# Staff Nurse - Neonatal Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-neonatal-unit/c604beb9-16e4-4832-b3e3-1775f076a5db - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-neonatal-unit/c604beb9-16e4-4832-b3e3-1775f076a5db.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Evelina London Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 p.a inc HCA (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours) - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full time and part time hours available - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Internal rotation - days and nights, weekends and public holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T15:40:53.667Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatology/Neonatology-v8291739 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8291739?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Have you ever thought of a career in neonatal nursing? Are you a paediatric nurse, adult nurse or midwife? Or maybe you already have some neonatal nursing experience and want to progress your career? We are looking for ambitious Staff Nurses to join the nursing team on the Neonatal Unit at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. We are a large supportive neonatal team who take pride in the high standards of care that we deliver. Teamwork between all disciplines is paramount and this is clearly demonstrated in the positive outcomes of the infants that we care for. As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world. Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Right in the heart of vibrant London, we benefit from excellent transport links, we have staff working here from the local areas, spanning across London, and further afield into the home counties. Closing: 19/10/2026 at Midnight ### Main duties of the job We have fantastic opportunities for Band 5 neonatal nurses who are looking to broaden their clinical experience and develop their careers. We are a tertiary referral centre incorporating 20 NICU, 12 HDU and 14 special care cots. We provide an unrivalled breadth of experience, caring for babies with surgical, cardiac, neurological, renal and metabolic disorders as well as those born prematurely. As specialist staff nurses you will enhance your experience whilst caring for our patient group who require various levels and complexities of care. You are able to join one of the specialist interest nursing groups which aid the quality of the service. The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. The post holder will be a key member in relation to the development of practice on the ward. They will be working independently/autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional actions. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description for full details of duties and responsibilities. Clinical Duties - Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. - Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience. - To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. - To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines. - Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals. - Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness. - Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care. - Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a person’s nursing requirements. - Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and appropriate for their needs. - Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards. - Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities. - Take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and well being and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained. - Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions appropriates. - Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products ### 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 ### PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience of working on own and in a team. - Previous experience in the relevant area - Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy **Desirable** - Previous experience in other nursing fields ### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION **Essential** - The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice - Flexible and positive approach to work - Good attendance Record. - Able and willing to work flexible shift patterns, internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours, according to service needs ### SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY **Essential** - Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care - Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice - Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. - Able to work as an effective team member - Able to prioritise & meet deadlines - Able to maintain clear and legible documentation - An understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice - Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills - Basic Computer Skills including ability to use Microsoft Word and Electronic Patient Records (EPR) - Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct - Knowledge of the individual’s responsibility towards health & safety **Desirable** - IT Skills - Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS ### EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - RN1.RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Teaching and assessing qualification - Relevant qualifications required or course to area ## Documents - [leadership (pdf, 105.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609819) - [evelina factsheet (pdf, 224.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609818) - [neonatal staff nurse (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609820) - [frf neonatal staff nurse band 5 (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609821) ## 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.