# Band 5 Neonatal Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-neonatal-staff-nurse/512ad32c-e990-4d80-885b-b7617e8884b3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-neonatal-staff-nurse/512ad32c-e990-4d80-885b-b7617e8884b3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 pa inc HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T08:30:32.947Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Intensive_Care_Unit/Neonatal_Intensive_Care_Unit-v8343110 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8343110?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To develop and maintain specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised patient care. To promote a friendly and supportive atmosphere for parents and relatives in which they can learn to care for their babies. To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with the neonate’s family / carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation ### Main duties of the job St George’s Neonatal Unit is a perinatal medical and surgical referral centre, covering the South West London sector and beyond. The unit has a capacity of 40 cots, 12 of which are intensive care, 12 high dependency and 16 special care. We have a large medical and nursing establishment of 190 staff with a range of nursing positions from Neonatal Assistants to Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. Exciting opportunities are now available for Band 5 staff nurses with an interest in neonatal care as a career. You may be newly qualified, or alternatively, already have previous NHS experience in acute care. The service offers a comprehensive Induction Programme, Preceptorship and accredited Work Based Learning competencies. In addition to modules in the speciality, the unit also provides In-service education days, CPAP study days and IV Administration training. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Pleasant and polite manner - Able to accept, give and respond to criticism - Respectful and sensitive to the needs of others - Ability to cope with stress - Commitment to career in neonatal nursing - Flexible and adaptable ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to prioritize own workload - Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills - Good organisational skills - Good analytical skills - Able to work within a multi-racial and multi-cultural environment - Ability to work under pressure - Adaptable and responsive to changing needs - Able to use own initiative **Desirable** - Assertiveness skills - Computer skills - Leadership skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the function of a Neonatal Unit - Awareness of professional responsibilities - Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources - Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk **Desirable** - Evidence of competency to care for SCBU infants in a safe and effective manner. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in the NHS - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs - Ability to apply evidence based practice - Ability to maintain a safe working environment - Ability to work as an effective team member **Desirable** - Experience of working with staff and patients of various different background/cultures - Experience of working with babies ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Valid registration as an RN/RSCN/RGN - Willing to undertake neonatal training **Desirable** - Neonatal/Paediatric Nursing Experience - Teaching & Assessing qualification ## Documents - [band 5 neonatal nurse (pdf, 207.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10667520) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.