# Senior Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-neonatal-intensive-care-nurse/def8dc67-3ae0-4539-94dd-3ada96852601 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-neonatal-intensive-care-nurse/def8dc67-3ae0-4539-94dd-3ada96852601.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** William Harvey Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time positions) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T12:42:51.680Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Ashford/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Servcies_NICU/Neonatal_Servcies_NICU-v7844808 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7844808?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a skilled, enthusiastic neonatal nurse with a passion to make a difference? Are you looking to work within a team of like-minded individuals who believe that babies and families are at the center of everything that we do? Do you want to work for a trust that prioritises the care of neonatal patients and their families? If this is you then why not join our forward thinking Neonatal Service Department. ### Main duties of the job The Service consists of a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. This unit provides care for babies and families from the local East Kent community but also contributes to cots for the Emergency Bed Bureau. We have 7 Intensive Care cots, 4 High Dependency cots and 14 Special Care Cots. We care for babies of all gestations. Our other unit at The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate has 12 Special Care and 2 High Dependency cots and cares for babies above 32 weeks gestation. This post would give the successful candidate the fantastic opportunity to work across both sites calling upon management, leadership and expert clinical nursing skills. This is an exciting time to join our Trust and influence the way neonatal services are provided to the population of East Kent. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. ### 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 ### Governance **Essential** - A commitment to preserve patient safety and minimise risk and harm for our patients, their families, visitors and our staff. - Evidence of positive feedback from patients/families and colleagues. - Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct. **Desirable** - Research and Audit experience Teaching skills - Experience of using incident reporting systems ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse Subpart 1 Adult or Children’s Nurse, midwife on the NMC Register - Recognised neonatal qualification i.e. ENB 405 or equivalent **Desirable** - Qualification in practice learning and assessment - UK Resus Council Neonatal Life Support (NLS) course ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Upholds and models the Trust values and standards as outlined in the NMC Code of Conduct. **Desirable** - Willingness to travel between sites to meet the needs of the service. ### Skills and Experience **Essential** - Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust. - Proven competence in clinical skills - Evidence of facilitating learning in practice - Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development - Experience of improving care. - Knowledge or experience of introducing and managing change in clinical practice - Experience post complication of QIS training. **Desirable** - Previous experience in Neonatal, Paediatric Nursing or Midwifery Advanced skills - Experience of writing policies and guidelines - Experience of working in a level 3 unit Surgical/cardiac unit ### Personal and Professional Attributes **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team. - Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. - Understanding of own development and training needs - Kindness and compassion. - Motivation to learn and develop, commitment to teamwork and support of others **Desirable** - Experience in Counselling/ Supportive Therapy - Ability to speak in other languages ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 926.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10115837) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 284.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10309119) ## 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.