Job summary
Do you want to make a real difference to local families?
Due to internal promotion we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, positive band 5 nurse to join our small and supportive team.
We are a level 2 Neonatal unit funded for 18 cots, 2 ITU, 4 HDU & 12 SCBU. Caring for premature babies from 27 weeks gestation and term babies requiring enhanced levels of care. We also have a level 1 SCBU on the Epsom site for babies from 34 weeks onward. This rare opportunity is open to paediatric and adult nurses as all successful candidates will undertake specialist neonatal specific training.
If you are looking for a friendly supportive environment to begin your neonatal career in or are experienced and wishing to develop, this is the job for you!
If you would like to discuss the role or arrange a short visit please contact Manju Kurup Senior sister & Recruitment lead.
Main duties of the job
– Direct care for babies from 27 weeks onwards requiring thing such as short term ventilation, CPAP, phototherapy, invasive lines and feeding support.
-Work with families to empower them to become the primary carers and partners in care for their babies.
-Competent in administering drugs and utilising equipment.
-Please see Job Description for full duties and responsibilities
About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
Date posted
26 April 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,163 to £37,875 a year pa. incl outer london HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
343-5236600-SS-Y
Job locations
St Helier hospital
Wrythe Ln, Sutton
Carshalton/Epsom
SM5 1AA
