Nursery Nurse – Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit
Band: 4
Location: Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit, Countess of Chester Health Park, Chester
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time and part time – 37.5 hours per week (full and part time hours considered)
Salary: £27,485 – £30,162 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 03/12/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit, an exciting collaboration between NHS England and NHS Wales, is due to open in December 2025 on the grounds of the Countess of Chester Health Park. Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated Band 4 Nursery Nurses to join the Mother and Baby Unit team.
The Mother and Baby Unit is a specialist provision for women with mental health problems during pregnancy and/or in the tear after their baby is born. Patients in the postnatal period will have their babies with them during their time as an inpatient on the Mother and Baby Unit. Seren Lodge will be an 8‑bedded unit with 6 beds commissioned by NHS England for the women of Cheshire and Merseyside and 2 beds commissioned by NHS Wales for the women of North Wales. The Mother and Baby Unit will also accept referrals for out of area women when there are beds available.
Main duties of the job
We are hoping to build a supportive and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team, working on a rotational shift basis which includes day and night shifts. The posts offer the successful applicants the exciting opportunity to build a team that provides the highest quality of care for our service users. We will offer an excellent training programme and preceptorship programme.
The applicants must be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C's in practice, these being Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NNEB or Level 3 BTec National Diploma in Early Years awarded by Edexcel or NVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education (NVQEYE) or NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education (NVQCE) or Level 3 qualification in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD)
Desirable criteria
* Baby Massage Qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
* Substantial experience of supporting families in relation to weaning
* Substantial experience of supporting families in relation to child development
* Substantial experience of supporting families in relation to behaviour management
* Substantial experience of supporting families in relation to play and development
* Substantial experience of supporting families in relation to attachment and bonding
* Substantial experience of supporting families in relation to safety
Desirable criteria
* ECDL/IT Skills
* Health promotion
Experience
Essential criteria
* Recent and substantial experience of working with children and families
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description (PDF, 328.6 KB)
* Risk Form (PDF, 320.4 KB)
* Recruitment of Ex‑Offenders Policy (PDF, 167.7 KB)
* DBS Update Service Applicant Guide (PDF, 228.4 KB)
* Privacy Notice (PDF, 177.4 KB)
* Trust Profile (PDF, 521.4 KB)
* Application Guide (PDF, 28.3 MB)
Contact for further details
Name: Elaine Worrall
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0151 488 8434
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact or telephone 01244 393100.
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