Neonatal QIS Nurse

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Nursery

Wellness Centre with gym and pool

Beach Hut access

Staff networks (LGBTQ, Race Equality,.

Awards ceremonies

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking experienced neonatal nurses qualified in Speciality to join the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital. You will provide comprehensive, compassionate care to some of the most vulnerable babies and support their families within a high‑performing team.

We offer a Band 5 role, full‑time 37.5 hours per week, permanent contract, with opportunities for development in stage 3 BFI accreditation and access to our Health and Wellbeing

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
• Evidence of recent CPD.
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS).
• Experience in a critical/high care environment in an acute care setting.
• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system.
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget.
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area.

Skills

CPD evidence

Critical care

Computer literacy

Policy development

Budget management

Research awareness

Education

BSc Degree in relevant field

Job description

• Weekly Hours / Programmed Activities: 37.5
• Salary Band: Band 5
• Staff Group: Nursing and Midwifery Registered
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Job Area: Nursing

Company Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job Description

NHS Band 5:£32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

Are you ready to take the next steps in your neonatal career?

Portsmouth Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are excited to have vacancies for experienced neonatal nurses who are Qualified in Speciality.

Would you like to be part of a neonatal team who works tirelessly, to provide comprehensive, compassionate, individualised care and support to our babies and their families, which are then realised in the outstanding outcomes we achieve for our babies as positive outliers for NNAP (2025).

As a team, we have a clear vision for our future, to ensure we offer all staff the best opportunities within their career, and we are here to support and encourage you to develop expand your experience and knowledge of neonatal care. We would welcome applications from experienced neonatal nurses, ideally from a level 3 unit, however we would provide support and training to any QIS nurses.

We are a proud tertiary neonatal intensive care unit, currently working towards stage 3 BFI accreditation, having previously achieved Bliss Accreditation.

As a neonatal nurse in Portsmouth, you would experience caring for some of the most extreme premature babies and delivering complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy and Laser ROP.

You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated Care, Infant feeding, Education and Research teams.

• Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
• BSc Degree in relevant field
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS)
• Experience in a critical/high care environment in an acute care setting
• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

All of our hospitals operate a strict no smoking policy. Smoking cigarettes or tobacco products is not allowed on any of the grounds or in any of the buildings run by us. This applies to patients, staff, carers and visitors to Trust premises.

Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone we care for and, by making sure that our NHS services are smoke-free, we benefit the health of people who use our services as well as the health of the people who work for us.