Main duties of the job
Would you like to be part of a neonatal team who works tirelessly, to provide comprehensive, compassionate, individualised care and support to our babies and their families, which are then realised in the outstanding outcomes we achieve for our babies as positive outliers for NNAP (2025).

As a team, we have a clear vision for our future, to ensure we offer all staff the best opportunities within their career, and we are here to support and encourage you to develop expand your experience and knowledge of neonatal care. We would welcome applications from experienced neonatal nurses, ideally from a level 3 unit, however we would provide support and training to any QIS nurses.

We are a proud tertiary neonatal intensive care unit, currently working towards stage 3 BFI accreditation, having previously achieved Bliss Accreditation.

Job responsibilities
As a neonatal nurse in Portsmouth, you would experience caring for some of the most extreme premature babies and delivering complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy and Laser ROP.

You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated Care, Infant feeding, Education and Research teams.

Essential Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
• BSc Degree in relevant field
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS)

Desirable Qualifications

• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area

Essential Experience

• Evidence of recent CPD

Desirable Experience

• Experience in a critical/high care environment in an acute care setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Hampshire, PO6 3LY

Contact
Hiring Manager: Leanne Dowdell, leanne.dowdell1@nhs.net

Closing date: 16 November 2026
Reference number: REF2735Z

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