Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (fixed term - Contract end date 31/11/2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (to include weekends bank holidays and rotation to nights) Job ref 390-WAC-BA-7331
Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £29,970 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 23/09/2025 23:59
Band 5
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Are you a Registered Nurse with interest in neonatal care as a career?
We are excited to be able to offer vacancies for Band 5 Nurses to join our highly regarded team at Basildon Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The NICU at Basildon is a level 2 unit with capacity of 19 cots, 3 of which are intensive care, 5 high dependency and 11 special care. We also have a transitional care with a capacity of 4 beds.
The unit is superbly equipped and resourced to care for sick and premature babies born at the hospital and in the local area, and also provides excellent facilities for parents and carers.
The role will give you the privileged position to be able to make a difference in the lives of precious new born babies and their families.
You will have supervised time within the unit to gain the experience you need to care for the babies and you will work through competencies in Special Care and High Dependency that will give you the background to undertake the Neonatal Course, to enable you to care for babies requiring the highest level of support in Intensive Care.
Basildon Hospital is part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and part of the East of England Operational Delivery Network, the three NICUs in the MSE are forging strong working relationships sharing knowledge and experience and providing excellent care.
Please note the contract end date will be 31st November 2026
Main duties of the job
* Work within, and support the team and senior management to meet the needs of the service.
* Provide highly skilled, evidence based individualised care for Special Care Infants and their families.
* With appropriate support/training/competence provide highly skilled, evidence-based individualised care for Intensive and High Dependency Care Infants.
* Initiate, evaluate and maintain a high standard of care, ensuring it is evidence based and compliant with best practice recommendations and local/national policies and guidelines for neonatal care.
* Ensure that care is family centered, sensitive and responsive to the needs of the infant and their family. Work in partnership with the family to deliver this care.
* Evaluate and respond appropriately to changes in patient needs, escalating all concerns appropriately and in a timely manner. To supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached job description/personal specification.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC
Clinical experience
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
* NICU / ITU / Paediatric experience
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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