Neonatal Staff Nurse

A vacancy has arisen for a RSCN/RGN to join our professional and caring Neonatal team. You must be committed to the very best care practices that support both patients and parents.
You will hold RN Child (Paediatric), RGN/RN (Adult), and be QIS experienced. You will have good communication skills together with an awareness of current neonatal issues.

As a member of our professional team you will work flexibly and have evidence of on-going professional development.

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based nursing care to neonatal patients and their families.

Actively promote and contribute to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of nursing care.

To work under the supervision of a nurse qualified in neonatal speciality until attending the qualification themselves.

Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts.

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post.

Full and Part Time positions available.

• RSCN/RN (Child) or RGN/RN (Adult) (or equivalent) (post registration experience)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
• Post registration training in Neonatal Care
• Undertaken a recognised NMC teaching and assessing qualification
• Diploma / Degree or be working towards it

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise/training for the position applied for
• Able to identify own learning needs and limitation.
• Health and Safety knowledge
• Awareness of professional nursing agenda within the NHS
• Audit/research experience

• IV Drugs administration
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children
• Commitment to undertake Intensive care of the Newborn Qualification
• Maintain a professional portfolio
• IV Venepuncture and Cannulation awareness of current neonatal agenda within the NHS
• Demonstration of research-based practice

• Able to work independently and within a team
• Good listening and communication skills
• Able to adapt to meet the needs of the service
• Effective decision making and problem solving
  
  Ability to support and develop junior staff

• Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID
19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

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