Nursery Nurse Band 4

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our established team of Nursery Nurses on the postnatal ward. As a member of the multidisciplinary team and the support of postnatal ward staff, you would provide individualised family centred care to babies requiring additional care, in preparation for discharge home from the postnatal ward. This would include assisting families to develop appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before discharge home, via group and individual education sessions.
Key Clinical Responsibilities
Assist and support medical and midwifery staff with the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of family-centred care for babies requiring additional care, within the confines of your role and in accordance with Baby Friendly standards.
Undertake all relevant observations as requested by the multidisciplinary team, with parental consent and react promptly and appropriately to changes in the baby’s condition. Inform or summon midwifery or medical staff as required.
Support women and families with infant feeding in accordance with the Baby Friendly standards
Demonstrate awareness of the needs of children/families from diverse ethnic/family groups.
Ensure that the ward is a safe welcoming and family friendly environment.
Be aware of perinatal mental health issues and the appropriate referral pathway to escalate any concerns to the multidisciplinary team.
Communication and Education
Assist families in developing appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before transfer home, via group and individual education sessions.
Communicate effectively and professionally with all members of the multidisciplinary team such as transitional Care nurse, midwives, neonatal team and with outside agencies involved in provision or planning of care
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
The role
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our established team of Nursery Nurses on the postnatal ward. As a member of the multidisciplinary team and with the support of postnatal ward staff, you would provide individualised family centred care to babies requiring additional care, in preparation for discharge home from the postnatal ward. This would include assisting families to develop appropriate skills to become confident in caring for and feeding their babies before discharge home, via group and individual education sessions.
The maternity unit is currently working towards Baby Friendly Initiative re: accreditation and as such, you will be expected to incorporate the Baby Friendly standards in all aspects of your role.