Band 8a Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/ACP
The closing date is 30 April 2026
Job summary
As an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP), you will play a central role in delivering highquality, compassionate and evidencebased care within the busy tertiary neonatal unit at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. Our 32cot unit provides care across 12 ITU/HDU cots, 20 Special Care cots and 7 Transitional Care cots, supporting around 6,000 deliveries each year, and caring for babies from 22 weeks' gestation onwards. We are proud to act as the regional neonatal calling centre for the West Midlands.
Working as an autonomous advanced practitioner, you will assess, diagnose and manage neonates across ITU, HDU, SCBU, Transitional Care and Delivery Suite, supported 24/7 by senior resident medical staff and experienced ANNP colleagues. You will be a core member of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, contributing to complex decisionmaking, emergency care and treatment planning using your advanced clinical assessment, nonmedical prescribing and leadership skills.
Alongside your clinical role, you will contribute to service development and transformation, including planned cot expansion and potential relocation to a new modular maternity and neonatal unit. The department is a thriving, forwardthinking team with strong links to research, audit and quality improvement, and is part of the West Midlands Neonatal ODN, BUMP, and a recognised NLS training centre, recently nominated as Best Training Unit at BHH.
Main duties of the job
You will work autonomously on the Tier 1 rota (1 in 12), covering long/short days and nights, delivering safe, effective and personalised care across all neonatal settings. You will undertake advanced assessment, diagnosis, investigation and management of neonates with undifferentiated and complex conditions, ensuring timely escalation, referral and safe discharge or transfer of care.
Working within the multidisciplinary team, you will participate in ward rounds, delivery suite attendance, emergency resuscitation, family communication and shared clinical decisionmaking. You will apply advanced clinical judgement and nonmedical prescribing within an agreed scope of practice, supported by robust governance, senior medical advice and escalation pathways.
Alongside a predominantly clinical workload, you will provide visible clinical leadership, acting as a role model for advanced practice, You will engage in audit, quality improvement and research, with opportunities to lead projects, publish and present at local, regional and national forums. The unit has a strong track record of peerreviewed publications and is actively involved in networkwide and national research initiatives.
This role suits an experienced neonatal clinician who thrives in a fast paced tertiary environment, values teamwork and is committed to shaping high quality neonatal services for babies and families. For informal discussions, please contact Harsha Gowda, Neonatal Clinical Service Lead.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
16 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
14644
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Employer's website
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