Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Neonatal
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Ormskirk, Lancashire
Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Neonatal
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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Ormskirk, Lancashire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 14 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 9b49194a7f9c47d29715c6f48d9f92d3
Full Job Description
Are you looking for a new challenge in a rewarding environment?
Applications are invited for Band 6 Registered Neonatal Nurses to work within our neonatal unit.
We are looking for highly motivated, compassionate, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our neonatal nursing team. We have a part time position available for an individual with a positive attitude and good communication skills.
Our Neonatal Unit is situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire and is part of the Northwest Neonatal Operational Delivery Network. The Unit is a Level 2 Local Neonatal Unit with 10 cots which includes 1 Intensive Care cot, 1 High Dependency cot, 8 Special Care cots, and a 4 cot Transitional Care Service.
We have achieved Green in our FICare accreditation and we have recently achieved Stage 2 BFI accreditation.
We strive to provide high quality, safe and effective care and are looking for someone with the vision, skill and enthusiasm to help take the unit forward.
The Paediatric and Neonatal Teams have been innovative and forward thinking, developing our own very skilled and competent ENP's, APNP's and ANNP's to ensure a stable and supportive workforce, and we are continuing to develop and value our staff in this way., 1. To promote the maintenance of standards for professional practices in order to enhance the quality of care for patient.
2. To support and participate in the functions required to fulfil the goals and services provided by the Unit.
3. Act in a consultative capacity on nursing issues in the absence of the Unit Manager or Lead Neonatal Nurse.
4. Act as an associate Nurse for a specified area of responsibility.
5. To ensure Trust and Unit objectives for the service are achieved.
6. To ensure awareness of policies and procedures in relation to the safeguarding of children, If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.
Additional Information
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here.
An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
+ Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
+ Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
+ National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
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