Nursery Nurse Cardiff, Wales
Job description
Caring for infants in a Nursery setting within a busy NICU environment, infants with complex needs including supplementary oxygen, naso gastric tube feeding, surgical babies, as well as extremely Preterm establishing feeds.
Liaising with Neonatal Outreach service, preparation for discharge home.
Parentcraft and Family Integrated care, supporting Mothers with Breast feeding.
Are you a Nursery Nurse/ NVQ level 3, looking for the opportunity to work as part of our friendly, dynamic and innovative multi professional team where your very special skills will be recognised?
The Cardiff &Vale ULHB is the largest in the Principality, providing a national centre for many aspects of healthcare and education in Wales. The University Hospital of Wales (UHW) is situated in Cardiff, a cosmopolitan city with excellent cultural and leisure facilities, good shopping, beautiful parks and easy access to the M4.
The Directorate of Child Health provides a full range of regional and district general services for children and neonates across a broad range of specialities.
Successful candidates will need to be sensitive towards children and their families, maintain standards of confidentiality and uphold the values of the UHB. In addition the person should be professional, possess good communication skills, and have a flexible approach to working within the Neonatal care service.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a 32 cot unit offering both medical and surgical care to a wide range of infants from all over South Wales. The unit comprises of 8 intensive care, 12 high dependency and 12 Special Care cots. This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated team delivering Neonatal Care within an expanding unit.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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