# Childrens registered nurse

**Company**: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: Harlow
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This is a fixed-term maternity leave cover position for a Registered Band 5 Neonatal Nurse within the Neonatal Unit at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. The post holder will provide high-quality, compassionate, and family-centred care to premature, sick, and vulnerable newborn infants requiring Special Care, High Dependency Care, and Intensive Care.

As a skilled member of the nursing team, the post holder will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve the best possible outcomes for infants and their families. They will promote family-integrated care, ensuring parents and carers are supported, informed, and actively involved in their baby's care journey.

The post holder will contribute to maintaining a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment that upholds the Trust's values and standards of care. They will work under the supervision of senior neonatal nursing staff, developing clinical, leadership, and management skills while maintaining professional practice in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code and Trust policies.

The post is offered on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover and is expected to maintain the full range of responsibilities associated with a Band 5 Neonatal Nurse throughout the period of employment.

The Trust is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. They are part of the Neighbourhood Wave, a national programme that's changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

The Trust offers development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, they welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Provide high-quality, compassionate, and family-centred care to premature and/or sick new-borns requiring special, high dependency, or intensive care.

- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for neonates and their families.

- Assist in the creation of a welcoming, caring, and safe environment for neonates and their families.

- Learn management skills under supervision.

- Work in partnership with medical staff and the multidisciplinary team.

**Benefits:**

- Development opportunities

- Flexible working

- Strong focus on wellbeing

**Requirements:**

- Child health Nursing degree / BSC nursing degree/RM

- NMC registered

- NLS certification or willingness to undertake

- Qualified speciality in neonatal foundation, HDU and ITU module (desirable)

- Practice assessor /Practice supervisor course (desirable)

- Previous experience working as a neonatal nurse (desirable)

- Experience working with mothers and babies (desirable)

- Previous experience working in an acute hospital environment (desirable)

- Previous experience working within the NHS (desirable)

## Skills

### Required
- Neonatal care
- Family-centred care
- Evidence-based care
- Multidisciplinary team work
- Leadership skills
- Management skills
- NMC Code

### Nice to have
- Qualified speciality in neonatal foundation
- HDU and ITU module
- Practice assessor /Practice supervisor course
- Previous experience working as a neonatal nurse
- Experience working with mothers and babies
- Previous experience working in an acute hospital environment
- Previous experience working within the NHS

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