At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Neonatal Team to provide exceptional care for babies and support their families.
- Company: Milton Keynes University Hospital, a forward-thinking NHS Foundation Trust.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working hours, and extensive professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Exciting growth opportunities in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in neonatal care while growing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse or Midwife with a passion for neonatal care; experience is a plus but not essential.
The predicted salary is between 39043 - 39043 £ per year.
Join our dedicated Neonatal Team at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and help provide outstanding care to babies and their families. As a Level 2 Neonatal Unit, we have a 16-patient bed capacity.
As a Band 5 Neonatal Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, family-centred care to infants requiring neonatal support across our unit. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, while supporting parents through their neonatal journey in a compassionate and professional manner.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
We are looking for an Adult or Paediatric Registered Nurse or a Registered Midwife with a passion for neonatal care and a commitment to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care. Previous neonatal experience is desirable but not essential, and we welcome applications from newly qualified nurses and experienced practitioners looking to develop their neonatal career.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to work effectively within a team
- Sound clinical judgement
- A passion for continuous learning and professional development
We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential. You will have access to a comprehensive preceptorship programme, neonatal-specific education and training, and a range of professional development pathways.
As part of becoming a Neonatal Nurse, you will be enrolled in the Qualified in Specialty (QIS) Foundations and Neonatal Intensive Care courses and offered opportunities to progress into senior clinical, education, leadership and specialist roles within neonatal services.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium-sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
NHS Staff Survey: Nursing and Midwifery feel strongly that their team works well together to achieve their objectives, managing great teamwork continuously, 63.7% support this.
To provide the highest standard of evidenced based nursing care for infants, children, young people and their families in line with local and nationally agreed standards and guidelines.
To be responsible for the unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care.
Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to formulate evidence-based programmes of care based on an assessment and evaluation of patient needs.
Support the wider nursing team and multi-disciplinary team in providing care, ensuring tasks are carried out effectively.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
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