Maternity Nursery Nurse

NHS; Gorleston-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Gorleston-on-Sea is seeking a Maternity Nursery Nurse to provide care and support to families with newborns. The role involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, conducting clinical observations, and supporting the development of junior staff. Candidates should have relevant qualifications in nursery nursing and experience in a neonatal or maternity setting. The trust offers a supportive environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience working within the NHS environment.
• Experience caring for neonates/infants.
• Training in completion of neonatal observations.

Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador in low-risk neonatal care.
• Conduct clinical observations of neonates.
• Work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication

Good computer literacy

Ability to support safeguarding

Kind and caring attitude

Self-motivated and driven

Education

BTEC National Diploma in nursery nursing/childcare or NVQ Level 3 in Early years

GCSEs English and Maths grade C or above

ECDL or other relevant IT qualification

BFI accredited breastfeeding training

Job description

Go back James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Nursery Nurse

The closing date is 10 December 2025

The post holder will enhance and engender a philosophy of care founded on the recognition and promotion of normality within neonatal care. They will provide health education, support, and advice to women, birthing people and their families who are having or have recently birthed a newborn.

They will work in partnership with the woman/birthing person and their family in co-ordinating their newborn's care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate health promotion programmes in line with best practice for our families.

Proactively contribute to the support and development new and junior colleagues within the multidisciplinary team regarding immediate neonatal care.

Main duties of the job

To act as an ambassador in the specialism of low-risk neonatal care.

Following Trust defined training and appropriate competency assessment, undertake clinical observations of the neonate as per NICE guidance and BAPM standards, including:

• Heart rate and respiratory rate assessment
• Temperature monitoring
• ECG
• Blood testing
• TCB assessment
• Use of phototherapy lights, bili-blankets, hot cots, radiant heaters and neonatal resuscitation equipment.

Work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team including paediatric doctors, neonatal team, midwives, nurses, audiologists, general practitioners, safeguarding services and other relevant agencies.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details of responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• BTEC National Diploma in nursery nursing/childcare OR NVQ Level 3 in Early years OR Equivalent
• GCSEs English and Maths grade C or above
• ECDL or other relevant IT qualification
• Evidence of completion of BFI accredited breastfeeding training course

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience working within the NHS environment
• Experience caring for neonates/infantsExperience working in maternity or neonatal services
• Training in completion of neonatal observations

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communicator with both service users and the public, and the multi-disciplinary team
• Good level of computer literacy
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to adapt to different situations
• Ability to support safeguarding of neonates and families in vulnerable situations
• Aptitude for managing highly emotional situations, e.g. adverse neonatal outcomes, removal of a child by social services
• Must be kind and caring, approachable and sensitive to parental concerns, advocate and provide reassurance with empathy and excellent listening skills
• Be self-motivated and driven to learn and adapt to changes in clinical practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

177-ELEC-7627930

Job locations

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust