Job summary
An autonomous role to provide a proactive, effective holistic service for neonates on the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), delivery-suite & postnatal wards. This includes responsibility for the clinical care & management for babies in SCBU & transitional care.

Support the ward manager & provide clinical leadership including supervision of staff, audit & research, clinical governance, development of evidence-based guidelines & training/education.

Role model compassionate & inclusive leadership.

A Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice including completion of a non-medical prescribing qualification & independent advanced clinical skills is essential as part of the Tier 1 rota.

Identify sick infants who subsequently require management on the SCBU including initial assessment, stabilisation, & management, including passive cooling, ventilation, fluids, drug therapy & other resultant treatments. They will work closely with Paediatric Consultants & other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Role model to all staff & part of the senior team to improve & maintain standards & provide comprehensive advice and guidance to all departments.

To manage & lead complex situations in the absence of paediatric medical cover, making judgements involving complex facts, requiring analysis & interpretation to monitor & evaluate outcomes in patient-centred care.

To undertake nurse-led initiatives & procedures according to set protocols & procedures.

Main duties of the job
Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered nurse/midwives. It is a level of practice with a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a Master's degree that encompasses the 4 pillars of:

• clinical practice
• leadership & management
• education
• research,

The Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner will:

• Use advanced knowledge and skills in Neonatal care to undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make decisions based on clinical reasoning and initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions.
• Provide professional senior clinical leadership and support within the specialty multi professional team and across service boundaries.
• Support the wider team to build capacity and capability through work-based and interprofessional learning, and the application of learning to practice. Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach, and mentor.
• Lead clinical audits and critically engage in research activity using the results to underpin own practice, inform the practice of others and make organisational recommendations.
• Provide a proactive, effective holistic service for newborn infants on SCBU, delivery-suite and postnatal wards. This includes responsibility for the clinical care and management for babies in SCBU.

Assume lead clinical oversight for transitional care babies on the postnatal ward and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to achieve the aim of reducing avoidable admissions to the SCBU.

About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Details
Date posted: 09 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Dependant on Experience
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 297-8228442
Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
See attached job description for further details about role, essential and desirable criteria.

The Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) will develop advanced knowledge and skills to meet the capabilities presented in the multi-professional framework for advanced Clinical Practice in England multi-professionalframeworkforadvancedclinicalpracticeinengland.pdf (hee.nhs.uk)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Master's degree in advanced clinical practice
• NLS qualification

Desirable

• Leadership experience
• Teaching experience

Experience
Essential

• Experience in specialty
• Leadership experience

Desirable

• Audit experience
• Quality improvement experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: SCBU Matron
Kelly Arnett
kelly.arnett@nhs.net
01914452156