# Nursery Nurse, NICU

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St Peter's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nursery nurse
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £29,812 - £32,715 pa inc. HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Days, nights, weekends and bank holidays
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full and part time posts - days, nights, weekends and bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T08:32:25.972Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Chertsey_Surrey/Ashford_St_Peters_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Nursery_Nurse/Nursing_Nursery_Nurse-v8221124
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8221124?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Providing high standard of care to neonates and their families under clinical supervision of NCOS

Support parents and staff with preparation of discharge of the neonate in special care and the transitional care based on the postnatal ward.

Teach and assess parents craft skills

Maintained high standards of care both in hospital and community settings

Support "Baby Friendly Initiative"

To provide support and on-going assessment of the neonate post discharge as delegated by NCOS.

### Main duties of the job

Assist parents/carers to develop their skills and build confidence prior to and following discharge.

Monitor vital signs.

Caring for babies receiving Oxygen and participate in Oxygen studies.

Participate in the care of babies requiring phototherapy.

Be able to identify child protection concerns and take appropriate action.

Maintain legible, accurate and contemporaneous records in accordance with the Trust Policy

Be responsible for own professional development.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### Applicant requirements

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

### Skills

**Essential**

- teaching and assessing Skills
- Organising and planning skills
- Ability to manage effectively discharge planning

**Desirable**

- Experience of group teaching sessions
- Baby Friendly Initiative training Experience of working independently

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- NHS Constitution
- Awareness of relevant health promotion topic areas
- Parental craft skills
- Infant feeding methods

**Desirable**

- Baby Friendly Initiative

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant work experience with babies and families
- Experience of working within a team

**Desirable**

- Recognised experience caring for babies
- Working in an acute hospital setting

### Attitude Behaviour and Values

**Essential**

- Always put patients first
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives
- Supports and promotes equality and diversity

### Qualifications and Further training

**Essential**

- NNEB Diploma
- NVQ level 3 in Early Year, Care and Education
- Foundation degree in Health and Social Care

**Desirable**

- Demonstrable experience working with new born infants
- Safeguarding Children Training

## Documents

- [job description and personal specification 323-acs1124-jn (pdf, 760.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10529734)

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