Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse Neonatal Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job summary

UHB Neonatal Service: Where a passion and career come together! If you fancy a new challenge or are looking to progress your career, then this may be the opportunity you been searching for!

UHB are seeking an enthusiastic Neonatal Critical Care nurse to join their busy Neonatal service, 32 cots in a Level 3 unit at Heartlands and 12 cots in a Level 1 unit at Good Hope.

We are keen to recruit an experienced nurse who is looking to develop their professional leadership and clinical skills within Neonatology . UHB have a large service ran by a friendly, dynamic, talented team of professionals who deliver high quality, compassionate care to the local community and beyond. We strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment and we actively promote a family integrated approach in the delivery of care.

We have an established multi-disciplinary team that provide care to pre term and term infants and their families. We operate a 24 hour, 7 day a week shift pattern and staff are required to work across sites. We are willing to discuss flexible working if this is important for your work life balance and still meets the requirements of the service and role.

We value our workforce and invest time and energy in supporting staff to achieve their potential. There is a wealth of future career opportunities if you commit time for further professional development.

The trust vision — building healthier lives — underpins our Neonatal service ethos

Main duties of the job

As a band 6 Neonatal Nurse at UHB you will form part of an established nursing team, you will act as a senior, positive role model for your colleagues, demonstrate clinical competence and effective leadership skills. You will be responsible for coordinating shifts, allocating duties to junior staff members and ensuring patient safety is prioritised by communicating effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. The band 6 is required to deputise for the Lead Nurse, ensuring that clinical standards are maintained and that trust policies and procedures are adhered to. You will need to be confident or willing to learn how to solve problems, make decisions and escalate concerns appropriately.

You will be required to deliver individualised, holistic care to a diverse population, acknowledging the needs of the infant and family. You must be skilled in communication so that you are able to fulfill this requirement effectively. You will be required to utilise your assessment skills to assess, monitor and prioritise patient care. Working with the medical team you will ensure infants receive the care they need in an appropriate time scale. Infants may have urgent critical care needs that require prompt action, you should be confident to respond to these situations and support the team.

Our nurses must promote a positive attitude and motivate staff members to deliver compassionate care whilst developing themselves professionally, we will support you to achieve this.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.