Special Care Baby Unit Nurse

NHS; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Whitehaven seeks a Special Care Baby Unit Nurse to provide family-centered care to preterm and unwell babies. Responsibilities include managing patient care, liaising with the multidisciplinary team, and supporting nursing students. Applicants must be registered sick children's nurses and demonstrate effective communication skills. Salary range is £31,049 to £37,796 per annum.

Qualifications

• Completed clinical placements in various areas.
• Experience in relevant nursing fields.
• Awareness of potential budgetary roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide aspects of patient care.
• Assess care needs and develop care programs.
• Liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work as a team member

Good organisational skills

Mentorship capabilities

Compassionate values for dignified care

Education

Registered Sick Children's Nurse / RN Child

Registered Adult Nurses

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Special Care Baby Unit Nurse

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Band 5 Special Care Baby Unit Nurse - 24 hours - WCH

As a Band 5 nurse you are expected to provide family centred developmentally appropriate care to preterm and unwell babies. You will be required to work towards achieving your Qualification in Speciality of the nursing care of neonates, you will learn to manage the care, of special care, high dependency and stabilisation and transfer of babies requiring intensive care treatment. You will also be required to complete your Newborn Life Support training and complete Family and Infant Neurodevelopment Education (FINE) training. There is an expectation that you support students on the ward and are able to liaise effectively with the Multidisciplinary Team.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to manage and provide all aspects of patient care, assessing care needs, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for the babies and their families. You need to be able to liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) with family centred care as a basic principle of service provision. The trust operates an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and you will be expected to practice according to its principles as well as in accordance with the NMC code of conduct, including the NMC record keeping guideline.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Sick Children's Nurse / RN Child or Midwife with active registration.
• Registered Adult Nurses would be considered.

Experience

• Completed clinical placements in a variety of areas
• Relevant field of nursing.
• Supporting students.
• Budgetary awareness.

Knowledge

• Continuing professional development with portfolio
• NMC code of professional conduct.
• Safeguarding awareness.
• High dependency care
• Specialist care of neonates

Skills and Aptitudes

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to act as a mentor to HCA's / Junior staff.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata