Staff Nurse, NICU

Integrated Care System; Crewe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cheshire is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their Neonatal team. The ideal candidate will provide family-integrated care in the Intensive Care, High Dependency, and Special Care nurseries. Candidates must have NMC registration and preferably experience in paediatrics. The role offers opportunities for professional development in various care areas. This is a full-time or part-time opportunity with a focus on supporting families.

Qualifications

• RGN/RN Child/RM with neonatal experience desirable.
• Paediatric experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised, family integrated care for babies and families.
• Work across Intensive Care, High Dependency, and Special Care nurseries.

Skills

Evidence of working with families

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Go back Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, NICU

The closing date is 28 August 2025

An opportunity has arisen to join our amazing Neonatal team as a Band 5 Staff Nurse. We currently have several positions available and would consider both full and part time positions.

Main duties of the job

The essential criteria are RGN/RN Child/RM with neonatal experience being desirable. Newly qualified nurses will also be considered, offering a preceptorship programme.

Our busy level 2 Unit is part of a regional delivery network and has 3 ICU, 4 HDC and 8 SC cots. Successful applicants will be joining a dynamic neonatal team, providing all aspects of neonatal care.

The post holder will be an excellent communicator, carer, mentor, role model, advocate and facilitator.

There will be opportunity to develop and excel in areas such as breastfeeding, skin care, palliative and family integrated care.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues. Leighton were the first Neonatal Unit in the North West to secure both the BFI Accreditation and FiCare accreditation in 2022.

Job responsibilities

As a Band 5 staff nurse you would be working across the Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care nurseries, carrying out individualised, family integrated care for our babies and families.

Please see full job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration

Experience

• Paediatric experience

Skills

• Evidence of working with families

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.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust