Staff Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; NICU

Band 5

Main area Neonatal Care Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Site St Michaels Hospital Town Bristol Salary £31,049 - £37,796 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/01/2026

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Join our NICU Team as a Staff Nurse

We are excited to invite a compassionate and dedicated Staff Nurse to join our dynamic Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team. This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact in neonatal nursing, working within one of the most respected NICUs in the South West.

Why Join Us?

Our NICU is a Level 3 Tertiary Centre, one of only three in the South West neonatal network, where we provide expert care for babies with complex needs, including respiratory, surgical, neurological, and cardiac conditions, as well as pre-term and full-term infants. We are deeply committed to delivering outstanding family-centred care, ensuring the best outcomes for our babies and their families.

What We Offer:

You’ll be joining a highly skilled and experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT), comprising nurses, nursery nurses, medics, consultants, and allied healthcare professionals. Our team is united by a shared philosophy: working together with families to provide high-quality, individualised care in a supportive environment.

We are dedicated to ongoing professional development, offering a wide range of opportunities, including university-accredited courses and in-house training for specialist roles.

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate prescribed treatment and care for patients and their families
• Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality with patient’s carers and the multi disciplinary team
• Act as a professional role model setting standards of practice
• Promote clinical effectiveness and opportunities for teaching junior colleagues and students
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients.
• Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.
• Develop clinical skills and participate in continuous professional development
• Provide accurate timely contemporary records of care and treatment in line with Trust record keeping policy and NM

Please ensure that you complete a full application detailing why you would like to work in our NICU.

At this time, we are unable to support nurses or midwives who require OSCE to register with the NMC UK. Unfortunately, such applications will not be considered

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