Nurse band 4

Band 4 Nursery Nurse Special Care Baby Unit

We are looking to recruit motivated, dedicated and caring band 4 Nursery Nurse with recent experience working in Special Care Baby Unit/ Transitional Care to join our friendly team. The specialist knowledge and experience you have gained will allow you to safely prioritise and manage care of up to 4 babies requiring special care, as per BAPM guideline. You will be supported at all times by the registered nurse on duty.

You will need to prove your genuine interest in caring for the neonates and their families requiring special care.

Or SCBU has 10 cots and we care for high dependency and special care babies of 32 weeks gestation and above. We have facilities to give short-term ventilatory support. We are also able to provide breathing assistance for 3-4 babies using Fabian Oxygen therapy and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP).

We pride ourselves in working together to provide family‑centred and family‑integrated care, having received our Baby Friendly status and Bliss Platinum accreditation. The candidate must be able to support the family unit whilst caring for the baby. We in turn will support you by providing a comprehensive induction programme in addition to the support from Practice Development Team and colleagues. If you are newly qualified, you will join the Trust Preceptorship Programme.

For further queries, please get in touch with Senior Sister Giezl Pulanco on extension 6567.

The SCBU Nursery Nurse will work alongside the Neonatal Nurses and parents/carers in caring for neonates requiring Special Care on SCBU. The nursery nurse will participate in baby's oxygen saturation (sleep) studies, downloading and printing for review by nursing and medical staff. The Nursery Nurse will act as a Co‑mentor to new staff and junior colleagues on SCBU including those who are present in a Work shadow shift capacity.

The nursery nurse will support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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