Staff Nurse, NICU – Chertsey

Ashford and St Peter’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for.

We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference. We welcome applicants from any field or specialism of nursing. As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued. As a band 5 neonatal nurse you will be supported through your career journey to develop the skills and confidence to further your academic studies by doing the Neonatal Intensive Care Course at Brighton or Kingston University.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn’t the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for  high dependency and special care babies depending on qualification and experience.
• To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU
• To take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery under 
  the supervision of the nurse in charge.
• To work effectively and efficiently with the integrated 
  multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate 
  programmes of care. 
• To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and 
  stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing 
  development of registered and unregistered staff.
• Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area of 
  responsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection control 
  designated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron or 
  Team Leader.
• This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,day 
  and weekend shifts