Senior Staff Nurse

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking Band 6 nurses to join their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The role involves coordinating care for sick newborns, supporting junior nurses, and fostering a high standard of patient care. Candidates must possess full UK NMC registration and a qualification in Neonatal Critical Care. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a committed and collaborative team dedicated to outstanding patient service. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a vibrant region with diverse landscapes.

Qualifications

• Nurses must have full UK NMC registration.
• Relevant qualification in Neonatal Critical Care is mandatory.
• Ability to support and educate junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Acting as a role model for care quality.
• Leading and supporting staff in the absence of senior nurses.
• Promoting innovative and evidence-based nursing practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Advanced clinical skills

Education

Full UK NMC registration

Qualification in Neonatal Critical Care

Job description

We have an exciting opportunities for Band 6 nurses to join our collaborative, enthusiastic and passionate team in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Michaels Hospital.

Our NICU is a tertiary unit for the population of the South West Neonatal Operational Delivery Networks (ODN) and consists of a total of 31 cots including 15 intensive care cots, 8 high dependency cots and 8 special care cots. The unit also helps support our 16 cot Transitional Care Ward.

The unit provides care for sick newborn infants with a wide variety of medical, surgical and cardiac conditions.

Please note this vacancy is only suitable for nurses with a full UK NMC registration who hold the relevant qualification in Neonatal Critical Care.

You will be expected to work alongside the Sister in charge of the unit, by taking the lead in coordinating HDU and SC. There will be an expectation that you have the ability to support and educate new and junior members of the nursing team, supporting them to develop into QIS nurses.

Other duties include

• Act as role models when working with other members of the ward team to ensure a high quality of care is maintained.
• Promoting an environment conducive to the needs of our patients and their family.
• Demonstrating excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Act as a resource of specialist knowledge and expertise to ensure optimum and appropriate care delivery to our patients and their families.
• Undertake all appropriate aspects of nursing care required within the speciality including advanced clinical skills (having gained the appropriate training and instruction).
• Lead and support staff and student nurses in the absence of more senior nursing grades.
• Actively promote innovative and evidence based nursing practice.
• Supporting your team leader to complete staff appraisals and sick returns.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026