Job summary
- Main area
- NICU Registered Nurse Band 5
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 387-WC3493-HN
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Michaels Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
NICU Staff Nurse or Midwife
Band 5
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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
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Job overview
NICU Staff Nurse or Midwife
We are seeking dedicated and compassionate experienced staff to join our dynamic team.
Join our renowned Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team where you’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact in the world of neonatal nursing.
Our expert team have a large multidisciplinary team (MDT) consisting of nurses, nursery nurses, medics, consultants and allied health care professionals, all with a wealth of experience and knowledge. We are committed to following our unit philosophy: working together with families to provide high-quality, individualised care.
We have opportunities for registered Nurses (adult or child) or registered Midwives who have completed preceptorship in the NHS and have experience working in NICU. We particularly welcome applications from registered nurses or midwives who are qualified in specialty (QIS) in Neonatal Care. Please make your qualifications and professional development clear in your application.
The opportunities for continued professional development while working in NICU are vast, including university-accredited courses and in-house training for specialist roles. Whether you’re an experienced QIS NICU nurse or have significant experience in neonatal or paediatric critical care, we offer ample opportunities for growth and advancement.
Main duties of the job
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate prescribed treatment and care for patients and their families.
- Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality with patient’s carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Act as a professional role model setting standards of practice.
- Promote clinical effectiveness and opportunities for teaching junior colleagues and students.
- Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.
- Develop clinical skills and participate in continuous professional development.
- Provide accurate timely contemporary records of care and treatment in line with Trust record keeping policy and NMC.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
(job overview cntd)
Our NICU at St Michael’s Hospital is one of three Level 3 centres operating in the South West neonatal network. As a tertiary centre, we care for babies with respiratory, surgical, neurological, and cardiac needs, including extreme pre-term and term babies from across the South West. Our mission is to provide consistent and excellent family-centred care with the best possible outcomes for all our patients and their families. We strive to provide an environment that promotes teamwork and fosters learning and research in a culture of openness and honesty to maintain our high standards. Infants are cared for by an expert multidisciplinary team in an environment that supports the developing relationship between families and their babies. We respect parents’ views and wishes and encourage the development of their parenting role by providing information, guidance, and support that meets their individual needs. We recognise the need for parents and staff to be partners in care, achieved through mutual trust and effective communication that maintains the dignity and privacy of our families.
Person specification
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential criteria
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN Part 8/RN (Child branch, part 15) or RN qualification, or Registered Midwife - E
- Current NMC
- Qualification in Neonatal Nursing or willingness to undertake this
Desirable criteria
- Post basic certificate or related study in Neonatal Critical Care
- 1st Degree in nursing or health related subject or working towards
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
- Interest in the clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Neonatal experience
- Experience of teaching
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
- Computer skills
- Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
- Ability to initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Clinical decision making ability
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Act in a professional manner
- Self motivated
- A team player
- Recognition of own limits
Desirable criteria
- Teaching/supervisory skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Iona Marechal
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
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