Job summary
Sister
Part Time 15 hours
Are you looking for a new challenge in a rewarding environment?
Applications are invited for Band 6 Registered Neonatal Nurses to work within our neonatal unit.
We are looking for highly motivated, compassionate, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our neonatal nursing team. We have a part time position available for an individual with a positive attitude and good communication skills.
Our Neonatal Unit is situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire and is part of the Northwest Neonatal Operational Delivery Network. The Unit is a Level 2 Local Neonatal Unit with 10 cots which includes 1 Intensive Care cot, 1 High Dependency cot, 8 Special Care cots, and a 4 cot Transitional Care Service.
We have achieved Green in our FICare accreditation and we have recently achieved Stage 2 BFI accreditation.
We strive to provide high quality, safe and effective care and are looking for someone with the vision, skill and enthusiasm to help take the unit forward.
The Paediatric and Neonatal Teams have been innovative and forward thinking, developing our own very skilled and competent ENP's, APNP's and ANNP's to ensure a stable and supportive workforce, and we are continuing to develop and value our staff in this way.
Main duties of the job
- To promote the maintenance of standards for professional practices in order to enhance the quality of care for patient.
- To support and participate in the functions required to fulfil the goals and services provided by the Unit.
- Act in a consultative capacity on nursing issues in the absence of the Unit Manager or Lead Neonatal Nurse.
- Act as an associate Nurse for a specified area of responsibility.
- To ensure Trust and Unit objectives for the service are achieved.
- To ensure awareness of policies and procedures in relation to the safeguarding of children
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 12th June 2025
Closing date: 2nd July 2025
Shortlisting date: 3rd July 2025
Proposed Interview date: 7th July 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 12th June 2025
Closing date: 2nd July 2025
Shortlisting date: 3rd July 2025
Proposed Interview date: 7th July 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration in a relevant speciality RSCN, RN (Child), RM, RGN, RN (Adult)
- Diploma or degree in Health related subject, or actively working towards same
- ENB 997/8 mentorship course or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant clinical experience as a senior neonatal nurse.
- Evidence of clinical expertise in Neonatal nursing
- Evidence of ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice.
- Safeguarding Children / Child Protection experience
- Evidence of mentoring students and supporting staff development
- Evidence of a sound specialist knowledge base of caring for neonates including critically ill and premature neonates and the impact on the child and their family
- Knowledge of effective shift management and ability to prioritise
- Knowledge of interagency working to ensure optimum service to the infant and family
- Knowledge of infection control management, policy and procedures
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical governance (CG) at paediatric level
Desirable
- Shift management experience of a small neonatal unit or an area in a larger regional unit
- Experience of transporting infants including critically ill infants
- Experience of critical incident management
- Risk management experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Experience of supporting junior medics
- Experience of assisting with the development of clinical protocols and policies
- Experience of undertaking appraisals and developing Personal Development Plans
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided
- Able to prioritise effectively
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective team leader and change agent
- Able to take responsibility for and identified area of clinical practice
- Ability to work independently & as a team member
- Able to work flexibly as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration in a relevant speciality RSCN, RN (Child), RM, RGN, RN (Adult)
- Diploma or degree in Health related subject, or actively working towards same
- ENB 997/8 mentorship course or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant clinical experience as a senior neonatal nurse.
- Evidence of clinical expertise in Neonatal nursing
- Evidence of ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice.
- Safeguarding Children / Child Protection experience
- Evidence of mentoring students and supporting staff development
- Evidence of a sound specialist knowledge base of caring for neonates including critically ill and premature neonates and the impact on the child and their family
- Knowledge of effective shift management and ability to prioritise
- Knowledge of interagency working to ensure optimum service to the infant and family
- Knowledge of infection control management, policy and procedures
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical governance (CG) at paediatric level
Desirable
- Shift management experience of a small neonatal unit or an area in a larger regional unit
- Experience of transporting infants including critically ill infants
- Experience of critical incident management
- Risk management experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Experience of supporting junior medics
- Experience of assisting with the development of clinical protocols and policies
- Experience of undertaking appraisals and developing Personal Development Plans
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided
- Able to prioritise effectively
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective team leader and change agent
- Able to take responsibility for and identified area of clinical practice
- Ability to work independently & as a team member
- Able to work flexibly as part of a team
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.
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.
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).
