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Job summary

Main area
Postnatal Ward
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Part time or full time
Job ref
361-6382918
Employer
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lister Hospital
Town
Stevenage
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
07/08/2024

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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust logo

Nursery Nurse-Postnatal Ward

NHS AfC: Band 4

Here at  East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

 

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Nursery Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. 

The Post holder will be an effective member of the maternity multidisciplinary team working under the supervision and guidance of registered midwives/nurses and other health professionals.

The post holder will assist registered midwives/nurses and parents to provide holistic care for neonates within the maternity services, including transitional care.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond! 

Main duties of the job

The postnatal ward consists of 27 cots. We also provide transitional care facilities as shared care between the Neonatal Unit and the ward.

Contribute to the team as an active member, always demonstrating a flexible and cooperative approach, supporting colleagues with clinical activities. 
 
Work within the agreed policies and procedures of the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.

To assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge planning of neonates, ensuring relevant information is communicated to patients and their families, as well as the midwife in charge. This includes the checking of babies’ identity bands, wellbeing, and handover of clinical information of patient and baby. 

The successful applicant will work in a supervised role assisting the Midwifery team, providing a high standard of family centred care within the Postnatal Ward environment.




Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

 We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.  We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision.  If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.  Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role. 

Person specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential criteria
  • NNEB Qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Qulaifications or evidence of appropriate additional courses

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working with infants/ children in a healthcare environment
  • Previous Hospital Experience
  • Demonstrates a proactive approach ro training and development
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Neonatal Care

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate with the public and parents
  • Basic It skills
  • Evidence of flexibility and team participation
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of commitment to professional development
  • Attendance at safeguarding children training
  • Data input skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of child development
  • Knowledge of Neonatal work
  • Knowledge of safeguarding children
Desirable criteria
  • Previous knowledge of hospital work

Others

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates a flexible approach to shift working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Manuela Ryder
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01438 286079
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