Job summary
- Main area
- neonates
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS1154-RNNU
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RHCH
- Town
- Winchester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse Neonatal Unit
Band 5
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for band 5 staff nurses to join the dynamic and supportive team in our local neonatal unit at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The unit has 12 cots consisting of 2 intensive care, 2 high dependencies and 8 special care cots. We care for babies born above 30 weeks gestation.
We pride ourselves on having an environment where your development matters, so previous neonatal experience is not mandatory.
We are looking for registered nurses with excellent communication skills to join us. Part time hours would be considered.
If you are a registered nurse or midwife considering a new challenge this role may be perfect for you, you do not need to be a children's nurse to have a successful career in Neonatal Care.
In return you will be supported in becoming a neonatal nurse, qualified in this speciality.
Please watch our video to find out more about life as a midwife at Hampshire Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
Looking after babies from 30 weeks gestation requiring intensive, high dependency , special or transitional care. A mix of long day and night shifts.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge gained by of alternative study, or employ skills gained by combinatioment experience
- Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
- Computer Literate
experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
- Completed clinical placements in a variety of areas
- Knowledge of the management of in-patients including evidence based strategies.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of staff supervision
- Awareness of local and national agenda within neonatal services
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust values
- Ability to communicate written and verbal information in English, keeping legible and accurate notes
- Good communication 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
- Raewyn Twaddle
- Job title
- neonatal Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01962824200
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