Registered Nurse-Neonatal Unit COH
The closing date is 12 April 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced band 5 nurse to join our motivated Neonatal Unit.
We are looking for a confident and professional registered nurse to join our multidisciplinary team providing special, high dependency and intensive care services to new-borns based at Colchester Hospital.
You will join a close and supportive team of dedicated professionals striving towards the optimum in patient care and the values of our Trust. This role will allow for the continued development of your own specialised skills, with opportunities for further training and career progression, as well as the chance to nurture the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, individualised nursing care to babies and their parents/carers through working as an effective member of the inter-disciplinary team
- Responsible for the assessment of care needs, implementation and evaluation and performing all relevant forms of care with or without direct supervision as appropriate
- To demonstrate procedures to new staff, junior staff and students
- To have an awareness of safeguarding children issues and appropriate reporting procedures
- Responsible for maintaining professional knowledge and skills thereby making an effective contribution to the standards of the ward team in accordance with the departmental philosophies
- To participate in 24-hour rotational duties
- Lead a nursery as delegated by the shift leader
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Details
Date posted
29 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR1462-25
Job locations
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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