Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nursery Nurse -Neonatal Unit

The closing date is 20 November 2025

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Job summary

The Nursery Nurse (NN) will work under the direction and supervision of the Nurse in Charge, providing direct nursing care of the infants and their families to ensure promotion of patient safety, the health and development of the infants and contribute to the effective and efficient day to day running of the Unit.

The NN will lead working in collaboration with the qualified nurses, on ensuring the discharge planning and preparations processes are followed for all babies. The NN working with the neonatal nursing team, facilitates the smooth running of the department, promoting the safety of the infants by identifying any problems that may impact on the patient's environment or experience.

Main duties of the job

  • Assists the registered nurse in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of family integrated care, ensuring there is maintenance of the infants and the families' dignity and privacy and confidentiality of patients at all time
  • After instruction and competency assessment, perform basic nursing duties, including recording of patients temperature, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation monitoring, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring, other near patienttesting and tube feeding, reporting any abnormalities to nurse in charge.
  • Ensure high level of infection control and prevention are undertaken in the NICU environment.
  • Ensure babies received prescribed medications and fluids. Support and promote breastfeeding, preparing babies feeds accurately and monitor and record their feeding.
  • Work collaboratively with the team in planning safe discharge home
  • Participating in daily ward rounds focusing on discharge planning.
  • To provide play and appropriate developmental activities to babies in Special Care.
  • Keep up to date with unit communication and changes, reading the emails attending unit meetings, Clinical Governance meetings and teaching sessions.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Details

Date posted

08 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year pro rata p.a. inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

293-SWNS-0519

Job locations

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Unit

Homerton

E9 6SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB/NVQ level 3/BTEC or equivalent in childcare
  • Extensive experience in an acute health care setting.

Desirable

  • Experience in a neonatal care environment.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Positive and flexible approach to work.
  • Regard for patient confidentiality. Equal Opportunities Health & Safety Infection control Patient safety

Desirable

  • Experience in a neonatal care environment.
  • Previous experience as a Health Care Support Worker in neonatal environment.
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety Awareness of safeguarding, attendance at training
  • Evidence of team working

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with other people within an acute health care setting.

Other requirements

Essential

  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB/NVQ level 3/BTEC or equivalent in childcare
  • Extensive experience in an acute health care setting.

Desirable

  • Experience in a neonatal care environment.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Positive and flexible approach to work.
  • Regard for patient confidentiality. Equal Opportunities Health & Safety Infection control Patient safety

Desirable

  • Experience in a neonatal care environment.
  • Previous experience as a Health Care Support Worker in neonatal environment.
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety Awareness of safeguarding, attendance at training
  • Evidence of team working

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with other people within an acute health care setting.

Other requirements

Essential

  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Unit

Homerton

E9 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Unit

Homerton

E9 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse

Swapna Thomas

02085105286

Details

Date posted

08 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year pro rata p.a. inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

293-SWNS-0519

Job locations

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Unit

Homerton

E9 6SR


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