Neonatal Staff NurseNHS

Job summary

Are you a compassionate, skilled, and enthusiastic Registered Nurse ready to make a real difference to our patients and families.

The Neonatal Unit at Blackpool currently cares for around 500 infants per year with a variety of neonatal medical problems in Intensive, High Dependency, Special Care, Transitional Care and Outreach. We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated, innovative nurses to join our friendly neonatal team. The successful applicants will be influential in ensuring that the care provided is safe, of a high quality and compassionate.

You will receive a thorough and supportive induction. We are committed in supporting individuals in their continuous professional development with opportunities todevelop further in specific areas of interest.

Main duties of the job

The unit employs both qualified adult & paediatric nurses who are expected to work in all the different levels of care within the unit and across transitional care within the unit and within the maternity setting.

Successful applicants will have a supportive role to the Nurse in charge, ensuring the needs of the unit are met, assisting the non-registered workforce and students. The role requires close working with others in the MDT to deliver high quality care to neonates, prioritising and delivering nursing care and assessment as needed. Successful applicants would be expected to demonstrate high standards of care and set examples of best practise, ensuring patients' safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.

Job description

Improving Patient Safety

• Ensure all policies/protocols/standards are upheld and abide by all policies and procedures regarding implementation of infection prevention and control issues.
• Maintain Health and Safety for all staff, patients, visitors and members of the multidisciplinary team following the Trusts policy.
• The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control

Improving Patient Experience

• Our patients expect to be looked after with compassion, competence, to feel cared for with high regard for their privacy and dignity.
• Encourage completion of the patient experience survey prior to discharge so feedback can be gained to improve service provision.
• Promote family centred care, ensuring that families feel valued, well informed and listened to.
• Be available for families to speak to about their babys care in order that issues be resolved as early as possible and escalate concerns in a timely and appropriate manner.

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today's health system.

We are not underestimating the challenges facing today's health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.