Neonatal Staff Nurse - Special Care Baby Unit

Position

At WVT we are a Level 1+ Special Care Baby Unit providing evidence‑based care for premature and sick infants born at 30 weeks gestation and above. The unit holds 12 cots: 1 intensive care cot, 2 high dependency cots, 6 special care cots and 3 transitional care beds for mothers and babies. We work in partnership with families to promote integrated care and are progressing through UNICEF BFI neonatal standards, achieving stage 1 and working towards stage 2. We have a Bronze accreditation for the BLISS Baby Charter and are moving towards Silver.

Role Overview

We are recruiting a Neonatal Nurse (Band 5) who will care for pre‑term and term babies across the neonatal service, including transitional care beds. The nurse will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high‑quality care, assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of care. Close collaboration with the neonatal outreach team will establish and facilitate early discharge planning to the community.

Key Qualifications

• Completed a Neonatal Speciality Module (QIS) or willing to work towards it.
• Recent experience as a registered nurse in an NNU, LNU or SCBU.
• Registered Nurse or Midwife with previous neonatal experience.

What We Offer

Wye Valley NHS Trust is part of a Foundation Group with South Warwickshire, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and parts of Powys. With more than 3,500 staff, we offer a great working environment, a culture of care, accountability, respect and excellence, and support for professional development and work‑life balance.