Nursery Nurse

Role: Nursery Nurse

Location: The Portland Hospital for Women & Children, London

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week between Monday-Sunday

Shifts: 13 long days per month (Long days, nights and weekends)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive dependent on experience plus benefits

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Nurse to join the maternity service at The Portland Hospital, currently rated “Good” by the CQC, and the UK’s only fully private maternity hospital in the UK.

Working alongside Midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality newborn care within the postnatal ward, supporting babies and their families during the early days of parenthood. You will play an important role in delivering a safe, compassionate and family-centred service while providing guidance and reassurance to new parents.

You’ll join a collaborative and supportive team committed to delivering exceptional care and outstanding patient experiences. In return, you’ll have the opportunity to further develop your skills within one of the UK’s leading private healthcare organisations while making a real difference to the lives of babies and their families.

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional newborn care and supporting families during this special time, we’d love to hear from you.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll bring:

• NNEB, Btec Diploma in Nursery Nursing or Level 3 NVQ equivalent

• Previous experience as a maternity support worker and/or nursery nurse in a hospital maternity unit (essential)

• Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support

• Understanding of Safeguarding issues

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Nursery Nurse within the Maternity department at The Portland Hospital you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you

• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals

• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service

• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme

• Group Life Assurance from day one

• Critical illness cover

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland

• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you

• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual : We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.