Band 5 Neonatal Staff Nurse

St George's Neonatal Unit is a perinatal medical and surgical referral centre, covering the South West London sector and beyond. The unit has a capacity of 40 cots, 12 of which are intensive care, 12 high dependency and 16 special care. We have a large medical and nursing establishment of 190 staff with a range of nursing positions from Neonatal Assistants to Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. Exciting opportunities are now available for Band 5 staff nurses with an interest in neonatal care as a career. You may be newly qualified, or alternatively, already have previous NHS experience in acute care.The service offers a comprehensive Induction Programme, Preceptorship and accredited Work Based Learning competencies. In addition to modules in the speciality, the unit also provides In-service education days, CPAP study days and IV Administration training.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Qualifications & Training

Essential: - Valid registration as an RN/RSCN/RGN; - Willing to undertake neonatal training

Desirable: - Neonatal/Paediatric Nursing Experience; - Teaching & Assessing qualification

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working with staff and patients of various different background/cultures; - Experience of working with babies

Skills

Desirable: - Assertiveness skills; - Computer skills; - Leadership skills

Knowledge

Desirable: - Evidence of competency to care for SCBU infants in a safe and effective manner.

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