Nursery Nurse - NICU and Transitional Care

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Day nurseries

Bus travel discount to Cambridge site

Park and Ride for staff

Staff parking discount

Discounted hot food on campus

Flexible working (part-time, job-share

Training and orientation package

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 4 neonatal/postnatal care assistant for the NICU and Lady Mary postnatal ward. You will deliver safe infant care under a registered nurse, provide parent craft, and assist with discharge planning.

You will prepare feeds, support family-centred care, and help maintain a safe environment for both neonatal and postnatal babies. Experience with infants and CPD-ready applicants are preferred.

Qualifications

• NNEB or NVQ Level 3 Child Care required.
• Experience of working with infants.
• Knowledge of child development.
• Basic knowledge of clinical governance, health and safety and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective care to babies under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
• Deliver parent craft and discharge planning.
• Prepare all milk feeds, including specialised infant diets.
• Provide individualised, family-centred care to at-risk and neonatal transitional care babies.
• Care for babies needing IV therapy via peripheral lines, hot cot, nasogastric tube feeding or phototherapy.
• Support the ward in caring for at-risk babies when allocation allows.
• Maintain a safe, child-focused environment where play occurs naturally.

Skills

Infant care

Neonatal experience

Family-centred care

Communication

Play skills

Education

NNEB or NVQ Level 3 Child Care

Job description

This Band 4 post sits in the NICU team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering both the neonatal intensive care unit and transitional care on Lady Mary postnatal ward. The work centres on safe, individual care for babies under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, including parent craft, discharge planning and preparing milk feeds. The 27-bed postnatal ward also supports mothers whose babies are in NICU, a tertiary unit that takes babies needing surgery. Visa sponsorship is not available, and a 12-week probation applies to starts from October 2026.

What the job involves

• Provide safe and effective care to babies under the direct supervision of a registered nurse
• Deliver parent craft and discharge planning
• Prepare all milk feeds, including specialised infant diets within Children's Services
• Provide individualised, family-centred care to at-risk and neonatal transitional care babies
• Care for babies needing IV therapy via a peripheral line, hot cot, nasogastric tube feeding or phototherapy
• Support the ward in caring for at-risk babies outside criteria where allocation allows
• Maintain a safe, child-focused environment where play occurs naturally
• Use knowledge of child development when selecting play activities

What’s required

Qualifications

• NNEB or NVQ Level 3 Child Care

Experience

• Experience of working with infants

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of best practice
• Knowledge and understanding of child development
• Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Awareness of health and safety and risk management
• Play skills
• Effective verbal and written communication

Other

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Effective organisation skills
• Behaving towards patients, visitors and colleagues in line with the Trust values of Safe, Kind and Excellent

Nice to have

• Significant years of post-qualification experience
• Experience of working in a neonatal setting
• Experience of working as a team member
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Computing and internet skills

What’s offered

• On-site leisure facilities
• Day nurseries
• Reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to the Cambridge University Hospital site
• Free Park and Ride between sites and the route to Cambridge train station
• Subsidised on-site parking for eligible staff
• Reduced-cost hot food available 24/7 on campus
• Flexible working arrangements, including part-time, job-share, term-time and flexible start and finish times
• Training, development and a full orientation package