Neonatal Registered Nurse

Are you an experienced Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, looking to work in a team providing exceptional Level 3 care to babies and their families?

The babies in our care can be as premature at 22 weeks gestation and need many months of neurologically supportive developmental care. We also care for babies born at term with a variety of medical conditions.

Our team is a well established Level 3 unit providing a centre of excellence for babies requiring medical and neurological assessment and treatment, and a tertiary referral centre for the South west neonatal network.

Our unit has 32 cots, comprising of 8 ITU ,8 HDU and 16 SC, with an additional 10 cots on our Transitional Care Ward.

The postholder will:

• Work and communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the successful provision of the service.
• Take personal responsibility and accountability for ensuring that Trust and local policies and procedures are known and followed and will ensure duties are carried out in accordance with the advisory guidelines and practice set out in the NMC code of Professional conduct.
• Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance and evaluation of family centred patient care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team and the infants parent.
• Take responsibility for the supervision and guidance of other staff including health care assistants and students on a daily basis.
• Actively contribute to the provision of a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners e.g. Student nurses and support worker roles.
• May be designated to take charge of the ward/department in the absence of the ward manager or senior nurse after two years in post and on an occasional basis within the first two years in post.
• Continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies that will be determined within the clinical teams and in alignment with NBT workforce strategy.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

For a full overview of the Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the PDF documents attached as an additional documents to this advert.

Clinical Duties:

• Organise and participate in the delivery of high standards of evidence based nursing care and manage a caseload on a shift by shift basis
• Take responsibility in carrying out required, planned, direct patient care to a high standard without direct supervision in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies
• To report to the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team any significant changes in a patients condition or situation
• Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a range of appropriate communication skills
• Responsible for taking charge of the ward/department in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility if required
• Take responsibility as a co-ordinator for the delivery of care of patients in a defined area
• To contribute towards health promotion for all patients by providing education, support and advice, as necessary to patients families.
• Ensure referral to appropriate professionals or agencies as required
• Ensure the safe ordering, administration and custody of patients medication according to Trust policies and procedures
• In the absence of senior staff be responsible for delegation and supervision of…