Job summary

Are you a neonatal nurse who is ready to take the next steps in their neonatal career?

Would you like to be part of a neonatal team who works tirelessly, to provide comprehensive, compassionate, individualised care and support to our babies and their families, which are then realised in the outstanding outcomes we achieve for our babies (NNAP 2023).

Main duties of the job

Portsmouth Hospitals Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are excited to be able to expand their senior nursing team and have vacancies for experienced registered neonatal nurses.

As a team, we have a clear vision for our future, to ensure we offer all staff the best opportunities within their career, and we are here to support and encourage you to expand your experience and knowledge of neonatal care. We would welcome applications from experienced Neonatal nurses, with a recognised qualified in speciality neonatal intensive care qualification who are looking to take the next steps in their neonatal nursing career.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working on a Level 3 Bliss accredited tertiary neonatal intensive care unit you would experience caring for some of the most complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy and Laser ROP. You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated and developmental care, Infant feeding, Education and Research teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current RN + / - RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
• BSc Degree in relevant field.
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS).
• Leadership development programme.
• Teaching qualification / experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course.

Desirable

Experience

Essential