Job overview

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website 

Working for our organisation

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.