Job overview

We are a small Level 1 SCBU located in the rural market town of Herefordshire and an exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 6 Junior Sister.  The post holder will provide direct clinical care to babies and families on the Level 1 unit.  In addition, the post holder will be responsible for  coordinating and supervising care delivery of junior team members by providing effective leadership and senior decision making in all aspects of the Shift Lead role .  The post holder, will provide support will work directly with the families delivering the principles of family integrated care,  as well as directing and educating other members of the wider MDT.

Main duties of the job

The Post Holder will be responsible for the day-to-day running and safety of the ward, working closely alongside the ward manager, practice educator and the other Band 6 on the unit creating a ward environment of open and honest communication, where we display kindness and respecting others. This will include allocation of nursing staff to care for the babies on the ward, acting as a role model for junior colleagues, being a resource for other staff.   As a Band 6 Junior Sister you will be responsible for the daily co-ordinating of the shifts, you will be responsible for the daily safety checks and for the initial escalation of safety concerns; staff shortfall, increasing dependency and acuity demands.

You will need expert knowledge and competence assessing and caring for babies with both chronic and acute illness and babies admitted to the ward for intensive care and stabilisation.  You will be competent in caring for a critically ill baby and have knowledge of children's safeguarding. Excellent communication skills with parents, babies families and colleagues are essential.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.