Job summary
Make a Lasting Impact - Join Our Neonatal Nursing Team
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of newborns and their families? As a Neonatal Registered Nurse in our Special Care Baby Unit, you'll deliver compassionate, evidence-based care to some of our most vulnerable patients. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll help create a safe, nurturing environment while developing your skills through specialist training and mentorship.
This role offers the opportunity to lead with empathy, advocate for families, and contribute to continuous service improvement. If you're a motivated nurse who values dignity, respect, and excellence, we'd love to welcome you to our team.
Be the strength a baby needs. Be the comfort a family deserves. Be the nurse who makes a difference.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Neonatal Nurse, you will deliver high-quality, compassionate care to preterm and term infants requiring medical or nursing support after birth. Working within a multidisciplinary team, your responsibilities include assessing, planning, and implementing individualised care for neonates in special care, high dependency, or intensive care settings. You will monitor vital signs, administer medications, and respond to clinical changes, ensuring timely interventions.
Effective communication is essential, as you will liaise with families, safeguarding teams, and other healthcare professionals to support holistic care. You will promote family-integrated care, encouraging parental involvement and maintaining dignity and respect throughout the infant's hospital stay. Accurate documentation and adherence to professional standards are critical.
You will also participate in ongoing professional development, including neonatal-specific training programmes, and contribute to service improvement initiatives. Shift work across a 24/7 rota is required, and you may be expected to rotate between units or support transitional care services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 12/11/2025.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Current NMC registration RN part 1, 8 or 15 of the register
- Understanding of professional and current issues in neonatal nursing
- Willingness to undertake both the Neonatal High Dependency Course and the Neonatal Intensive Care Course (Qualification in Speciality, QIS) to ensure high standards of neonatal care and skills
- Evidence of statutory and mandatory training
Desirable
- Neonatal Qualification or relevant experience
- Mentorship qualification
- NLS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of having worked with either neonates or acutely/chronically ill children
Desirable
- Post registration neonatal/paediatric experience
- Experience of supervising and assessing students and junior staff
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Current NMC registration RN part 1, 8 or 15 of the register
- Understanding of professional and current issues in neonatal nursing
- Willingness to undertake both the Neonatal High Dependency Course and the Neonatal Intensive Care Course (Qualification in Speciality, QIS) to ensure high standards of neonatal care and skills
- Evidence of statutory and mandatory training
Desirable
- Neonatal Qualification or relevant experience
- Mentorship qualification
- NLS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of having worked with either neonates or acutely/chronically ill children
Desirable
- Post registration neonatal/paediatric experience
- Experience of supervising and assessing students and junior staff
Language Skills
Desirable
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).
