# Neonatal Nursery Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-nursery-nurse/f031bc54-1acc-4648-ae24-46006acbafb3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-nursery-nurse/f031bc54-1acc-4648-ae24-46006acbafb3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Truro - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T12:13:17.330Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Nursery_Nurse/Nursery_Nurse-v7759731 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7759731?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - To work as a skilled member of the Neonatal team, to provide a high standard of holistic family integrated care to babies and their families on the Neonatal Unit. - Ability to promote and establish good relationships with babies and their families. - To possess excellent communication skills and effectively use at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team. - Responsible for assisting in delivering effective, specialised, high quality care, ensuring the area of work runs smoothly and efficiently. - Works under the supervision of a Senior Registered Practitioner. - Works within the boundaries of existing competence, adhering to local and national protocols / standard operating procedures and policies with advice available. - Delivers high standards of compassionate, dignified care, managing their time accurately and efficiently in cooperation of other staff members, tasks and resources effectively. - Undertakes training and assessment of peers and other staff as required. - Assist CSW/MSW staff on a shift-by-shift basis to provide family integrated care. - To support Senior Registered Practitioners in their duties and contribute to the holistic care of patients as part of a Multi – Disciplinary Team. - To ensure that the environment is clean, safe, tidy and welcoming for patients and visitors. - To undertake rotational work within the department including transitional care as / if required. ### Main duties of the job Delivering excellent standards of safe, compassionate care, recognising and incorporating the specific needs of patients. Following a programme of training and assessment take responsibility for individual patient care under the supervision of a trained nurse as allocated by the nurse in charge, undertake the following procedures/ activities for infants and families requiring special care. The role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin. This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First Recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: - Identity Checks - Professional registration and qualification checks - Employment history and reference checks - Occupational Health clearance - Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check - Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. ## Job Details To work as a skilled member of the Neonatal team, to provide a high standard of holistic family integrated care to babies and their families on the Neonatal Unit. - Ability to promote and establish good relationships with babies and their families. - To possess excellent communication skills and effectively use at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team. - Responsible for assisting in delivering effective, specialised, high quality care, ensuring the area of work runs smoothly and efficiently. - Works under the supervision of a Senior Registered Practitioner. - Works within the boundaries of existing competence, adhering to local and national protocols / standard operating procedures and policies with advice available. - Delivers high standards of compassionate, dignified care, managing their time accurately and efficiently in cooperation of other staff members, tasks and resources effectively. - Undertakes training and assessment of peers and other staff as required. - Assist CSW/MSW staff on a shift-by-shift basis to provide family integrated care. - To support Senior Registered Practitioners in their duties and contribute to the holistic care of patients as part of a Multi – Disciplinary Team. - To ensure that the environment is clean, safe, tidy and welcoming for patients and visitors. - To undertake rotational work within the department including transitional care as / if required. ## Job Description Delivering excellent standards of safe, compassionate care, recognising and incorporating the specific needs of patients. Following a programme of training and assessment take responsibility for individual patient care under the supervision of a trained nurse as allocated by the nurse in charge, undertake the following procedures/ activities for infants and families requiring special care. The role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin. This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First Recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ## Responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Neonatal experience as a health care assistant/ nursery nurse - Understanding of Neonatal care **Desirable** - Evidence of taking responsibility for a patient caseload under supervision - Exposure to high dependency care of the Neonate - Evidence of supporting registered nurses to improve the delivery of complex care ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE C or above in Maths and English - NVQ level 4 health and social care or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Baby Friendly Initiative train the trainer - Infant feeding alternative qualification or evidence of further learning - Completion of Neonatal Foundation Programme ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 286.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337827) ## 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.