Job summary
Surgery, Women and Children's NEONATAL UNIT - Staff Nurse (Permanent 36 hours)

Are you a registered nurse with neonatal experience, or someone ready to embrace a new and rewarding challenge in a specialist area? If so, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

We are a Level 2 Neonatal Unit, dedicated to delivering high-quality care to sick and preterm infants in partnership with their families. Our unit provides intensive care, high dependency, and special care, supported by a skilled team of Advanced Neonatal Practitioners, Clinical Educators, and a well-established Community Outreach Team that facilitates early discharge and care at home.

Whether you're experienced or just starting out in neonatal care, we'll support you every step of the way. You'll benefit from a comprehensive preceptorship and competency programme, along with access to specialty education and training to help you grow and thrive in your role.

Main duties of the job

• To develop skills and knowledge in the care of special care babies and, with support and training, progress to caring for high dependency and intensive care babies through opportunities such as the Neonatal Foundation Course and Neonatal Intensive Care Course.
• To manage and organise care for a group of babies and their families, prioritising according to need, and ensuring excellence in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
• To communicate effectively with families and carers, meeting information needs and supporting parental involvement in decision-making.
• To perform clinical skills relevant to neonatal care and support the training, supervision and assessment of staff developing these skills.
• To promote and support the provision of individualised care, ensuring accurate documentation is maintained for each baby.
• To maintain effective communication within the multidisciplinary team and coordinate nursing care with awareness of staffing levels and skill mix.
• To contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of new techniques and evidence-based neonatal practice, supporting audit, research activity and clinical governance.

About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse Child / Adult Branch
• Evidence of professional development

Desirable

• Neonatal Intensive Care course
• Teaching and Assessing in Practice course

Knowledge and Training
Essential

• Commitment to evidence based practice
• Motivated to develop own skills and develop nursing practice
• Up to date knowledge of current nursing issues and NHS changes

Desirable

• Previous Neonatal Experience
• Research Awareness

Communication Skills
Essential

• Caring attitude to patient care
• Able to cope with distressing or emotional situations
• Able to cope with unpredictable workload and change
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Demonstrates a responsible attitude to work
• Attention to detail

Planning Skills
Essential

• Good organisational skills
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Ability to organise, manage and prioritise workload
• Able to work flexible shift pattern
• Able to keep full and accurate records

Desirable

• Leadership Skills

Management Skills
Desirable

• Ability to support and supervise junior staff, students, and HCAs

Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential

• Ability to provide holistic care to patients
• Ability to problem solve

Experience
Essential

• Ability to assess, plan, implement & evaluate care

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.