Would you like to join our Neonatal team?

Currently, we are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 Neonatal Nurse to join our busy team at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire.

You would provide optimum quality of care to patients, offering support to the multi-professional team. Will take management responsibility for an identified area on regular shifts and support junior colleagues.

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

UHCW'S Level III Neonatal Unit provides a wide range of services to sick newborn babies and forms part of the South West Midlands Newborn Network . We currently look after up to 8 Intensive care cots, 8 High dependency cots, 14 Special care cots and 4 Transitional care cots. Our registered nurses all rotate between areas. We are looking for motivated nurses to join our team.The unit provides family centred care to a range of babies from those born extremely prematurely around 22 weeks gestation to term babies who are sick at birth. We offer therapies such as Nitric Oxide and Cooling, using state of the art, new equipment.The unit has built an excellent reputation for high quality healthcare and outstanding career development. We support extended roles such as Transport nurses, Neonatal educational practitioners, Research nurses, Advanced neonatal nurse practitioners, Developmental care nurse & Infant feeding nurse roles. We also encourage development onto Mentoring and Management courses to help you progress to your career. Our team of nurses also help support parent resuscitation training, Sibling support sessions as well as monthly parent coffee mornings and yearly 'Graduate' parties. We are also proud to have a team of UHCW change makers on the unit who are given time to enhance communications between staff and higher management as well as promoting a social, nurturing environment for staff.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Due internal promotions we require motivated, innovative, dynamic and friendly band 5 Nurses with or without the Neonatal Specialist Qualification to join our expert team of clinical staff.

Whether you are a specialist neonatal nurse, an adult nurse, a paediatric nurse or midwife, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join our enthusiastic multidisciplinary team delivering excellence in neonatal care then we would love to hear from you.We welcome informal visits or discussion to explore what we can offer you.

Recruiting to ValuesTo ensure that we provide world-class patient care, we recruit people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are shortlisted, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.The Supporting Information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualification/Training

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills & Abilities

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

UHCW NHS Trust

Clifford bridge rd

Coventry

CV2 2DX

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