NICU Senior Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated Band 6 Neonatal Staff Nurse to join the Neonatal Unit at Whittington Health Trust. The unit is a level 2 facility providing specialist care to neonates from 27 weeks gestation, with a family-focused philosophy. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care to sick neonates and will have opportunities to develop clinical skills in a supportive environment.
Essential criteria
- Valid registration as an RN/RSCN/RM Neonatal Course (405 or equivalent - local requirement)
Desirable criteria
- Neonatal/Paediatric nursing experience ENB 997/998
- Skills and Abilities
- Analytical skill
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to be reflective
- Able to work within a multi-racial and cultural environment
- Good organisational skills
- Assertive
- Knowledge and experience of working with staff and patients of various different background/cultures
- Attributes
- Polite and pleasant manner
- Commitment to neonatal nursing
- Enthusiastic/motivated
- Team spirited
- Sense of humour
- Flexible and adaptable
- Computer skills
- Leadership skills
- Education/ Qualifications
- Valid registration as an RN/RSCN/RM Neonatal Course (405 or equivalent - local requirement)
- Neonatal/Paediatric nursing experience ENB 997/998
- Skills and Abilities
- Analytical skill
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to be reflective
- Able to work within a multi-racial and cultural environment
- Good organisational skills
- Assertive
- Knowledge and experience of working with staff and patients of various different background/cultures
- Attributes
- Polite and pleasant manner
- Commitment to neonatal nursing
- Enthusiastic/motivated
- Team spirited
- Sense of humour
- Flexible and adaptable
- Computer skills
- Leadership skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
NICU Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Band 6 Neonatal staff nurses to join the Neonatal Unit at the Whittington Health Trust. We are ranked as 'Outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. If you are looking for flexible work that can fit around your family commitments this could be just what you are looking for! We are a level 2 unit within the North Central North East London Perinatal Network. We provide specialist care to neonates from 27 weeks gestation.
The unit have a family-focused philosophy in which staff and parents work together in partnership to provide the highest standards of care and we actively support developmental care.
If you are an experienced and friendly Neonatal Nurse, then we would like to hear from you to join our NICU team and provide high quality care to our sick Neonates. To succeed you must have the relevant neonatal qualifications and experience in working on a Neonatal Unit.
Please see job description for further details
Main duties of the job
Band 6 NICU Staff Nurse Neonatal Nursing Team Full-Time: 37.5 Hours per week We are looking for Band 6 Neonatal nurses to come and join our team of experienced and friendly Neonatal Nurses who provide specialist care to Neonates from 27 weeks gestation.
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