Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Staff Nurse
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Take the next step in your neonatal nursing career with us.
We’re looking for motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Neonatal Nurses to join our team. While leadership experience is an advantage, it’s not essential—we also welcome applications from senior Band 5 nurses ready to progress. With full training and support provided, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise, grow into a leadership role, and make a real difference in neonatal care.
Key Responsibilities
- To work with the NNU team in the provision of safe, effective, and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
- To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.
- To regularly undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of NNU Sisters and Unit Manager.
Benefits
- Relocation benefits available for applicants who would like to move to Cornwall from other parts of the United Kingdom.
Additional Responsibilities
- To be a clinical expert within the speciality, with the ability to offer all aspects of nursing care at intensive, high dependency, and special care levels.
- To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for infants and their families.
- Ensure that each infant is assessed, their care is planned, implemented, and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.
- Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring, and safe environment for the infants and their families.
- To act as an advocate for the infant and family, ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
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About the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT)
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.
RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:
- Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
- St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle
- West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance
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We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Zita Warren
- Job title: Matron
- Email address: zita.warren2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01872252036
Ward Managers: Melanie Frost and Claire Tregonning - 01872 253801
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