# Senior Staff Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T11:41:39.628Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Neonates/Neonates-v8197465
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8197465?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Take the next step in your neonatal nursing career with us.

We’re looking for motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Neonatal Nurses to join our team. While leadership experience is an advantage, it’s not essential—we also welcome applications from senior Band 5 nurses ready to progress. With full training and support provided, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise, grow into a leadership role, and make a real difference in neonatal care.

To work with the NNU team in the provision of safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources

To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice

To regularly undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of NNU Sisters and Unit Manager

Relocation benefits available for applicants who would like to Cornwall from other part of United Kingdom.

### Main duties of the job

To be a clinical expert within the speciality, with the ability to offer all aspects of nursing care at intensive, high dependency and special care levels.

To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for infants and their families.

Ensure that each infant is assessed, their care is planned, implemented and evaluated in negotiation with the family, and that this is accurately documented.

Promote Family Centred Care and ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for the infants and their families.

To act as an advocate for the infant and family, ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working on a neonatal unit

**Desirable**

- Experience of management and leadership

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualified in speciality course
- NMC registration
- Degree in nursing

**Desirable**

- Mentorship qualification
- NLS instructor
- Manager and leadership qualification

### knoweldge and skills

**Essential**

- Evidence of audit/quality improvement

## Documents

- [neonatal senior staff nurse (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10502963)

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