Nursery Nurse/Nursing Associate: Sponsorship Available

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) provides care for premature babies and/or sick newborn babies that require admission. Neonatal Transitional Care (NTC) provides care for a wide range of newborn babies who are medically stable and predominantly well but require additional observation, treatment and support; more than that which is usually provided within the usual post-natal care pathway.

The role of the Nursing Associate/Nursery Nurses on both the SCBU and the NTC will be to work independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses/Midwives, working within the sphere of nursing care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

The post holder will be rotating between both SCBU and NTC to provide holistic family centred care for Special Care infants under supervision of Postnatal Ward Midwives/SCBU Nurse in Charge, to actively support breastfeeding initiatives and to educate, support and encourage parents to care for their babies and facilitate timely discharge.

Main duties of the job

The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) provides care for premature babies and/or sick newborn babies that require admission. Neonatal Transitional Care (NTC) provides care for a wide range of newborn babies who are medically stable and predominantly well but require additional observation, treatment and support; more than that which is usually provided within the usual post-natal care pathway.

The role of the Nursing Associate/Nursery Nurses on both the SCBU and the NTC will be to work independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses/Midwives, working within the sphere of nursing care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

The postholder will be rotating between both SCBU and NTC to provide holistic family centred care for Special Care infants under supervision of Postnatal Ward Midwives/SCBU Nurse in Charge, to actively support breastfeeding initiatives and to educate, support and encourage parents to care for their babies and facilitate timely discharge.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England’s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites–Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital–along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us ‘Good’ in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and ‘Outstanding’ in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The SCBU and Neonatal Transitional Care provide essential service 24 hours per day throughout the year. Staffing will therefore be adjusted and set according to the needs of the service. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring continuity of service as per standards agreed by the Trust.

The post holder will rotate between working day and night shifts including bank holidays and weekends. The post holder will:

Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of professional conduct (NMC, 2018) as well as the Trust Policies Procedures and Guidelines.

Under leadership and direction of the Registered Nurse/Midwife ensure that all patients have appropriate individualised, clinical assessments.

Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner.

Support the SCBU Nurse in Charge (NIC)/Midwife in charge to maintain/improve and develop high standards of patient care, and thereby ensuring that the patients are treated with privacy, dignity and respect.

Support the SCBU NIC/Midwife in Charge in actively implementing initiatives, outlined within the Trusts local Nursing and Midwifery and Patient Involvement & Experience Strategies.

Support the SCBU NIC/Midwife in Charge in ensuring that nursing practice reflects current clinical developments, evidence based guidance and is based on sound nursing audit and research, identifying opportunities for the promotion and participation in such activities and assists in the setting and monitoring of standards. .

Maintain clear, accurate and effective record keeping such as feed charts and observation charts. Carrying out and recording physiological observations, reporting any deviation from the norm to the nurse/midwife in charge.

Ability to work flexibly to suit the needs of service delivery and able to move in areas of need such as between SCBU/NTC, according to staff skill set.

Administer oral medicines safely and in a timely manner guided by organisational medicines management policies.

Person Specification

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Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register. NNEB or Equivalent CACHE certificate/BTEC diploma. Care Certificate.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Relevant nursery nurse/nursing associate experience
  • Previous experience of working with children or babies in a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload. Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
  • Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice.
  • Evidence of commitment to professional development
  • Knowledge IT skills appropriate to the role.
  • Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the Nursing Associate role. Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional.

Desirable

  • QCF in Care / Health and Social Care Level 2/3 or equivalent experience.
  • Qualification or evidence of additional appropriate courses
  • Safeguarding children training
  • Holds recognised breast feeding course certificate
  • Holds recognised training certificate to teach parents basic life support
  • Knowledge on Badgernet EPR

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 29 September 2024

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