• To provide excellent individualised and unsupervised nursing care.
• To utilise and further develop advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care.
• The post holder will play a key role in the nursing team to
provide a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies.
• To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
• To actively participate in and contribute to the management of the clinical area.
• To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers.
• St George’s Neonatal Unit is a perinatal medical and surgical referral centre, covering the South West London sector and beyond.
• The unit has a capacity of 40 cots, 12 of which are intensive care, 12 high dependency and 16 special care.
• The service has a large workforce of 200 staff with nursing roles ranging from Neonatal Assistants to Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
• Following recent internal promotions, exciting opportunities are now available for prospective Band 6 nurses to join our thriving team.
• You will need a minimum of 6 months experience post completion of an accredited neonatal course. In return we can offer you a wide breadth of experience as you progress your neonatal career.
• There will also be an opportunity for you to visit the ward and meet with the department!
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role
This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024
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