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SalaryDepartment: Neonatal Unit
Band 4: £25,147 - £27,596 Per annum pro rata
Hours: 37.5 per week rotating days/nights/weekends, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Within the Neonatal Unit team, an opportunity has arisen to recruit for a Nursery Nurse post. We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic, and committed individuals to join our team.
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) in 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.
Interview date: 14 or 15 February 2024
We are looking for candidates who can organise their own time and workload 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.
You will 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. You will promote and support breastfeeding in line with UNICEF Baby Friendly initiative and assist mothers with bottle feeding.
Once trained and assessed as competent use specific equipment to support the care of a baby in the nursery (Cardiac monitors, incubators/ warmer cots, phototherapy units and breast pumps).
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
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.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
