Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity; we have a vacancy on the Neonatal Transfer Service London for Senior Band 6 nurses with a minimum of 3 years tertiary (level 3) NICU experience to apply for positions on London's only dedicated neonatal transfer service.
Come and join us to learn and develop your skills and knowledge towards becoming an experienced neonatal transport nurse, caring for a range of sick neonates who require transfer across the London area and beyond. This career path will allow you to develop your portfolio, gain experience working within a small team, and stabilize and transfer some of the sickest babies across London and the wider counties.
You will also become established on the single-clinician led High/Low Dependency transfer team.
If successful, you will be welcomed into a friendly team consisting of 3 Neonatal Consultants, specialist registrars/clinical fellows, a Matron, PDN, and experienced transport nurses. These team members are complemented by technicians from St John Ambulance Service.
You will start with an induction programme and ride-out shifts with support. Shifts include rotation between dual and single clinician teams, days, including a twilight team, nights, and weekends. Full and part-time options can be discussed. At Barts Health, we enable flexible working patterns where possible.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead by example as an expert specialist neonatal nurse on the Neonatal Transfer Team for London. To work as part of a team in facilitating neonatal transfers across London and the Southeast.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider in Britain.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organization with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus to chart a new course, continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. We aim to deliver high standards of harm-free care and ensure patients receive care in the right place at the right time. We also aspire to be an outstanding place to work, where our WeCare values and behaviors are visible and guide our teamwork.
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member feels a sense of belonging. We value differences and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view the attachment(s) below for both documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RSCN/RN
* ENB 405 (or equivalent)/Qualified in specialty HDU & ITU
* NLS
* Diploma/Degree in a related topic, e.g., BSc Nursing. Attendance at accredited study days/courses.
Experience
* Proven and current full-time experience delivering care to acute neonates in a tertiary level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a band 6 or above
* Experience of reflective practice and clinical supervision.
Knowledge
* Understanding the needs of culturally diverse families
* Good understanding of clinical governance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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