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Job summary

Main area
Neonatal
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
151-JLM656
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Slough
Salary
£33,566 - £40,310 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2026 23:59

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Neonatal Outreach Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

This is an amazing opportunity to use your specialist Neonatal nursing skills to promote an expanding service in neonatal outreach and provide continued care in the community for neonates when discharged home form hospital. 

You will have the opportunity act as a resource for both primary health care and secondary health care services, where specialist Neonatal expertise and knowledge is required, working within the wider network of health care professionals.

Training will be given and there will be opportunities to upskill within your scope of practice.

Main duties of the job

  • To use specialist Neonatal nursing skills to promote an integrated nursing service to sick infants and their families between hospital and community and enable infants to be cared for at home whenever possible. 
  • To act as a resource for both primary health care and secondary health care where specialist neonatal expertise is required.
  • To act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. 
  • To act in accordance with the Trust Policies. 
  • To act as the patient advocate. 
  • To act as a role model and source of clinical excellence in the facilitation of discharge for all babies on the neonatal unit, and the provision of community neonatal care. 
  • To ensure that all statutory and mandatory training is completed. 
  • To recognise personal limitations in knowledge and practice and to seek advice and training as required.

 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RSCN / RN child branch Or RN/RM with neonatal training
  • Safeguarding training level 3
  • Qualified in Speciality (neonatal)
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership course or experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to manage own workload
  • Basic use of IT packages e.g. word, excel, power point, outlook
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Trust patient admission system.
  • Report writing skills.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience as a Band 5 or 6 in a Neonatal Unit.
  • Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable criteria
  • Community experience
  • Recent experience of working in relevant specialty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Donna Reid
Job title
Neonatal Outreach Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03006154533
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