Special Care Baby Unit Nurse *Internal applications only*

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes (lease cars,

Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling service

Zusammenfassung

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Special Care Baby Unit Nurse on a 36-hour post at WCH for internal applicants only. The post supports developmentally appropriate care for preterm and unwell babies, with expected Neonatal Nursing Speciality qualifications and Newborn Life Support training.

You will collaborate with the MDT and mentor junior staff. The role involves managing all aspects of neonatal care, ensuring infection prevention and contributing to staff

Qualifikationen

• Registered nurse with active NMC registration.
• Continuing professional development portfolio is expected.
• Experience in neonatal/high dependency care preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide family-centred care for neonates and liaise with the MDT.
• Manage care plans and assess needs for babies and families.
• Support students on the ward and uphold infection prevention and control guidelines.

Kenntnisse

Effective communication

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Mentoring staff

Compassionate care

Ausbildung

Active NMC registration

Jobbeschreibung

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Special Care Baby Unit Nurse *Internal applications only*

The closing date is 13 November 2026

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Band 5 Special Care Baby Unit Nurse - 36 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. We work as part of the Northern Neonatal Network and you will be expected to work along side the nurse in charge, the MDT and the team from the network to make the best possible decisions for babies and their families. You are expected to manage care in accordance to infection prevention and control guidelines and support the nurse in change to ensure a safe environment for the babies also maintain knowledge and competency of the equipment required for neonatal care. Fundamentally you are expected to be an advocate to the baby and their family.

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.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

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

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Knowledge and Experience

• Continuing professional development with portfolio
• NMC code of professional conduct.
• Safeguarding awareness.
• Completed clinical placements in a variety of areas
• High dependency care
• Specialist care of neonates
• Supporting students
• Relevant field of nursing

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.
• Motivation, interest and enthusiasm in caring for children and their families
• Understands responsibility of position
• Understands the need for flexibility.
• Reassuring under pressure
• Open/Reflective/Warm
• Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable

Other Requirements

• Ability to work across site and collaboratively when required on the Children's Ward and A&E paediatric area.
• Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students.
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata