# Nursing Associate (Special Care/Transitional Care) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate-special-caretransitional-care/96a49e7c-b97e-4fb9-8598-6cfc199897fb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate-special-caretransitional-care/96a49e7c-b97e-4fb9-8598-6cfc199897fb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 Pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London) - **Contract type:** Permanent: Pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days and nights over a 7 day working week - usually 13 x 12.5 hour shifts (including 1 hour break)) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-05T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T08:30:48.054Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Neonates/Neonates-v8254061 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8254061?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a trained Nursing Associate to join our dedicated neonatal team at St Helier Hospital. We are a Level 2 Neonatal Unit, providing care for babies requiring specialist neonatal support. The service comprises 22 cots across the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care area, located within the postnatal ward footprint. As part of our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, family-centred care to babies and their families, while contributing to the ongoing development of our neonatal services. ### Main duties of the job - To assist in delivering safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC)on the postnatal ward. - Communicating directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for baby in SC/NTC. - Acting autonomously to escalate concerns regarding babies’ condition to the Neonatal nurse in charge, working within agreed local guidelines. - Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to appropriately care for their premature or unwell infants. - To instruct, advice and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, Resuscitation and safe sleep guidance. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role at St Helier Hospital ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good time management skills Able to work with minimal supervision Able to work within a multi-racial and multi-cultural environment Good keyboard and IT skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Nursing Associate qualification with active NMC pin **Desirable** - Neonatal/paediatric life support course ### Other requirements **Essential** - - Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy - Treat patients, visitors, colleagues with respect - Ability to travel between Trust sites - Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust - Able to work in a busy environment - Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty - Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions - Professional calm and efficient manner - Effective organisational skills - Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals - Attention to detail - Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others - Ability to work independently ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Experience working in a healthcare setting in Maternity or Paediatrics **Desirable** - Knowledge of Baby Friendly Neonatal Standards and Accreditation Knowledge of BLISS baby charter ## Documents - [band 4 na (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566886) - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [jd supplementary information (pdf, 151.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1953) ## 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.