Job overview

Are you a passionate and dedicated neonatal nurse?

 Are you looking for a challenging career move where you can make a difference?

Then you might want to consider joining our exceptional team!

We are looking for forward thinking professionally registered nurses with a Qualification in Neonatal Intensive care specialism (405) to join our dedicated team. We are seeking nurses who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and flexibility that will enable them to work across all areas of the Neonatal unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder:

• Should have excellent clinical knowledge and skills and a commitment to delivering high quality, family-centred care
• Will be reliable and flexible
• Will have excellent communication skills
• Should be confident in their approach, show initiative, have excellent leadership skills and be organised
• Has the ability to motivate themselves and others and be personally and professionally mature
• Will contribute and commit to promoting a positive team based attitude
• Will be committed to on-going learning and development and be willing and open to embracing positive change and transformation

The post requires experience, knowledge and skills of working in a neonatal unit at senior level. The successful candidate will lead/coordinate shifts, be able to work well independently and within the team and support junior staff as well as pre-registration student nurses

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.