Senior Neonatal Homecare Nurse | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Leicester seeks a Band 6 Neonatal Homecare Nurse to ensure high standards of clinical care for infants in home settings. This role involves discharging neonates from hospital, providing ongoing care, and supporting families. Applicants must be registered nurses with a post-specialist neonatal qualification. Join a motivated team focused on implementing innovative healthcare solutions in the community.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse/midwife with post-specialist neonatal course QIS experience.
• Current Health Visitor or Paediatric community care experience is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with early discharge planning.
• Provide ongoing care for neonates in home environment.
• Educate families about care protocols.
• Supervise and train multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Registered nurse

Teamwork

Lone working

Communication

Education

Post-specialist neonatal qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Neonatal Homecare Nurse to work within Neonatal Home care Service, hosted by Leicester hospitals. Neonatal Community Care is provided across Leicestershire and Rutland and the Northamptonshire region, including University Hospitals of Leicester, Kettering and Northampton Hospitals. This position will primarily be based in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. The post holder will be an excellent team worker and will be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care for infants within the scope of neonatal outreach, providing specialist on-going care for the neonate and advice, support and education to the family in the home.

Home naso gastric tube feeding and Home oxygen service is currently well embedded, and more recently we have expanded services further to include care of babies at home on phototherapy for the treatment of jaundice.

We are seeking a highly motivated Neonatal Nurse to join our forward thinking team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the drive and motivation to support the implementation of an exciting service. To be successful in this role you will need to be registered nurse/midwife with post specialist neonatal course QIS experience; current Health Visitor or Paediatric community care experience would also be considered.

Responsibilities

• The job holder will assist Neonatal Unit, transitional care based staff with early and appropriate discharge planning in accordance with the criteria for outreach care.
• To provide a seamless timely discharge from hospital to the home environment.
• The job holder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of complex care programmes, ensuring continuous provision of integrated care.
• Provide specialist on-going care for the neonate and education, advice and support to the family in the home environment.
• The job holder will take a proactive role in the education and training of the multidisciplinary team(s), providing on-going supervision and support as an expert.
• To work effectively and efficiently as an Outreach team member as well as independently in the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of neonatal community care.
• To plan, time manage and initiate a weekly schedule based on workload requirements, which will meet the needs of the service and ensure that individual family needs are met.
• To be confident and competent within the Outreach setting as a lone worker in accordance with trust policy.
• Please review the Job description attached for full responsibilities and job role.

Qualifications and Experience

• Registered nurse or midwife with a post-specialist neonatal qualification.
• QIS experience.
• Current Health Visitor or Paediatric community care experience would be considered.

Strategy and Values

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). Our four primary goals are high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence. We will embed health equality in all we do, taking active steps to reduce avoidable differences in healthcare, working in partnership with communities. Our values are: compassionate, proud, inclusive, and one team.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Application closing

This advert closes on Saturday 4 Oct 2025.