Senior Staff Nurse - Neonatal

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17 April 2025

Job summary

Band 6 Neonatal Nurse

Are you passionate about providing exceptional care to neonatal babies and supporting families through challenging times?

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Band 6 Neonatal Nurse to join our dynamic and compassionate team at our Local Neonatal Unit

Registered Nurse (RN) with valid NMC registration.
QIS nurse, with a solid understanding of the challenges and treatments in a neonatal setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a compassionate approach to patient and family care.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage priorities under pressure

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Neonatal Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in delivering expert care to neonates here at RBH. We have 16 cots with a breakdown of 2 ITU 6 HDU 8 SC. We also support a 5 bedded Transitional Care unit.

You will be responsible for:

Providing high-quality clinical care for all premature and critically ill, babies
Monitoring and assessing, ensuring that timely interventions are completed and responding to changes in condition.
Supporting and educating parents by helping them understand neonatal conditions, treatments, and providing emotional support.
Collaborating with our multi-disciplinary team of doctors, other healthcare professionals and maternity to deliver the best possible care.
Mentoring and developing junior staff and student nurses, ensuring the highest standards of practice.

About us

Supportive environment: We offer ongoing professional development, training, and mentorship to help you progress in your career.
Impactful work: You'll make a difference in the lives of neonates and their families, providing care during one of the most critical stages of life.
Team-oriented culture: Work alongside passionate, dedicated healthcare professionals in a collaborative and friendly atmosphere.
Flexible working options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible shift patterns to suit your needs.

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-7111272UCGB6-SSN

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is required to works as a skilled practitioner who isresponsible for the delivery of patient and family focused care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of neonatal babies.

The post holder ensures the smooth running of the unit in theabsence of the unit manager and will provide clinical and managerial leadership to all staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder ensures the smooth running of the unit in theabsence of the unit manager and will provide clinical and managerial leadership to all staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Children), Registered Midwife or Registered Nurse
QIS course
Excellent communication skills
Evidence of significant experience in a neonatal unit

Desirable

Evidence of leadership
Evidence of family integrated care

Experience

Essential

3 years post qualification of which 1year must be in speciality
Must have recent clinical experience in speciality area.
Experience in mentoring/ facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Children), Registered Midwife or Registered Nurse
QIS course
Excellent communication skills
Evidence of significant experience in a neonatal unit

Desirable

Evidence of leadership
Evidence of family integrated care

Experience

Essential

3 years post qualification of which 1year must be in speciality
Must have recent clinical experience in speciality area.
Experience in mentoring/ facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).