Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- 0 hours per week (Flexible working)
- Job ref
- 331-B50705241-I
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Neonatal Qualified in Specialty 'QIS' Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Neonatal Services at UHMBT are provided from both Furness General Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary sites and are part of the North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network.
We moved into our brand new unit in 2018- please access the video link below for a virtual tour!
South Lakes Neonatal Tour (healthtechtours.uk)
https://healthtechtours.uk/wp-content/uploads/Furness%20General%20Hospital%20Tour/
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Children’s Nurse, Registered Nurse, or Registered Midwife
- Qualification in Speciality
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
- First level degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience at senior staff nurse level within neonatal nursing
- Evidence of clinical competence in neonatal nursing skills
- Evidence of ability to assume a lead clinical role
- Understanding of the setting and monitoring of standards
- Evidence of teaching and developing staff
Desirable criteria
- Recent leadership development
Skills Ability and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable clinical skills in neonatal nursing
- Ability to make clinical decisions
- Ability to manage the care of neonatal conditions including intensive, high dependency and special care, attendance at high risk deliveries and transfer
- Neonatal Life Support Skills
- Neonatal IV therapy, venepuncture and cannulation skills
- Demonstrate ability to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making and to develop others in this area
- Demonstrate people management
- IT skills including word processing, email, and internet
- NMC Regulations
- NHS Modernisation initiatives
- Understanding of Child protection awareness
- Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
- Awareness of clinical risk and quality issues
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Motivated
- Innovative
- Good listener
- Adaptable to the changing needs of the service.
- Ability to travel as required
- Approachable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Wallace
- Job title
- Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 403653
- Additional information
Helen Wallace
Unit Manager - Neonatal FGH
01229 403653 / 01229 403990
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