Staff Nurse - Neonatal ICU and Transitional Care

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Bus travel discounts

Park and Ride access

Staff pod break spaces

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Neonatal ICU and Transitional Care. The role involves supervised time in unit, progression through competencies in Transitional Care, Special Care and High Dependency, and completing the in-house Neonatal Course to become qualified in Neonatal Nursing.

The Trust emphasizes a strong neonatal team within the NU and access to the East of England Neonatal ODN, with opportunities for professional development and a

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC on part one or two.
• Interest in pursuing neonatal career pathway.
• Willingness to undertake the neonatal course.
• Advanced level child protection training.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective care to intensive care, high dependency and special care neonates.
• Assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Participate in supervision, mentorship and appraisal of staff.

Skills

NMC registration

Neonatal career focus

Neonatal pathway interest

Advanced protection training

CPD evidence

Education

NMC registration current

Neonatal career pathway interest

Neonatal course willingness

Advanced child protection training

Continuing professional development

Job description

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Neonatal ICU and Transitional Care

The closing date is 03 November 2026

Are you a Registered Nurse who is highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate with an interest in neonates? We have vacancies for Band 5 nurses, giving you the amazing opportunity to make a difference in the lives of newborn babies and their families. You will have supervised time within the unit to gain the experience you need to care for the babies. Working through competencies in Transitional Care, Special Care and High Dependency will give you the background to undertake our in-house Neonatal Course through which you will become Qualified in Speciality (Neonatal Nursing). This will enable you to care for babies requiring the highest level of support in Intensive Care.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is one of the three tertiary centres for the Eastern Neonatal Network and part of the East of England Neonatal ODN. The unit admits babies requiring tertiary care including surgery and neurosurgery. A spacious and modern unit, it is part of the Perinatal Centre and is located in The Rosie Hospital. We have a Bliss Baby Charter Bronze Award and as part of this, updated areas of the unit to improve the neonatal journey for families. Also hosted in the trust are the Regional transport Service and the core ODN Team, which also offer unique opportunities to staff wishing to broaden their experience outside of the NICU.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of safe and effective care to intensive care, high dependency and special care neonates without direct supervision. Assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Participate in the supervision mentorship and appraisal of pre and post registration staff.

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose CUH?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination), you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have a Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

This vacancy will close once 40 Applications Reached

Benefits to you

• At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
• On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
• CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
• Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
• We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
• Desire to pursue a neonatal career pathway
• Desire to undertake the neonatal course
• Advanced level child protection training
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Experience in a Paediatric setting or a Level 1, 2 or 3 neonatal setting or experience of working in an adult critical care setting or midwifery
• Experience of neonatal, paediatric, midwifery or adult or critical care setting if pre-registration
• Experience of post registration ward management
• NHS Experience

Knowledge

• Evidence of up-to-date paediatric and neonatal nursing skills and knowledge
• Awareness of professional issues
• Basic knowledge of principles of high dependency or critical care (adult, paediatric, neonatal or midwifery)
• Evidence of competency to care for SCBU infants in a safe and effective manner
• Current knowledge of research developments in neonatal and paediatric nursing

Skills

• Good communications skills
• Understanding of professional issues and accountability within own role
• Evidence of role modelling
• Excellent teamwork

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.

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust