Senior Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a skilled and enthusiastic Senior Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse to join the Neonatal Service Department at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will work across two sites, providing care for babies and families in a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Special Care unit. The position requires management, leadership, and expert clinical nursing skills, contributing to the improvement of neonatal services in East Kent.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Subpart 1 Adult or Children's Nurse, midwife on the NMC Register
- Recognised neonatal qualification i.e. ENB 405 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in practice learning and assessment
- UK Resus Council Neonatal Life Support (NLS) course
- Skills and Experience
- Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust.
- Proven competence in clinical skills
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
- Experience of improving care.
- Knowledge or experience of introducing and managing change in clinical practice
- Experience post complication of QIS training.
- Previous experience in Neonatal, Paediatric Nursing or Midwifery Advanced skills
- Experience of writing policies and guidelines
- Experience of working in a level 3 unit Surgical/cardiac unit
- Governance
- A commitment to preserve patient safety and minimise risk and harm for our patients, their families, visitors and our staff.
- Evidence of positive feedback from patients/families and colleagues.
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct.
- Research and Audit experience Teaching skills
- Experience of using incident reporting systems
- Personal and Professional Attributes
- Ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team.
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Understanding of own development and training needs
- Kindness and compassion.
- Motivation to learn and develop, commitment to teamwork and support of others
- Experience in Counselling/ Supportive Therapy
- Ability to speak in other languages
- Upholds and models the Trust values and standards as outlined in the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Willingness to travel between sites to meet the needs of the service.
- Registered Nurse Subpart 1 Adult or Children's Nurse, midwife on the NMC Register
- Recognised neonatal qualification i.e. ENB 405 or equivalent
- Qualification in practice learning and assessment
- UK Resus Council Neonatal Life Support (NLS) course
- Skills and Experience
- Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust.
- Proven competence in clinical skills
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
- Experience of improving care.
- Knowledge or experience of introducing and managing change in clinical practice
- Experience post complication of QIS training.
- Previous experience in Neonatal, Paediatric Nursing or Midwifery Advanced skills
- Experience of writing policies and guidelines
- Experience of working in a level 3 unit Surgical/cardiac unit
- Governance
- A commitment to preserve patient safety and minimise risk and harm for our patients, their families, visitors and our staff.
- Evidence of positive feedback from patients/families and colleagues.
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct.
- Research and Audit experience Teaching skills
- Experience of using incident reporting systems
- Personal and Professional Attributes
- Ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team.
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Understanding of own development and training needs
- Kindness and compassion.
- Motivation to learn and develop, commitment to teamwork and support of others
- Experience in Counselling/ Supportive Therapy
- Ability to speak in other languages
- Upholds and models the Trust values and standards as outlined in the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Willingness to travel between sites to meet the needs of the service.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Are you a skilled, enthusiastic neonatal nurse with a passion to make a difference? Are you looking to work within a team of like-minded individuals who believe that babies and families are at the center of everything that we do? Do you want to work for a trust that prioritises the care of neonatal patients and their families?
If this is you then why not join our forward thinking Neonatal Service Department.
Main duties of the job
The Service consists of a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. This unit provides care for babies and families from the local East Kent community but also contributes to cots for the Emergency Bed Bureau. We have 7 Intensive Care cots, 4 High Dependency cots and 14 Special Care Cots. We care for babies of all gestations. Our other unit at The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate has 12 Special Care and 2 High Dependency cots and cares for babies above 32 weeks gestation. This post would give the successful candidate the fantastic opportunity to work across both sites calling upon management, leadership and expert clinical nursing skills. This is an exciting time to join our Trust and influence the way neonatal services are provided to the population of East Kent.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community cli
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