Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for band 5 staff nurses to join our nurse led level 1 Special care Baby unit. We are a 12 bedded unit that cares for infants from 30 + weeks gestation. The post is a rotational post and will incorporate days/nights/weekends/public holidays. There are variable hours available for this post. We actively promote professional development offering opportunities to undertake appropriate training and courses relevant to your role.

The post holder:

Should demonstrate excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.



Will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will have r esponsibility for assessment of care needs and evaluation of care ensuring the delivery of high-quality family centred care to Neonates and their families.



The ability to organise and prioritise workload is essential.



We are looking for Registered Children's Nurses, Registered General Nurses, and Registered Midwives. A Neonatal qualification and experience would be an advantage, but we are also looking for staff who are newly qualified or would like a change of career and would like to develop skills and undertake training, in this very specialist area of nursing.



We are a close-knit supportive team focused on providing the highest quality care possible for our families and babies. We are focused in providing staff development and education.



We invest heavily in staff to ensure that the best talent is attracted, developed, looked after, and retained in every area of the organisation. Staff satisfaction is high, and our staff consistently rate us as one of the best places to work in the NHS.



We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.



Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a family focused model of practice.



Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly and efficiently.



Clinically competent at Band 5.



Good communication and interpersonal skills.



Teaching and mentoring skills.



Team building skills.



Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others.



Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team.



Able to support development of others.



Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues.



Health promotion.



Advocacy skill.