Neonatal Registered Nurse

Are you a Registered Nurse or midwife , looking to work in a team providing exceptional Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care to babies and their families? The babies in our care can be as premature at 22 weeks gestation and need many months of neurologically supportive developmental care. We also care for babies born at term with a variety of medical conditions. Our team is a well established Level 3 unit providing a centre of excellence for babies requiring medical and neurological assessment and treatment, and a tertiary referral centre for the South west neonatal network. Our unit has 32 cots, comprising of 8 ITU ,8 HDU and 16 SC, with an additional 10 cots on our Transitional Care Ward., The postholder will:

• Work and communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the successful provision of the service.
• Take personal responsibility and accountability for ensuring that Trust and local policies and procedures are known and followed and will ensure duties are carried out in accordance with the advisory guidelines and practice set out in the NMC code of Professional conduct.
• Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance and evaluation of family centred patient care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team and the infants parent.
• Take responsibility for the supervision and guidance of other staff including health care assistants and students on a daily basis.
• Actively contribute to the provision of a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners e.g. Student nurses and support worker roles.
• May be designated to take charge of the ward/department in the absence of the ward manager or senior nurse after two years in post and on an occasional basis within the first two years in post.
• Continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies that will be determined within the clinical teams and in alignment with NBT workforce strategy.
  
  North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.