# Staff Nurse, NICU > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-nicu/850cced5-98a8-47c6-bddb-0a9e5d84e674 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-nicu/850cced5-98a8-47c6-bddb-0a9e5d84e674.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chertsey - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** pa inc HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday to Sunday. Days, nights and bank holidays - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (days, nights, bank holidays and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T09:03:22.097Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Chertsey_Surrey/Ashford_St_Peters_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Neonatal/Nursing_Neonatal-v8024561 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8024561?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Ashford and St Peter’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for. We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide. This role and interview will be part of the NICU recruitment event on the 9th of July 2026, 9am-5pm ### Main duties of the job We are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference. We welcome applicants from any field or specialism of nursing. As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued. As a band 5 neonatal nurse you will be supported through your career journey to develop the skills and confidence to further your academic studies by doing the Neonatal Intensive Care Course at Brighton or Kingston University. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for  high dependency and special care babies depending on qualification and experience. - To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU - To take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery under the supervision of the nurse in charge. - To work effectively and efficiently with the integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. - To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing development of registered and unregistered staff. - Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area of responsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection control designated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron or Team Leader. - This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,day and weekend shifts ## Job Details Ashford and St Peter’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is every bit as special as the babies we care for. We are the Lead level 3 NICU for Surrey and part of the Surrey, Sussex and Kent Network, providing expert care for 28 of the sickest and most complex babies using the most up to date ventilatory support techniques such as Vapotherm in the delivery room, Cooling Therapy and Nitric Oxide. This role and interview will be part of the NICU recruitment event on the 9th of July 2026, 9am-5pm ## Job Description We are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses who are ready to work in an innovative environment where every team member makes a difference. We welcome applicants from any field or specialism of nursing. As a nurse at St Peters, you will be a role model to all your team members and your experience at any level will be valued. As a band 5 neonatal nurse you will be supported through your career journey to develop the skills and confidence to further your academic studies by doing the Neonatal Intensive Care Course at Brighton or Kingston University. ## Responsibilities To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for high dependency and special care babies depending on qualification and experience. To be able to work unsupervised in the Transitional Care Unit/SCU To take charge of an allocated group of babies or a nursery under the supervision of the nurse in charge. To work effectively and efficiently with the integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing development of registered and unregistered staff. Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area of responsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection control designated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron or Team Leader. This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,day and weekend shifts ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively ### Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice **Desirable** - Change managment ### Experience **Essential** - Working in an acute hospital setting **Desirable** - Care of the newborn ### Qualifications **Essential** - RSCN/RNCB or registered Adult Nurse/Midwife **Desirable** - Special, High dependency and Intensive Care of the newborn ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 744.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311327) - [person specification (pdf, 32.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311328) ## 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.