Job summary
Employer heading
Nursery Nurse-Postnatal Ward
NHS AfC: Band 4
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nursery Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be an effective member of the maternity multidisciplinary team working under the supervision and guidance of registered midwives/nurses and other health professionals.
You will assist registered midwives/nurses and parents to provide holistic care for neonates within the maternity services, including transitional care.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The postnatal ward consists of 27 cots. We also provide transitional care facilities as shared care between the Neonatal Unit and the ward.
Contribute to the team as an active member, always demonstrating a flexible and cooperative approach, supporting colleagues with clinical activities.
Work within the agreed policies and procedures of the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
To assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge planning of neonates, ensuring relevant information is communicated to patients and their families, as well as the midwife in charge. This includes the checking of babies’ identity bands, wellbeing, and handover of clinical information of patient and baby.
The successful applicant will work in a supervised role assisting the Midwifery team, providing a high standard of family centred care within the Postnatal Ward environment.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential criteria
- NNEB Qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qulaifications or evidence of appropriate additional courses
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with infants/ children in a healthcare environment
- Previous Hospital Experience
- Demonstrates a proactive approach ro training and development
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Neonatal Care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with the public and parents
- Basic It skills
- Evidence of flexibility and team participation
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of commitment to professional development
- Attendance at safeguarding children training
- Data input skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of child development
- Knowledge of Neonatal work
- Knowledge of safeguarding children
Desirable criteria
- Previous knowledge of hospital work
Others
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to shift working
Applicant requirements
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
- Manuela Ryder
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 286079
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