Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Staff Nurse

The closing date is 09 April 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced registered neonatal nurses to join our Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse team on the Neonatal Unit at Hull University Teaching Hospital. The post holders will be welcomed into a substantial and supportive Neonatal team.

We are looking for highly motivated and dynamic Neonatal Nurses who can provide clinical expertise in the delivery of specialist care to neonates and their families. You will need to demonstrate leadership within the team, with excellent communication skills and be able to provide a supportive culture for teamwork and learning.

Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust NICU is a well-established level 3 Tertiary unit within the Yorkshire & Humber Neonatal Network. The Neonatal Service comprises of 33 cots in total 7 Intensive Care, 10 High Dependency, 12 Special Care and 4 Transitional care providing a high quality service to the network and beyond.

Main duties of the job

We would expect that any applicants would share our trust values of being honest, accountable and caring to achieve our vision of Great care, Great staff, Great future.

The successful applicant will play a vital role within the team in both staff and service development. You will be expected to co-ordinate care on a daily basis and deputise for the Junior Sister in her absence. Participation in audits, benchmarking and undertaking some managerial responsibilities will also be a vital part to this role. Good communication and team building skills, and the ability to support and develop staff are essential.

In return, we have 2 dedicated Clinical Educators who provide an extensive induction package and are able discuss development opportunities that we offer and support in a wide range of clinical areas.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details

Date posted

26 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

356-26-7851378

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse - Child or Adult Branch or registered Midwife
  • Qualification in Speciality - Neonatology 405 or equivalent
  • Mentorship preparation programme or equivalent e.g. 997 / 998, or on live register of mentors
  • Evidence of professional selfdevelopmen

Desirable

  • Evidence of Leadership / people management skills

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Safeguarding children's training level 3.
  • Newborn Life Support course certification
  • IT skills
  • Ability to teach & support others
  • Proven ability to co-ordinate and manage own workload appropriately.
  • Responsive to change
  • Ability to challenge complacency and unsafe practice
  • Organisation & management skills
  • Clinical expert in neonates

Desirable

  • Awareness of budgeting / resource management.

Other Requirement

Essential

  • Substantial experience within speciality

Desirable

  • Experience of leading a team
  • Experience with / of benchmarking and audit

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Well developed communication & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent written documentation

Special Attributes and other

Essential

  • Positive & enthusiastic
  • Reliable and Resilient
  • Good role model
  • Demonstrates ability to meet the Trust values
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse - Child or Adult Branch or registered Midwife
  • Qualification in Speciality - Neonatology 405 or equivalent
  • Mentorship preparation programme or equivalent e.g. 997 / 998, or on live register of mentors
  • Evidence of professional selfdevelopmen

Desirable

  • Evidence of Leadership / people management skills

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Safeguarding children's training level 3.
  • Newborn Life Support course certification
  • IT skills
  • Ability to teach & support others
  • Proven ability to co-ordinate and manage own workload appropriately.
  • Responsive to change
  • Ability to challenge complacency and unsafe practice
  • Organisation & management skills
  • Clinical expert in neonates

Desirable

  • Awareness of budgeting / resource management.

Other Requirement

Essential

  • Substantial experience within speciality

Desirable

  • Experience of leading a team
  • Experience with / of benchmarking and audit

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Well developed communication & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent written documentation

Special Attributes and other

Essential

  • Positive & enthusiastic
  • Reliable and Resilient
  • Good role model
  • Demonstrates ability to meet 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).

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

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).

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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Neonatal Unit Manager

Caroline Altun

Caroline.Altun@nhs.net

01482604443

Details

Date posted

26 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

356-26-7851378

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ


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