# Senior Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse/2a1d92f8-132a-433f-aa34-e5eb46753e81 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse/2a1d92f8-132a-433f-aa34-e5eb46753e81.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Castle Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T11:53:14.693Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8302776 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302776?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hull.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced registered neonatal nurses to join our Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse team on the Neonatal Unit at Hull University Teaching Hospital. The post holders will be welcomed into a substantial and supportive Neonatal team. We are looking for highly motivated and dynamic Neonatal Nurses who can provide clinical expertise in the delivery of specialist care to neonates and their families. You will need to demonstrate leadership within the team, with excellent communication skills and be able to provide a supportive culture for teamwork and learning. Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust NICU is a well-established level 3 Tertiary unit within the Yorkshire & Humber Neonatal Network. The Neonatal Service comprises of 33 cots in total 7 Intensive Care, 10 High Dependency, 12 Special Care and 4 Transitional care providing a high quality service to the network and beyond. ### Main duties of the job We would expect that any applicants would share our trust values of being honest, accountable and caring to achieve our vision of Great care, Great staff, Great future. The successful applicant will play a vital role within the team in both staff and service development. You will be expected to co-ordinate care on a daily basis and deputise for the Junior Sister in her absence. Participation in audits, benchmarking and undertaking some managerial responsibilities will also be a vital part to this role. Good communication and team building skills, and the ability to support and develop staff are essential. In return, we have 2 dedicated Clinical Educators who provide an extensive induction package and are able discuss development opportunities that we offer and support in a wide range of clinical areas. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion. Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website. We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged. ### 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 ### Other Requirement **Essential** - Substantial experience within speciality **Desirable** - Experience of leading a team - Experience with / of benchmarking and audit ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse - Child or Adult Branch or registered Midwife - Qualification in Speciality – Neonatology 405 or equivalent - Mentorship preparation programme or equivalent e.g. 997 / 998, or on live register of mentors - Evidence of professional selfdevelopmen **Desirable** - Evidence of Leadership / people management skills ### Special Attributes and other **Essential** - Good role model - Demonstrates ability to meet the Trust values ### Knowledge, Training and Experience **Essential** - Safeguarding children’s training level 3. - Newborn Life Support course certification - Proven ability to co-ordinate and manage own workload appropriately. - Clinical expert in neonates **Desirable** - Awareness of budgeting / resource management. ### Communication and Interpersonal Skills **Essential** - Well developed communication & interpersonal skills - Ability to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 431.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622267) ## 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.