Nurse Associate - Neonatal Unit

Nurse Associate - Neonatal Unit

The closing date is 04 August 2026

Are you a registered Nurse Associate, or a Student Nurse Associate coming to the end of your training with children or neonatal experience or an interest in developing new skills, who is committed to providing the best care possible for preterm and sick newborn babies?

If the answer to the above questions is YES then the Neonatal Unit at the Great Western Hospital could be the place for you.

The Great Western Hospital are seeking a Nurse Associate to join the team on the Neonatal Unit.

As a band 4 Nurse Associate you will be working alongside an experienced team to provide care to a range of babies with a variety of conditions. Our Neonatal unit has 18 cots, which is comprised of 2 intensive cots, 4 high dependency cots and 12 special care cots.

We are a designated Local Neonatal Unit (Level
2) providing care for preterm babies from 27 weeks' gestation and for sick newborn babies. We also have a Transitional Care unit soon to have 8 beds.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues and a budget of 1.6 billion, the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges such as sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

To undertake the core competencies for a nurse associate, work within clearly defined accountability frameworks and boundaries of limitation to provide the best possible care in collaboration with colleagues, patients, their families and carers.

• Registered Nurse Associate
• Evidence of personal portfolio
• Current NMC Registration
• Level 3 safeguarding

• Recent experience nursing children in an acute / community setting
• Current knowledge of developments in healthcare
• Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification
• Level 3 safeguarding children

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.

Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year, pro rate.