Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, Woodland Neonatal Unit, WACS Job Vacancy in Watford General Hospital Watford – Updated today

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Company Name : Watford General Hospital
Location : Watford
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Job Description : Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time – 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
360-D-8976-RA9
Department name
West Herts – General Staffing
Site
Watford General Hospital
Town
Watford
Salary
£33,922 – £40,872 pa inc HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/03/2022 23:59
Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Woodland Neonatal Unit, at Watford General Hospital.

We are looking for full time or part time Band 6 Neonatal Nurses, who want to work with our well established friendly neonatal team, to deliver the highest standards of neonatal care.

The Woodland Neonatal Unit at Watford Hospital is a busy local neonatal unit (LNU) within the East of England Neonatal network. The unit admits baby requiring intensive care, high dependency and special care.

In addition, we manage a 6 bedded Transitional Care Unit in postnatal ward. We are committed to the provision of high quality evidence based practice to meet the needs of parents and babies incorporating family centred care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder:

Should have expertise in working with complex cases that will require intensive support and excellent clinical knowledge
Will be required to have excellent communication skills
Should be confident in their approach, show initiative, have excellent leadership skills and be organised.
Has the ability to motivate themselves and others and be personally and professionally mature.
Works in a highly autonomous manner and able to appropriately manage clinical risk when it arises during clinical practice, while having recourse to other professionals for guidance

The post requires experience, knowledge and skills of working in a neonatal unit at senior level. Previous Band 6 or management experience is desirable. The successful candidate will lead/coordinate shifts, be able to work well independently and within the team and support junior staff as well as pre-registration student nurses.

Working for our organisation

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

There are also plans for a digital transformation, new models of care and a multi-storey car park. As well as this, the trust – which won the UK Best Employer Award (Nursing Times 2019) – is applying for teaching hospital status in recognition of its wide and well-renowned role in educating doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities if you need help please ask.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will:

Be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision
Take charge of the Neonatal unit on a regular basis, acting as shift co-ordinator and will undertake designated management roles
Will actively participate and promote practice development and the creation of a learning environment
Provides clinical, educational and emotional support to parents/carers
Provides clear clinical leadership to staff, deputising for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in her/his absence.
Person specification
Guidance
Essential criteria
Score 0 = does not meet the person specification, 1 = reserved meets some person specification requirements, 2 =Meets all person specification requirements

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. Overall, the population served by the Trust is relatively affluent, but there are some areas of deprivation.

The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of over 4,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities, if you need help please ask.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Thank you for taking the time for apply for this job at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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