the UK.

The role will involve you working as part of a team to provide the highest standard of care to patients and their families.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

You will be responsible for the provision of high quality newborn care within the maternity setting, working alongside the midwifery team to provide newborn care to all babies in the postnatal ward and provide support and guidance to new parents on the care of their newborn.

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• Demonstrate good clinical practice under the supervision of a midwife, at all times in the provision newborn care.
• Demonstrate competency by using theoretical knowledge to underpin newborn care delivered.
• Assist in the assessment of the care needs of babies requiring transitional care.
• Assist qualified midwives in dealing with emergency situations as directed by them.
• Participate in extended skills such as passing nasogastric tubes, serum bilirubin screening, blood spot screening, blood glucose analysis, serum bilirubin analysis and newborn hearing screening.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date newborn records.
• Report relevant observations of babys condition to the midwife in-charge.
• Prepare baby feeds as required.
• Ensure newborn Hugs and Kisses tagging is used in all new-borns
• To accompany babies to other areas within the hospital when required.
• Respect cultural diversity of colleagues and the patient group and respond appropriately and respectfully to individual needs and beliefs at all times.