Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Are you a neonatal nurse who is ready to take the next steps in their neonatal career?

Would you like to be part of a neonatal team who works tirelessly, to provide comprehensive, compassionate, individualised care and support to our babies and their families, which are then realised in the outstanding outcomes we achieve for our babies (NNAP 2023).

Portsmouth Hospitals Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are excited to be able to expand their senior nursing team and have vacancies for experienced registered neonatal nurses. 

As a team, we have a clear vision for our future, to ensure we offer all staff the best opportunities within their career, and we are here to support and encourage you to expand your experience and knowledge of neonatal care. We would welcome applications from experienced Neonatal nurses, with a recognised qualified in speciality neonatal intensive care qualification who are looking to take the next steps in their neonatal nursing career.

Working on a Level 3 Bliss accredited tertiary neonatal intensive care unit you would experience caring for some of the most complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy and Laser ROP. You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated and developmental care, Infant feeding, Education and Research teams.

Job Description

We know that the secret to our success is through investment in our team, and so in return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we promise you:

• Fully supported Induction and Orientation programme tailored to your needs.
• Supportive career development, including access to our aspiring Band 6 development programme  and opportunities to experience rotations across our service.
• Access to MSc, postgraduate pathways and continuing professional development at Southampton and Portsmouth Universities.
• A focus on staff wellbeing and emotional support, including access to our on site wellness centre and training, including emotional resilience.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• NHS benefits, including Pension and Discount Schemes.

These first days are some of the hardest for our families – if you are ready to face this journey with them, and make a real and lasting difference, we can’t wait to meet you.

Qualifications

• Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
• BSc Degree in relevant field  (Desirable -  Masters degree and evidence of working towards).
• Significant demonstrable experience within specialty in level 3 NICU with evidence of professional development.
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS).
• Leadership development programme.
• Teaching qualification /experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course.
• Evidence of team leadership  and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget.
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinically competent.
• Clinical decision making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective leadership and team building skills.
• Organisational skills and forward planning.
• Flexibility (To work within Neonatal Community Outreach Team, Practice Education Team, Research Team or other Link nurse roles).
• Able to support development of others.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• IT literate.
• Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management.
• Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff / HR management.
• Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
• Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward /unit.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. 

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.