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Job Summary
At WVT, we are a designated Level 1+ Special Care Baby Unit providing high-quality, evidence-based care for premature and sick infants born at 30 weeks gestation and above.
The unit has 12 cots in total, including 1 Intensive Care cot for stabilization and transfer to Level 3 Unit, 2 High Dependency cots, 6 special care cots, and 3 transitional care beds for mother and baby. Our vision is to work in partnership with families to promote family-integrated care, delivering high-quality care to babies and their families.
We are working towards implementing UNICEF BFI neonatal standards, having achieved Bronze Accreditation and working towards Silver award for the BLISS Baby Charter.
If you are a Registered Nurse, Midwife, or a student nurse with a desire to work within neonatal care, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for. We are dedicated to staff development and will support postgraduate study, including modules in neonatal care and a degree in Neonatal Critical Care.
Previous applicants need not reapply.
Minimum Requirements
* Neonatal experience is required.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will care for pre-term and term babies and their families across the neonatal service, including transitional care beds. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual care programs.
You must be committed to family-centered care and be flexible, reliable, and motivated to succeed as part of our friendly professional team.
About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is part of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and parts of Powys, including Hereford County Hospital and community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and patient pathways through collaboration. Over 3,500 staff work here, and we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, offering a good work-life balance and opportunities for career development.
Our values—Care, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence—are central to our work, and we aim to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time, always.
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