Staff Nurse - Newborn Services | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking Staff Nurses to join their team across multiple sites, including the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This role offers the chance to work with a variety of complex conditions and supports professional development for both newly qualified and experienced nurses. Candidates should be passionate about patient care, collaborative, and eager to achieve high standards in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for complex conditions such as respiratory and cardiac diseases.
• Support colleagues and develop junior staff.
• Work across different clinical settings including NICU and LNUs.

Skills

Passionate about providing excellent patient care

Team player supporting colleagues

Compassionate nurse achieving positive results

Conscientious to high standards

Job description

Overview

Saint Mary’s Newborn Services Division is one service across three sites; the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is based on the Oxford Road Campus (ORC) and the Local Neonatal Units based at Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital. We have opportunities for Staff Nurses to join our team in one of our rotational posts, working across sites, providing you with a great opportunity to develop your skills and experience in different clinical settings. We are confident we can provide you with this experience and meet your aspirations by supporting you to work across the NICU and LNUs who care for babies with differing needs.

We specialise in providing care for a range of complex conditions such as:

• Respiratory diseases
• Renal conditions
• Cardiac conditions
• Neurological conditions
• Babies requiring surgical care
• Complex genetic and metabolic disorders
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) screening and treatment
• Whist working in ICU, HDU, Special care areas

Whether you are a newly qualified or experienced Neonatal or Children’s/Adult Acute Care nurse looking to further your career and your professional future, we have the opportunities available to support you. We have an ongoing commitment to enhancing practice and staff development and are very keen to meet nurses new to the profession as well as experienced nurses. We expect all nurses to be dynamic and forward thinking with a desire to develop their skills and knowledge. Whatever your background all programmes will aim to help you reach your next career goal within our exceptional Managed Clinical Service.

You will be:

• Passionate about providing excellent patient care
• A team player who supports colleagues and helps to develop junior staff
• A compassionate nurse with a desire to achieve positive results
• Conscientious to work to high standards within the clinical environment

We’re a large NHS Trust (MFT) with a turnover of over £3bn, bringing together hospitals and community services across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, to champion collaborative working and transformation. We offer a scale of opportunity and a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, and research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022. We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, with ongoing work on sustainability through the Green Plan. At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and equal opportunities, protecting health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. Read the Candidate Essentials Guide alongside the Job Description and Person Specification for information about the Trust, our benefits, and how we care for you as you care for others. The guide also contains critical information you’ll need before submitting an application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our resourcing team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025