Neonatal Staff Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking and forward thinking band 5 qualified nurse to join our dynamic and friendly neonatal team on a permanent basis. We have a Part time only vacancy which equates to 22.5hrs per week. We have an 18 bedded level 2 unit, looking after babies from 27 weeks gestation which includes 2 ITU cots, 4 HDU cots, 12 special care cots as well as a 9 bedded transitional care unit.

We provide stabilisation for babies below 27 weeks in emergency cases, and work alongside transport services and the West Midlands Operational Delivery Neonatal Network to transfer them to more suitable NICUs.

We have a seven day a week outreach service, caring for babies once they have been discharged from the Neonatal Unit.

We are passionate about, and promote baby friendly standards and family integrated care and have achieved our Gold BLISS accreditation in 2025. We have also been graded as outstanding from the Care Excellence accreditation in May 2025.

We support and encourage professional development, and we are proud to have designated educators who work closely and support all staff.

If this sounds like somewhere you would like to work, and you think you are a suitable candidate please contact ward manager, Faye Anderson on or alternatively email  if you need any further information.

Main duties of the job

Using your clinical experience and skills you will maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing. Acting with compassion you will put babies and their families at the centre of all you do.

You will work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality patient care.

You will show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.

You will provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.

You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

• You will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.
• You will safeguard vulnerable adults and children.
• You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.
• You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle.
• You will complete patient documentation correctly.
• You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• You will be responsible for developing and sustaining your own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.
• You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and nursery nurses and complete assessors training as required.
• You will…