Band 4 Neonatal Nursery Nurse

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a nursery nurse to join the Neonatal Unit at NHS in Basingstoke. The role includes providing high-quality family-centered care, managing patient groups, and developing clinical skills in a supportive environment. Part-time hours are available, with a commitment to flexible working across days, nights, and weekends.

Qualifications

• Currently practicing as a nursery nurse.
• Completed NVQ level 3 in childcare.
• Flexible regarding work areas and availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care under supervision.
• Work with senior staff to assess patients and plan care.
• Manage a group of patients, ensuring evidence-based care.

Skills

Family-centered care

Effective communication

Teamwork

Clinical skills development

Education

NVQ level 3 in childcare

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen within the Neonatal Unit for a nursery nurse to join our team. We are a local neonatal unit with 14 cots, including 2 intensive care, 2 high dependency, and 10 special care cots, as well as a 4-bed transitional care unit caring for mothers and small babies together. If you are an enthusiastic and highly motivated nursery nurse who wants to deliver high-quality family-centered care, this opportunity is for you. You will be currently practicing as a nursery nurse, have completed an NVQ level 3 in childcare, and possess excellent standards of nursing practice. Opportunities to develop your neonatal skills, along with further education and training, are actively supported. The successful applicant will need to be flexible regarding work areas and be available for work days, nights, and weekends. Part-time hours will be considered.

Main duties of the job

1. To work within NNU as part of the multidisciplinary team, promoting the unit philosophy of family-centered care.
2. To provide a high standard of nursing care under the supervision of qualified team members.
3. To work with senior staff to assess patients, plan and implement care, and maintain associated records.
4. Ensure effective communication and close collaboration with colleagues, parents, carers, and patients.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is central to our operations across three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers medical and surgical services to approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to foster a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where everyone belongs, and where learning, improvement, and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services nationally and internationally. We are one of only two UK centres treating pseudomyxoma peritonei, and we are leaders in tertiary liver and colorectal cancer treatments.

The trust employs over 9,000 staff and has an annual turnover exceeding £500 million. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors, who represent their constituencies and influence the trust’s future plans.

Details

• Date posted: 22 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £26,530 to £29,114 per year (pro rata)
• Contract: Fixed-term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 251-FCSS2190-NNUA-D

Job locations

Neonatal Unit, Basingstoke, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage a group of patients under supervision, providing evidence-based care.
• Work with supervision and as part of a team in assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care for children.
• Manage time and workload effectively to ensure smooth service operation.
• Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain clinical skills such as neonatal and high dependency care, nasogastric feeding, oxygen therapy, etc., according to guidelines.
• Utilize and promote therapeutic play as part of care and child development.
• Contribute to the development of unit policies and procedures.
• Report safeguarding concerns to the senior nurse immediately.
• Support mothers with breastfeeding, artificial feeding, and nasogastric feeding, following Trust policies and BFI recommendations.