Senior Staff Nurse Neonatal Unit - BNHH

We are looking for a Deputy Sister to provide clinical leadership in promoting the development of neonatal care in partnership with the family and multi - professional team, assessing, planning and implementing care and maintaining confidential accurate patient records.
The Neonatal Unit Basingstoke is a 14 cot level 2 unit caring for babies from 30 weeks gestation . We have 2 intensive cots, 3 high care cots and 9 special care cots. We work closely with Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network.
We are a small but dynamic team passionate about delivering high quality neonatal care whilst fostering a culture of growth and development. We offer a close knit team orientated environment where everyone's contribution is valued., To facilitate a philosophy of family - centred care within the neonatal unit for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Accountable for own professional actions guided by Trust and unit policies and procedural guidelines.
To attend deliveries as part of the multi-professional resuscitation team.
To communicate highly sensitive and condition related information to parents/relatives where there are barriers to understanding.
Ensure the maintenance of confidential, accurate, up to date patient records.
To comply with Health and Safety Regulations by prompt identification and reporting of adverse environmental conditions / adverse incidents / equipment failure and accidents appropriately.
To maintain Data Protection, Confidentiality and Health and Safety according to Child Health Policy and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Foundation Trust Guidelines
To ensure efficiency in the ordering and use of supplies.
To participate at a senior level in the overall operational management of the neonatal unit.
To make effective use of manpower resources through participating in rosters and skill mix review.
To liaise with the multi - professional team in planning for new equipment and participate in the review of new equipment on trial.
To be responsible for the on-going appraisal of designated junior staff and students taking into account both their individual development needs and their contribution to the Child Health Business Plan and Neonatal Unit Objectives, Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
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+ All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
+ In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.