Staff Nurse, NICU

Main area Nursing, Neonatal Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Permanent:
Monday to Sunday. Days, nights and bank holidays Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (days, nights, bank holidays and weekends) Job
-NM4561-MH

Employer Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Peters Hospital Town Chertsey, Surrey Salary £33,677 - £40,996 pa inc HCAS, pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 13/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 09/07/2026

Ashford and St Peter’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for.

We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide.

This role and interview will be part of the NICU recruitment event on the 9th of July 2026, 9am-5pm

We are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference. We welcome applicants from any field or specialism of nursing. As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued. As a band 5 neonatal nurse you will be supported through your career journey to develop the skills and confidence to further your academic studies by doing the Neonatal Intensive Care Course at Brighton or Kingston University.

• To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for high dependency and special care babies depending on qualification and experience.
• To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU
• To take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery under
  the supervision of the nurse in charge.
• To work effectively and efficiently with the integrated
  multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate
  programmes of care.
• To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and
  stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing
  development of registered and unregistered staff.
• Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area of
  responsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection control
  designated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron or
  Team Leader.
• This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,day
  and weekend shifts

• RSCN/RNCB or registered Adult Nurse/Midwife
• Special, High dependency and Intensive Care of the newborn

• Working in an acute hospital setting
• Care of the newborn

• Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice
• Change managment

• Able to communicate effectively

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name:
Maria Jose Beale

Job title:

Sister

Email:

Telephone number:

For further information or any queries regarding the position or the interview, please contact the above email.