Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, NICU

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

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 8th September 2025 , 9am - 2pm.

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.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

323-NM1840-GK

Job locations

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey, Surrey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for intensive care,including ventilated babies; high dependency and special carebabies 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 underthe supervision of the nurse in charge.
To work effectively and efficiently with the integratedmultidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes of care.
To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable andstimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoingdevelopment of registered and unregistered staff.
Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area ofresponsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection controldesignated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron orTeam Leader.
This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,dayand weekend shifts

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be able to work throughout the Unit caring for intensive care,including ventilated babies; high dependency and special carebabies 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 underthe supervision of the nurse in charge.
To work effectively and efficiently with the integratedmultidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluateprogrammes of care.
To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable andstimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoingdevelopment of registered and unregistered staff.
Following appropriate training contribute to an allocated area ofresponsibility which may include breastfeeding, infection controldesignated link nurse or any other area identified by Matron orTeam Leader.
This is a post that follows a shift pattern that rotates onto night ,dayand weekend shifts

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RSCN/RNCB or registered Adult Nurse/Midwife

Desirable

Special, High dependency and Intensive Care of the newborn

Experience

Essential

working in an acute hospital setting

Desirable

Care of the newborn

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice

Desirable

Change managment

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RSCN/RNCB or registered Adult Nurse/Midwife

Desirable

Special, High dependency and Intensive Care of the newborn

Experience

Essential

working in an acute hospital setting

Desirable

Care of the newborn

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to apply evidence to clinical practice

Desirable

Change managment

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey, Surrey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey, Surrey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

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