Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Can also be a secondment)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Maternity cover)
- Job ref
- 430-8WC-202510-100
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Paeds Community (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/05/2026
Employer heading
Neonatal Community Sister
Band 6
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Neonatal Community Sister (Maternity cover – Until 18th May 2027)
Department: Paediatrics
Band 6, £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata
Hours: 22.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
The Neonatal Community Nursing team is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Children’s trained nurse with Acute Neonatal and community based experience, to join our friendly and dynamic team. We are attached to a Local Neonatal Unit within the Thames Valley Network. Our unit currently comprises of 16 cots, of which 5 are intensive / high dependency care and 11 are special care.
The Community Neonatal Service which is based in the Hospital is well established and aims to facilitate seamless transition of babies from hospital into their homes. Our philosophy is to deliver the highest quality, evidence based, and family centred care for our babies and their families both in hospital and in patient’s homes.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 14 MAY 2026
Main duties of the job
The individual applying for this post will have experience in the nursing care of neonates from admission through to discharge. They will be adept in the co-ordination of care and discharge planning processes. In addition they will also be motivated and committed to continuing professional development and demonstrate excellent communication, role modelling and leadership skills.
The post holder will ideally have some experience of nursing babies in the community and will be competent in planning, implementing and assessing care of babies with complex neonatal conditions such as chronic lung disease.
A clean UK driving licence is essential.
The post holder will have the opportunity to develop skills and experience in other areas of children’s community nursing. With a positive attitude to your professional development and support from our clinical facilitator, excellent training opportunities will be available to enable you to enhance your career in Neonatal Nursing.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
NHS Staff Survey: Nursing and Midwifery feel strongly that their team works well together to achieve their objectives, managing great team work continuously, 63.7% support this.
Maintain close working relationships with staff (nursing, medical, social work and allied health professionals) within the NNU to facilitate discharge planning.
Receive referrals from the Special Care Nursery, Postnatal Wards, Paediatric Wards, Community Midwives, Health Visitors and General Practitioners in respect of babies requiring special care at home.
Take a lead role in coordinating discharge to ensure smooth transition from hospital to home
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- RSCN/ RN/ RGN//RM o Child Branch with Neonatal experience
- Special Care of the Newborn Degree Module
- Mentorship Qualification
- Evidence of study at level 3 or above
- Level 3 Safeguarding training
Desirable criteria
- V300 Independent and supplementary Nurse Prescribing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Variety of experience in nursing Neonates in an acute setting post registration.
- Community nursing experience.
- An understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of babies, children and young peoples.
- Ability to work effectively as a lone worker, as a member of the nursing team and together with the multi disciplinary team
- Able to communicate effectively with professionals, children and families
- Experience in: Audit, research, development and review of clinical policies, risk management, teaching and assessment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Risk management skills.
- Quality assurance skills.
- Standard setting, development of guidelines and protocols.
- Ability to use initiative
- Able to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and deliver holistic basic nursing care.
- Ability to communicate to a high standard.
- Demonstrates knowledge of national guidelines relevant to neonatal care.
- To be able to demonstrate ability to provide evidence based care.
- Clinical competence and experience in the administration of medications.
- Clinincal experience in manageing the care of babies with respiratory, cardiac and genetic condions
- Knowledge of/ adherence to the NMC Code.
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Understands own personal development needs
- Supports learners and members of the MDT
- Evidence of professional development.
- Undertake and participate in appraisal process.
Communication
Essential criteria
- Literate - able to read and write to a high standard
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to ensure advocacy for patients
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information internally and externally.
- Ability to use reassurance skills, tact and empathy to overcome barriers to communicate
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katy Jordan
- Job title
- Paediatric planned care matron
- Telephone number
- 01908 987181
- Additional information
Informal enquiries or visits are actively encouraged.
Please contact 01908 996518, and ask to speak with on of the Community Neonatal Team, or contact Katy Jordan (Paediatric planned care matron) on 01908 987181.
Informal enquiries or visits are actively encouraged.
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