Senior Neonatal Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Working Full time or Part time hours

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Neonatal Nurse to join our highly skilled and dedicated team at the Local Neonatal Unit in Chester.

This is a pivotal time to become part of our dynamic service within the new Women and Children’s Building featuring a purpose built neonatal unitwithin the Women and Children’s Building, designed to support Family Integrated Care.

Our unit is committed to delivering holistic, family-centred care, empowering parents to become active and confident partners in their baby’s journey through structured, competency-based education and support.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Neonatal Nurse, you will:

  • Provide and coordinate high-quality, evidence-based clinical care

  • Lead the unit during shifts, ensuring safe and effective practice

  • Collaborate closely with the multi-disciplinary team and Neonatal Network to drive excellent outcomes for babies and families

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or diploma in nursing.
  • Qualified in Specialty – Neonatal
  • Newborn Life Support Course
  • Teaching and assessing qualification/998/997/ mentorship or equivalent

Desirable

  • R23 – Enhancing Neonatal Practice
  • Leadership qualification or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience in speciality, including a minimum of 6 months post QIS.
  • Be able to co-ordinate & prioritise own workload, and that of others.
  • Have knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and an understanding of corporate objectives.

Desirable

  • Ability to manage complex problems and situations

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation, and within the network.
  • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with families of varying levels of understanding.
  • Ability to present written information in a logical manner.

Desirable

  • Initiation and implementation of change.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 3 September 2026

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