Job summary

• To provide excellent individualised and unsupervised nursing care. To utilise and further develop advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care.
• The post holder will play a key role in developing the transitional care unit based on the postnatal ward.
• This will involve working within a team of neonatal staff, Band 7 and Band 4, coordinating and communicating with the midwifery team.
• The Staff Nurse will be required to maintain a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies.
• They will also be required to utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
• The Staff Nurse should actively contribute and participate in the clinical management of the area.
• To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses, student midwives and health care support workers

Main duties of the job

Medication administration - IV, IM, PR and orally.

Performing observations on babies as required.

IV venepuncture and cannulation.

Taking of routine bloods and gases as required.

Supporting with lumbar punctures.

Breastfeeding support.

Liaising with Midwifery Team regarding discharges.

Liaising with NNU regarding transfers of babies either to/from the unit or postnatal ward.

Completing BadgerNet summaries.

Supporting and communication with junior members of the medical and nursing team.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.