Job Overview Are you a Nursing associate looking for a new and exciting challenge, if so we would love to meet you. We are a 16 cot Local Neonatal Unit looking after babies of 27 weeks gestation and above. We have a strong commitment to family integrated care, have Platinum Bliss accreditation and this year achieved UNICEF baby friendly initiative stage 2 accreditation. We are looking for an enthusiastic nursing associate to join our team. You do not have to have experience of working with babies or children as extensive training and support will be provided for the right candidate. Main duties of the job Responsibilities As a Nursing Associate, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, family-centered, and compassionate care, working directly under the guidance of a registered neonatal nurse. Your key responsibilities will include: Providing expert care to families in a neonatal setting, promoting health, well-being, and independence. Demonstrating professional attitudes and behaviors in alignment with NHS Values, ensuring a positive impact on patient care. Acting as an accountable professional, ensuring that all clinical and care tasks are carried out to the highest standards. Collaborating effectively with the clinical and care team to meet the unique needs of each family. Assisting with specific clinical and care tasks under the supervision of a registered neonatal nurse, ensuring competency and skill in all aspects of care. Upholding patient dignity and providing compassionate, family-focused care in a sensitive and supportive manner. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of families while contributing to a supportive, collaborative team environment. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification Desirable criteria Level 3 Health related qualification Skills Essential criteria Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team Desirable criteria Practice Supervisor and Assessor Preparation Experience Essential criteria Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information Desirable criteria Evidence of involvement in support / development of less experienced staff Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now