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SCBU - Staff Nurse

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guidlford, GU2 7XXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£33,677 to £40,996

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

15 November 2026

27 days left

Job description

We are currently looking to appoint a suitably experienced and skilled Band 5 SCBU Staff Nurse to join our friendly team. As a SCBU Nurse, you will ne...

As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, implementing and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. As an NMC registrant, facilitate learning and development of others. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy. As a Trust employee, act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct. Promote BLISS Baby Charter and the UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards and support the practice of family centred care.

To provide a high standard of individualised care to sick and premature infants and their family/carers and to partake in assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care. To supervise junior staff and students as requested. To assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service in the clinical area including the teaching and management of more junior staff or those in training.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Part 8 or 15
  • Holds current NMC registration and must be able to demonstrate that you have knowledge of your professional code of conduct and guidance issued by your professional body and that you adhere to this
  • Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years

Desirable

  • Post qualification or equivalent experience in an acute setting -Foundations of Neonatal Special and Transitional Care, High Dependency and Intensive care Course (ENB 405)
  • Teaching qualification -Mentorship / Practice Assessor/ Practice Supervisor
  • Neonatal Advanced Life Support Course (NALS) within the last 2 years
  • Evidence of UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) Training, Embedding Baby Friendly Standards

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Current employment at Band 5 or above within acute NHS neonatal setting
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development - Minimum 6 months experience in neonatal unit/SCBU following completion of Neonatal Intensive Course
  • Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
  • Knowledge of the Trust vision, values, and strategic objectives
  • Evidence of Child Protection Issues and Safeguarding Policies and Procedures
  • Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights

Desirable: - Evidence of advanced skills in practice i.e. iv additives, blood gases, central lines, use of tecotherm

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

15 October 2026

Last checked

16 October 2026

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About the employer

RSN
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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