Nursery Nurse - The Portland Hospital

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Nurse to join the maternity service at The Portland Hospital.

Location: The Portland Hospital for Women & Children, Great Portland Street

Hours: Full time 37.5hrs pw (Long days, Nights & Weekends)

Salary: Competitive dependent on experience plus Benefits

Please note, advert will close early if sufficient applications are received.

The role will involve you working as part of a team to provide the highest standard of care to patients and their families.

You will be responsible for the provision of high quality newborn care within the maternity setting, working alongside the midwifery team to provide newborn care to all babies in the postnatal ward and provide support and guidance to new parents on the care of their newborn.

Principal duties:

• Demonstrate good clinical practice under the supervision of a midwife, at all times in the provision newborn care.

• Demonstrate competency by using theoretical knowledge to underpin newborn care delivered.

• Assist in the assessment of the care needs of babies requiring transitional care.

• Assist qualified midwives in dealing with emergency situations as directed by them.

• Participate in extended skills such as passing nasogastric tubes, serum bilirubin screening, blood spot screening, blood glucose analysis, serum bilirubin analysis and newborn hearing screening.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date newborn records.

• Report relevant observations of baby’s condition to the midwife in-charge.

• Prepare baby feeds as required.

• Ensure newborn ‘Hugs and Kisses’ tagging is used in all new-borns ·

• To accompany babies to other areas within the hospital when required.

• Respect cultural diversity of colleagues and the patient group and respond appropriately and respectfully to individual needs and beliefs at all times.

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• NNEB, Btec Diploma in Nursery Nursing or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and

• Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support

• Understanding of Safeguarding issues

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Competent with computers and able to use clinical systems

• Ability to work within a team and independently

• To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.

• To provide evidence based care and develop skills in the speciality

HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care.

As the only fully private maternity hospital in the UK, delivering over 1,600 babies a year, we place great importance on providing safe and high quality care for expectant mothers. Both consultant-led and midwife-led maternity care is available, and our aim is to provide you with all the support you need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Women’s health issues are treated by a team of 40 consultants, supported by nurses, physiotherapists and counsellors, with an emphasis on privacy and dignity.

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.

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