Neonatal Sister​/Charge Nurse

Are you a dynamic and forward thinking neonatal Nurse? We have a vacancy for Band 6 QIS trained nurses on the Neonatal Unit at New Cross Hospital. The Neonatal teams offer a full range of specialist services in order to facilitate a timely, safe and effective patients' journey throughout the health care system.

Successful candidates will join our friendly, supportive teams and be part of a team reflective of the acuity of the patient group. Regular staff engagement, feedback session and supportive ethos is actively practiced.

We are looking to recruit staff who are enthusiastic and committed to providing high quality evidence based care. We have 7 Intensive care cots, 7 high dependency cots and 12 special care cots.

We provide care to all new born babies within SSBC Neonatal Network from 23/40 weeks gestation. We are a cooling center for the west midland Neonatal Network. The post holder must be highly motivated and want to develop the service as well as their own personal skills and knowledge.

All applicants should be flexible providing 24 hour, 7 days a week service, working a shift pattern of days and nights to meet the needs of the service. We can consider flexible working and part time hours.

We have a Practice Education team, Quality and Experience Nurse team and SIM team to support your transition, ongoing education and support.

We advocate staff support and wellbeing with Professional Advocate Nurses and Clinical Psychologist.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Practice within an ethical framework based upon respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients.

To be responsible and professionally accountable for the assessment of care needs; development of personalised plans of care, implementation and evaluation of care without supervision.

Lead a team and co-ordinate the clinical area in the absence of the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and reinforce the values and standards of compassion, dignity and respect in care, leading the delivery of clinically excellent care.

Ensuring the planning and delivery of care is aligned to professional values of care, compassion and respect, act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence based practice.

Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring a culture of protecting patients from harm and deprivation of basic rights ensuring a safe and effective service with continuous quality improvement.

Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention,clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.

Ensure a high standard of care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council,Health and Care Professions Council, national legislation and local standards.

Demonstrating safe and effective care including; timely administration of medicines; effective observation of patients and demonstrate effective communication with the multi-professional team regarding patient care.

Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices. To monitor the standards of care and with the support of the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and take appropriate actions when standards fall below expected levels.

Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and with the support of the Senior Sister /Charge Nurse take effective action to minimise future risk. Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies and clinical guidelines.

Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply information when seeking to improve practice

To enhance the patients experience.

Ensure an effective and efficient patients…