# Staff Nurse - Band 5 Neonatal and Transitional Care Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-band-5-neonatal-and-transitional-care-services/6ad1d1e2-292b-4249-8ae6-89dd27a1a7ab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-band-5-neonatal-and-transitional-care-services/6ad1d1e2-292b-4249-8ae6-89dd27a1a7ab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro-rata (if part time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T08:30:50.250Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Nursing/Neonatal_Nursing-v8208968 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8208968?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 'Do you want to work in the award winning purpose built Dyson Centre for neonatal care and Transitional Care services? Would you like to work within a dynamic Gold ward accredited team who put Family integrated and developmental care, and safety at the centre of all we do? Well look no further! We are fully UNICEF Baby Friendly Neonatal accredited and have a dedicated feeding advisor to support parents and staff. Our families have access to a psychologist who is able to offer them additional support whilst they are on NICU. We are looking for motivated staff nurses, who are enthusiastic practitioners, who can demonstrate a passion for neonates. In return you will be supported by our skilled nurses and advanced neonatal nurse practitioners, our practice education and medical teams. There is opportunity to work either full or part time. We welcome and support applications from children trained nurses, midwives and adult trained nurses with critical care experience. We serve a birth population of 5300 deliveries a year, designated as a level 2 local neonatal unit with 21 cots, 4 intensive, 3 high dependency and 14 special care. We have an embedded Transitional Care Pathway with 4 cots and operate an established Outreach service. We also have close links the South West Neonatal Network. Visit here for virtual unit tour: www.swneonatalnetwork.co.uk/bath ### Main duties of the job There is a fully supported orientation and induction programme, including a supernumerary period, to support your transition into the role. You will be closely supported by our experienced Clinical Practice Nurse Educators through the South West Neonatal Foundation Programme. We offer opportunities to attend both local and national study days to support your professional development, NMC revalidation requirements, and any particular areas of interest within neonatal nursing. The successful candidate will work across both the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care Service, providing high-quality, family-centred care to babies requiring specialist neonatal support and those receiving transitional care alongside their mothers. This is an exciting opportunity to develop skills across both care settings while contributing to the continued development of our service. Newly qualified staff nurses will have the opportunity to participate in the Trust Preceptorship Programme. We pride ourselves on being a supportive and friendly team with an excellent reputation for providing high-quality neonatal and transitional care. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the role further or have any questions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. ### 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** - NMC Registered Childrens Nurse, Adult Nurse or Midwife **Desirable** - Neonatal or critical care experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registered Childrens Nurse, Adult Nurse or Midwife **Desirable** - Neonatal Critical care Course - Neonatal Life Support (NLS) ### knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of family integrated care - Shows enthusiasm and commitment to developing a career in neonatal nursing and caring for newborn infants requiring specialised care. **Desirable** - Previous experience in neonatal, paediatric, maternity or transitional care settings. ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [nnu band 5 jd (pdf, 267.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516568) ## 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.