Bank NICU Nurse, Band 5/6
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- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Bank NICU Nurse at Ashford and St Peter's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a Level 3 NICU providing expert care for sick and complex babies. The nurse will work across intensive care, high dependency, and special care units, including ventilated babies, and may take charge of a nursery or group of babies. The position involves working with a multidisciplinary team to develop and evaluate care programmes and contributing to a learning environment for staff and students. This is a flexible role with rotating day, night, and weekend shifts.
Key responsibilities
- Work throughout the Unit caring for intensive care, high dependency, and special care babies, including ventilated babies.
- Work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU and take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery under supervision.
- Work effectively with the integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care.
- Contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable learning environment for students and for the ongoing development of staff.
- Promote and help manage delivery of a quality nursing service, setting and monitoring clinical standards in NICU and Transitional Care.
- Work as a Shift Leader and Deputise for the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse after completion of unit specific competencies.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
- RSCN/RNCB or Registered Adult Nurse/Midwife
- Working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience at band 5, in a Neonatal Unit/SCBU
Desirable criteria
- Special, High Dependency & Intensive Care of Newborn Course
- Evidence of further professional development
- QIS Level 3 Qualification
- Neonatal Critical Care course or equivalent
- Experience and consolidation of ITU post QIS qualification
- Experience at band 6, in a Neonatal Unit/SCBU
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bank NICU Nurse, Band 5/6
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Ashford and St Peter's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for.
We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide.
We have an 8 bedded Transitional Care Unit (TCU) where Mothers can remain with their babies up until discharge. Our focus is on Family Integrated Care throughout the babies' journey and we hostthe Surrey arm of the Neonatal Transport Service.
We are looking to recruit Band 5 & Band 6 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference.
As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
- To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for intensive care, including ventilated babies; high dependency and special care babies depending on qualification and experience
- To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCUTo take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nur
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