Bank Staff Nurse - Neonatal Unit

Join the Neonatal Bank Team - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Yeovil)

Are you a caring, motivated nurse looking to make a real difference at the very beginning of a child's life while working flexibly around your lifestyle? Join our Neonatal Bank Team, primarily supporting Yeovil District Hospital, with opportunities to cross cover at Musgrove Park Hospital.

As a Bank Neonatal Staff Nurse within our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, you’ll deliver high quality, compassionate care to preterm and sick babies during some of life’s most vulnerable moments. Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you’ll develop your neonatal skills while supporting families and building their confidence in caring for their babies.

• Flexible working to suit your lifestyle
• Varied experience across services
• Opportunities to boost your income
• Weekly pay option – access up to 50% of your pay via Wagestream

• Deliver safe, effective and family‑centred nursing care to preterm and sick infants.
• Communicate sensitively with parents and families, providing updates, reassurance and education.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes for babies and families.
• Use specialist neonatal skills, including assessment, monitoring and response to changes in clinical condition.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous documentation in line with Trust and NMC standards.
• Uphold infection prevention, cleanliness and safety standards within the neonatal environment.
• Supervise and support junior staff, students and trainees as required.
• Participate in neonatal emergencies, resuscitation and stabilisation of infants (with appropriate training).
• Support parents in developing confidence in caring for their baby, including parent craft and discharge preparation.
• Contribute to safeguarding, clinical governance and quality improvement within the unit.
• Operate and maintain neonatal equipment, ensuring safety and escalating any faults in line with Trust procedures.
• Assist with neonatal transfers where required and contribute to the care of babies receiving palliative or end‑of‑life care.
• Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse – Part 1, 7 or 10 of the register

Experience

• Knowledge of relevant NHS legislation, including Clinical Governance, COSHH, Risk Management, Infection Control, Waste Management, Manual Handling, Confidentiality & Data Protection, and safeguarding children policies.
• Previous experience working with babies and families.
• Current knowledge of evidence‑based practice in neonatal nursing.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.