Nursery Nurse

at  The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

To assist in the delivery of care to babies and their families in the Hospital setting, under the direction of the midwives/registered nurse. To be flexible in approach and assist in covering within Family and Women’s Services where required, which can be subject to change at short notice,
Under the guidance of the Midwife/Registered Nurse work enthusiastically as a member of the maternity team to ensure women and their families are at the centre of care. Show care and consideration to the needs of women and their babies and treat with dignity and respect at all times.
To be able to work with transitional care unit based within the postnatal ward in providing care to transitional and extra care babies.
The role of the Nursery Nurse (NN) is to support the midwife/registered nurse in the delivery of safe, high-quality care of babies on the Maternity Unit. The Nursery Nurse will be a competent individual, working as a member of the Nursing team,
The Nursery Nurse will work both as a practitioner within their own right, and under the direct supervision and direction of the registered midwives/nurses. The Nursery Nurse will have expertise in caring for new born babies and working with families facilitating good standards of care.
The Nursery Nurse will undertake a range of duties including: personal care of babies, providing information and advice on parenting skills and infant care, infant feeding, undertake a range of neonatal observations and clerical duties, to ensure the smooth running of the nursing team. The nursery nurse will be given the opportunity to work in the neonatal unit to gain specific skills in caring for transitional care babies and extra care babies.
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
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