Neonatal Nursery Nurse

Nursery Nurse

Department: Neonatal Unit

Band 4: £23, 949 – £26,282

Hours: 37.5 per week rotating days/nights/weekends, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Our level 2 Neonatal Unit at Milton Keynes currently cares for approximately 400 infants per year with a variety of neonatal medical problems in Intensive, High Dependency, Special Care and Outreach.

We have exciting plans to develop transitional care and a brand new Women and Children’s Centre at MKUH.

As part of enhancing Family integrated care (FiC) on the neonatal unit we are excited to have the opportunity to welcome a new member to our team. We would welcome applications from qualified Nursery Nurses with experience in a hospital setting as well as those who would be new to this environment.

FiC is central to the unit ethos and the successful applicant will play a crucial role in facilitating this. Each shift you will be allocated special care patients to be responsible for planning and delivering the care for alongside qualified nurses and midwives. You will play a key role in preparing these babies and families for discharge, including liaising with other teams and specialists within the hospital and community multi-disciplinary team.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Trixie Shaw or Janine Kelly Senior Sisters on 0190897165

Trixie.shaw@mkuh.nhs.uk Janine.kelly@mkuh.nhs.uk

Neonatal Matron Lisa Viola on lisa.viola@mkuh.nhs.uk

• We are looking for candidates who can organise their own time and work load whilst also working collaboratively as a team player. You would need to be willing to develop new skills and knowledge and work to a high standard. A flexible and calm approach is necessary as the environment can be demanding and constantly changing. Excellent communication is essential to every aspect of this role so we would expect the candidate to have effective listening skills and to be self-aware, demonstrating compassion and sensitivity to others.
• Demonstrate your professionalism and pride in our neonatal team by strict adherence to the trust uniform policy and extending a positive welcome to all visitors to the neonatal unit.
• Provide a high standard of individualised nursing and family-centered care for special care babies in line with Evidenced based best practice recommendations and Trust Policies and guidelines.
• Once trained and assessed as competent use specific equipment to support care of a baby in the nursery (Cardiac monitors, incubators/ warmer cots, phototherapy units and breast pumps).
• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team and families.
• Recognise the importance of escalating concerns to the nurse in charge and documenting any concerns
• Promote and support breast feeding in line with UNICEF baby friendly initiative and assist mothers with bottle feeding.
• Once assessed as competent be able to perform enteral feeds via a naso-gastic tube to babies safely.

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients.

The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

• Contribute to the development of, and sharing of, educational material and information for families.
• Maintain accurate contemporaneous documentation of all care planned and given and maintain confidentiality of information, whether verbal or written, always following data protection principles.
• Be competent and confident of how to act and communicate effectively in all emergency situations.
• Beware of your own limitations in knowledge and skills and work safely within your scope of practice.
• Take responsibility for development of own knowledge and skills, highlighting to line manager any deficits in knowledge or training. Keep up to date with local and national issues, and Trust policies and guidelines.
• Be able to recognise and act upon safeguarding concerns, following all relevant policies and procedures, making referrals to other professionals when deemed
• Flexible working between the Neonatal Unit and Transitional care ward will be
• Take responsibility for ensuring your own mandatory training is up to
• Participate in clinical audits and research.

Please refer to the job description for further details.