Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Applications are invited for a colleague to join our well established ANNP team within our Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified ANNP to gain experience in tertiary level neonatal intensive care. The regional NICU at St Michael’s Hospital provides regional tertiary neonatal intensive care for medical patients and supra‑regional services for infants with surgical, neurosurgical and cardiac problems.

It also works closely with the regional South West Neonatal Advice and Retrieval (SONAR) team. St Michael’s NICU is an exciting and dynamic unit, covering all aspects of neonatal care and has a strong ethos of inclusion and development of our staff.

The ANNP role encompasses all four pillars of advanced practice with 80% clinical and 20% non‑clinical responsibilities for leadership and management, research and audit, and education, contributing to service improvement and professional development.

The postholder will work across the Tier 1 rota to provide high level clinical care within the Neonatal unit, Central delivery suite, Transitional Care and postnatal wards. They will work closely with specialist services across the Trust and the senior medical team including Consultants, Registrars and ANNPs.

The postholder will have a lead role for the immediate, critical and ongoing management of sick infants and their families and will be able to interpret and act within broad policies and protocols. This includes taking a lead role in the safe transportation of sick infants within the Trust. The postholder will be an Independent Prescriber and take a proactive role in the education of the nursing and medical teams and families of the patients within the neonatal unit.

They will actively participate in leadership activities, audit and research projects, in conjunction with the audit facilitator, and in the updating of unit protocols and guidelines. The postholder will provide ongoing supervision and support in the induction and training of medical and nursing staff, including mentoring of trainee ANNPs. They will act as a positive role model and resource for midwives, GPs, nursing and medical staff, from other areas within the Trust and beyond.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

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