Overview
We are recruiting for a Nursery Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. You will be an effective member of the maternity multidisciplinary team working under the supervision and guidance of registered midwives/nurses and other health professionals. You will assist registered midwives/nurses and parents to provide holistic care for neonates within the maternity services, including transitional care.
Responsibilities
* Assist registered midwives/nurses and parents to provide holistic care for neonates within the maternity services, including transitional care.
* Contribute to the team as an active member, always demonstrating a flexible and cooperative approach, supporting colleagues with clinical activities.
* Work within the agreed policies and procedures of the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
* Assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge planning of neonates, ensuring relevant information is communicated to patients and their families, as well as the midwife in charge. This includes checking babies’ identity bands, wellbeing, and handover of clinical information of patient and baby.
* The successful applicant will work in a supervised role assisting the Midwifery team, providing a high standard of family centred care within the Postnatal Ward environment.
About East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
Hospitals
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
Working patterns and flexibility
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Application information
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Nov 2025
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