Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Purpose

Working within the Neonatal Unit multidisciplinary team providing an effective and evidenced based service through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating high quality nursing care.

Communicating effectively with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team

Maintaining and developing high standards of care

Taking on responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by developing and maintaining specialist knowledge of neonatal care.

Conducting oneself in a professional manner and being a role model to less experienced/ non registered and new staff at all times

Patient care

Demonstrate and promote a family integrated style of clinical practice.

Use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care.

Be responsible for the organisation of own workload. 

Assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area.

Communicate with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to aid effective patient care.

Communicate effectively with parents and/or carers potentially complex, sensitive or distressing information. 

Maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records in line with departmental and professional standards and include relevant outcome measures.

Maintain infant/family dignity and confidentiality at all times

 Professional practice

Ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed “best practice”.

Develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to deliver an evidence based service.

With supervision and assistance take on increased responsibility recognising own limitations and seeking help appropriately.

Develop competency in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems including the use of electronic patient record, email, and PACS.

Maintain regular use of emails to keep abreast of information disseminated in the Trust

Adhere to the NMC code of practice at all times and operate within the NMC scope of professional practice.

Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of accountability, responsibility and Duty of Care.

Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and ensure patient confidentiality at all times.

Demonstrate compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and undergo regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters.

Report near misses and untoward incidents, complaints, clinical emergencies, injury or medicine administration errors as detailed in the departmental and Trust protocols.

Ensure a smart, professional image that enhances the public perception of the Trust and the professionalism of its staff is portrayed.

 Education and training

Be actively involved in and support departmental education programmes.

Consolidate and learn new skills and competencies to provide excellence in care.  Develop clinical reasoning skills through active participation in training and development. This will include undertaking the Neonatal Qualification in Speciality.

Develop the skills to supervise, mentor, support and educate less experienced and non registered staff in the clinical practice setting.

Undertake all mandatory training.