Job summary
The role of the Nursery Nurse (NN) is to support the registered nurse in the delivery of high quality safe care of Neonatal Infants. The Nursery Nurse will be a competent individual, working as a member of the Nursing team.
The Nursery Nurse will work as a practitioner within their own right, but also work alongside the nursing team and be guided by the nurse's expertise. The Nursery Nurse will have expertise in caring for newborn babies and working with families in the neonatal period, facilitating good standards of care.
Main duties of the job
- To care for a group of neonates/babies, from their admission (where appropriate) through to their discharge and into the Community, under the supervision of a senior staff member.
- To assist in the assessment, planning and evaluation of care plans for the babies on the SCBU/NNU, ensuring that the personal beliefs, identity and preferences of parents are acknowledged.
- To follow plans of care for infants with special needs, e.g. babies who have cleft palate. He/she will provide care and empathy to these families.
- To follow specialised infant feeding care packages. He/she will make minor adjustments to the plan if necessary to meet the needs of the individual. To record and maintain fluid balance on feeding infant charts as required.
- To support the Infant feeding Co-ordinator in the promotion of breast feeding, working towards supporting the trust breast feeding policy.
- To participate in local audits and contribute towards service monitoring e.g. Key Performance Indicators/metrics.
- To assist the nurse with baby resuscitation and maintain yearly neonatal resuscitation updates.
About us
We are one of the Local Neonatal unit within Essex. With an increasing birth rate of >4200 deliveries the Neonatal unit is flexing to meet the needs of our growing population.
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
- Patient at Heart
- Everyday Excellence
- Creative Collaboration
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
This is an exciting time for PAHT. Over the next five years we are on a digital transformation journey, leading us to ourbrand new hospital. You'll be part of the team supporting our organisation in a diverse and challenging role; a role which can make a significant difference to our patients, staff and the future direction of our services.
Our people demonstrate energy and commitment towards improving the care and experiences provided to our patients and the drive to be an 'outstanding' organisation.
It's never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be able to self-manage and organize own day to day tasks and activities against care delivery plans which will be independently self-directed and some delegated under supervision by the nurse in charge.
- The Nursery Nurse must be able to adjust plans in response to service needs.
- To demonstrate independent inquiry, through knowledge and experience within remit of the role
- To actively participate in the Trusts appraisal system.
- To undertake learning and development activities (including mandatory training) inorder to maintain competency.
- To exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times. Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
- To recognize own level of competence and limitations to ensure safe practice.
- To act as a mentor to new starters and other Support staff.
- To maintain a professional attitude at all times
- Ensure that COSMIC and BadgerNet database has accurate and up-to-date recording of care.
- Ensure BadgerNet database NNAP data is updated and maintained.
- Ensure colleagues are aware of how to correctly record data on the BadgerNet and COSMIC systems, so the patient pathway is accurately reflected.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be able to self-manage and organize own day to day tasks and activities against care delivery plans which will be independently self-directed and some delegated under supervision by the nurse in charge.
- The Nursery Nurse must be able to adjust plans in response to service needs.
- To demonstrate independent inquiry, through knowledge and experience within remit of the role
- To actively participate in the Trusts appraisal system.
- To undertake learning and development activities (including mandatory training) inorder to maintain competency.
- To exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times. Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
- To recognize own level of competence and limitations to ensure safe practice.
- To act as a mentor to new starters and other Support staff.
- To maintain a professional attitude at all times
- Ensure that COSMIC and BadgerNet database has accurate and up-to-date recording of care.
- Ensure BadgerNet database NNAP data is updated and maintained.
- Ensure colleagues are aware of how to correctly record data on the BadgerNet and COSMIC systems, so the patient pathway is accurately reflected.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NNEB/BTEC or equivalent qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in Health/childcare or equivalent
Desirable
- GCSE grades A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Working in neonatal setting
- Minimum 2 years experience of working as Nursery Nurse
Desirable
- Working in acute hospital environment
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Communication skills
- IT skills/computer literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards for neonates
- Knowledge of Bliss Baby charter
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NNEB/BTEC or equivalent qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in Health/childcare or equivalent
Desirable
- GCSE grades A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Working in neonatal setting
- Minimum 2 years experience of working as Nursery Nurse
Desirable
- Working in acute hospital environment
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Communication skills
- IT skills/computer literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards for neonates
- Knowledge of Bliss Baby charter
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
