Role Summary
- The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the specialty.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
STAFF NURSE – BAND 5
NEONATAL UNIT
CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH
ROYAL DEVON & EXETER HOSPITAL (WONFORD)
Do you have a strong belief in Family Integrated Care and enjoy working in partnership with parents?
Would you value the opportunity to create the perfect work/life balance, by joining a progressive Neonatal Unit situated in the beautiful Cathedral City of Exeter, excellent transport links with easy access to the M5 and close to Dartmoor and Exmoor National parks and stunning beaches of the South Devon coast?
Are you a Child or Adult RN with experience of working with families, and would like the opportunity to explore the dynamic environment of neonatal care? We are looking for Band 5 nurses who will help to develop our neonatal service in Exeter. This is an exciting time to join our Trust and make a difference to the families in our care.
If you are a newly qualified or experienced Band 5 and looking to work with families in a neonatal setting, this is a great opportunity for you.
This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children and in line with Trust policy successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Check.
Please note that you will be notified via email regarding the result of your application. If you are successful in obtaining an interview, you will be given a minimum of 1 weeks’ notice, prior to your interview date. If you have not received any correspondence from us within 1 week of the closing date please contact the Recruitment team on 01392 403758/403936/402367. It is not Trust policy to contact successful candidates in any other form than by email.
If you are appointed to a position within the Trust you will be required to provide original documents to verify your identity prior to your start date. This must be a valid passport or full birth certificate (specifying the names of the holder’s parents) together with proof of your national insurance number. Your contract of employment with the Trust may be invalidated in the event that you are unable to provide this documentation.
We accept qualifications from abroad, where these are nationally recognised as valid for the vacancy. The relevant UK professional bodies can advise on whether overseas qualifications are valid to allow the holder to practise in their profession. NARIC can advise what level overseas qualifications are equivalent to, in the UK system. (For example, they will say whether particular overseas qualifications are equivalent to a UK degree). Please see www.naric.org.uk. – Our Recruitment team may also be able to give general advice.
If UK professional registration is required then you should contact the relevant professional body for information about registration. If UK professional registration is required then you will only be considered for the post if you meet this requirement.
The Trust is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and so we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status.
Working Pattern: Long days and nights
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact: Clinical Nurse Managers – Donna Rowe (donna.rowe@nhs.net) or Tracey Perry (tracey.perry1@nhs.net) Telephone No. 01392 406644.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
