# Nurse Associate - Neonatal Unit

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Swindon
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nursing associate
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 36 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T16:00:37.923Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Unit/Neonatal_Unit-v8083195
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8083195?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you a registered Nurse Associate, or a Student Nurse Associate coming to the end of your training with children's or neonatal experience or an interest in developing new skills, who is committed to providing the best care possible for preterm and sick newborn babies?

If the answer to the above questions is YES then the Neonatal Unit at the Great Western Hospital could be the place for you.

The Great Western Hospital are seeking a Nurse Associate to join the team on the Neonatal Unit.

### Main duties of the job

As a band 4 Nurse Associate you will be working alongside an experienced team to provide care to a range of babies with a variety of conditions.  Our Neonatal unit has 18 cots, which is comprised of 2 intensive cots, 4 high dependency cots and 12 special care cots.

We are a designated Local Neonatal Unit, (Level 2) providing care for preterm babies from 27 weeks’ gestation and for sick new born babies.  We also have a Transitional Care unit soon to have 8 beds.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To undertake the core competencies for a nurse associate, Work within clearly defined accountability frameworks and boundaries of limitation to provide the best possible care in collaboration with colleagues, patients, their families and carers.

Please see attached the full Job Description

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent experience nursing children in an acute / community setting
- Current knowledge of developments in healthcare
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification
- PBLS

**Desirable**

- Level 3 safeguarding children

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse Associate
- Evidence of personal portfolio
- Current NMC Registration

**Desirable**

- Level 3 safeguarding

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10375668)

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