Neonatal Staff Nurse

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and inclusive team as a Neonatal Staff Nurse at University Hospitals Sussex. As part of this dynamic unit, you'll provide exceptional care to neonates and their families while benefiting from comprehensive career development opportunities. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and the chance to impact the lives of young patients positively.

Benefits

Career development support

Wellbeing Programme

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or soon to qualify.
• Experience working with babies or children.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating neonatal nursing care.
• Providing nursing care to neonates and supporting their families.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring effective communication.

Skills

Communication skills

Care planning skills

Nursing care

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife

Degree or working towards

Mentorship course or equivalent

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Neonatal Staff Nurse

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Our neonatal service is provided across four sites in UHSussex. This Neonatal Staff Nurse role will be required to work in those units previously part of the UHSussex neonatal service: the Trevor Mann Baby Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the Special Care Baby Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath.

The Trevor Mann Baby Unit is a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit providing both medical and surgical neonatal care. Our unit has twenty-seven cots, nine of which are designated for intensive care; eight for high dependency and ten for special care.

The Special Care Baby Unit is led by a team of Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (ANNP's) who are supported by Consultant Neonatologists. The unit has eight special care cots.

This is a great time to join our neonatal service as we look to grow and develop our team. You will be offered support for your own career development and will be encouraged to pursue any areas of interest that you may have in line with our service improvement plans. This may include joining one of our special interest groups.

Full support given to complete the neonatal pathway when ready, which results in qualification in speciality either at degree or masters level.

We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.

Main duties of the job

We are currently recruiting for nurse's to join our team as a band 5. This post would suit an experienced band 5 with or without neonatal experience or a newly qualified nurse. Students that are soon to qualify are welcome to apply.

You will be based on the Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton as your main place of work, however you will be expected to cover SCBU at PRH as and when required to maintain safe staffing.

The post holder will be required to provide a high standard of research based nursing care to the neonate and support and advice to the family in the intensive, high dependency and special care setting.

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment, planning and implementation of care to the neonate, through the delivery of evidence based practice and be responsible for accurate record keeping.

The post holder will require excellent communication skills to enable effective team working and liaison with families and external agencies.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

• Take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating neonatal nursing care of a designated group of babies on a shift by shift basis consistent with evidence based practice for babies and their families within the special care, high dependency and intensive care nursery
• Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of all babies in the designated area and modify as necessary
• Identify and meet the nutritional needs of the neonate assessing, planning and evaluating feeding regimes and calculating daily fluid requirements for term and pre term neonates
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of the neonate requiring phototherapy including fluid balance, temperature control and comfort needs
• Assess, record and evaluate observations for neonates nursed in incubators including temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, oxygen requirement and respiratory effort
• Identify the suitability of babies to be transferred home and implement the discharge plan
• Discuss options and support parents in making informed choice in their plan of care e.g. feeding methods, audiology checks, blood transfusion, and newborn screening programme
• Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of such care, making necessary modifications of any care pathway and give professional advice and support as required
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the neonate receiving a blood transfusion, including discussing rational for administering blood with parents
• Act as the babys and parents advocate and empower them to participate in their babys care and well being
• Respect the need for privacy and dignity of the neonate, such as religious and spiritual needs
• Demonstrate competency in specific clinical skills, appropriate to the area, such as administration of intravenous drug infusions, antibiotics, fluids and total parenteral nutrition
• Demonstrate safe single practitioner administration of all medication to neonates, according to UHSx Trust and local policy

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife, or Soon to Qualify
• Degree or working towards.
• Mentorship course or equivalent

Experience

• Previous experience working with babies or children.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Care planning skills
• Basic skills and knowledge in clinical practice

Knowledge and Skills

• Good written and spoken English
• Ability to organise, prioritise and coordinate own and others work on a shift to shift basis
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Motivated and able to work under own initiative

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum pro rata