Nursing Associate (Special Care/Transitional Care)

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS Trust invites applications for a Nursing Associate to join the Neonatal Team at St Helier Hospital. This Level 2 Neonatal Unit provides care for babies requiring specialist neonatal support, across a 22-cot unit and Transitional Care area.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, family-centred care, communicating with neonatal nursing and medical colleagues, promoting health, supporting parents, and contributing to ongoing development of neonatal

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC) on the postnatal ward.
• Communicate directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for baby in SC/NTC.
• Act autonomously to escalating concerns regarding babies’ condition to the Neonatal nurse in charge, working within agreed local guidelines.
• Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to appropriately care for their premature or unwell infants.
• Instruct, advise and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, Resuscitation and safe sleep guidance.

Job description

Nursing Associate (Special Care/Transitional Care)

Company: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Salary: £33,262 - £36,027 Pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London)

Hours: Full-time

Location: Carshalton, SM5 1AA

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Nov 2026

Closing date: 2 Dec 2026

A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for atrained Nursing Associateto join our dedicated neonatal team atSt Helier Hospital.

We are aLevel 2 Neonatal Unit, providing care for babies requiring specialist neonatal support. The service comprises22 cots across the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care area, located within the postnatal ward footprint.

As part of our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, family-centred care to babies and their families, while contributing to the ongoing development of our neonatal services.

• To assist in delivering safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC)on the postnatal ward.
• Communicating directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for baby in SC/NTC.
• Acting autonomously to escalating concerns regarding babies’ condition to the Neonatal nurse in charge, working within agreed local guidelines.
• Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to appropriately care for their premature or unwell infants.
• To instruct, advice and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, Resuscitation and safe sleep guidance.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role at St Helier Hospital.

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026

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