Staff Nurse, NICU

Integrated Care System; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare foundation in Chertsey is seeking a dedicated Staff Nurse for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The role involves providing specialized care for premature and complex infants. Candidates must have relevant nursing qualifications and experience in acute settings. This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive team committed to professional development and quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse qualified in Child Health or Adult Nursing.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting and newborn care.
• Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for intensive, high dependency, and special care babies.
• Work unsupervised and take charge of allocated babies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement care.
• Develop a stimulating learning environment for students.

Skills

Effective communication

Education

RSCN/RNCB or registered Adult Nurse/Midwife

Job description

Go back Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, NICU

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Ashford and St Peter's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for.

We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide.

This role and interview will be part of the NICU recruitment event on 8th September 2025 , 9am - 2pm.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference. We welcome applicants from any field or specialism of nursing. As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued. As a band 5 neonatal nurse you will be supported through your career journey to develop the skills and confidence to further your academic studies by doing the Neonatal Intensive Care Course at Brighton or Kingston University.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

• To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for intensive care,including ventilated babies; high dependency and special carebabies depending on qualification and experience.
• To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU
• To take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery underthe supervision of the nurse in charge.
• To work effectively and efficiently with the integratedmultidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes of care.
• To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable andstimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoingdevelopment of registered and unregistered staff.
• Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area ofresponsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection controldesignated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron orTeam Leader.
• This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,dayand weekend shifts

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RSCN/RNCB or registered Adult Nurse/Midwife
• Special, High dependency and Intensive Care of the newborn

Experience

• working in an acute hospital setting
• Care of the newborn

Knowledge

• Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice
• Change managment

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively

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.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust