Senior Staff Nurse

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse - Child or Adult Branch or registered Midwife
• Qualification in Speciality - Neonatology 405 or equivalent
• Mentorship preparation programme or equivalent e.g. 997 / 998, or on live register of mentors
• Evidence of professional selfdevelopmen

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Leadership / people management skills

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Safeguarding children's training level 3.
• Newborn Life Support course certification
• IT skills
• Ability to teach & support others
• Proven ability to co-ordinate and manage own workload appropriately.
• Responsive to change
• Ability to challenge complacency and unsafe practice
• Organisation & management skills
• Clinical expert in neonates

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of budgeting / resource management.

Other Requirement

Essential criteria

• Substantial experience within speciality

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leading a team
• Experience with / of benchmarking and audit

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential criteria

• Well developed communication & interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team
• Excellent written documentation

Special Attributes and other

Essential criteria

• Positive & enthusiastic
• Reliable and Resilient
• Good role model
• Demonstrates ability to meet the Trust values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 448.4KB)