Nursing Associate (Special care / Transitional care)

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Nursing Associate to join their neonatal team at St Helier Hospital. The role involves delivering care to babies requiring special and transitional care, collaborating with healthcare teams, and providing support to families. Candidates should have a Nursing Associate qualification and at least one year of healthcare experience in Maternity or Paediatrics. The position offers a salary range of £32,199 to £34,876 per annum, including additional pay for working in outer London.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year working in a healthcare setting in Maternity or Paediatrics.
• Knowledge of Baby Friendly Neonatal Standards and Accreditation.
• Ability to demonstrate honesty, reliability, and trustworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care.
• Communicate directly with nursing and medical teams to plan care.
• Deliver health promotion and support to families.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Able to work with minimal supervision

IT skills

Flexibility for multi-cultural environment

Education

Nursing Associate qualification with active NMC pin

Neonatal/paediatric life support course

Job description

Go back Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nursing Associate (Special care/Transitional care)

The closing date is 23 February 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a trained nursing associate to join our neonatal team at St Helier Hospital. We are a Level 2 Neonatal Unit and deliver all levels of care, including transitional care which is provided on our postnatal wards.

Main duties of the job

To assist in delivering safe and effective care to babies requiring Neonatal Special Care (SC) on the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care (NTC) on the postnatal ward.

Communicating directly with Neonatal nursing and medical teams to plan care for baby in SC/NTC.

Acting autonomously to escalate concerns regarding babies\' condition to the Neonatal nurse in charge, working within agreed local guidelines.

Deliver health promotion and support to families to enable them to appropriately care for their premature or unwell infants.

To instruct, advise and deliver parentcraft classes to parents/carers including bathing, Resuscitation and safe sleep guidance.

About us

Thank you for showing an interest in working with us at Epsom and St Helier - a family of more than 7,000 colleagues.

We are truly an integrated health and care Trust. In simple terms, that means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and St Helier nearby in south west London) we work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support.

We also work as part of the St George\'s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital and Health Group, with a shared leadership and increasing collaboration to develop stronger clinical and corporate services between two major providers serving Surrey and South West London.

These partnerships are at the forefront of joining together health and care for local people, and part of the national NHS ambition to provide the best care locally.

We are committed to making all of our workplaces, great places to work, with the right support and culture to help you excel.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role at St Helier Hospital

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Associate qualification with active NMC pin
• Neonatal/paediatric life support course

Experience and knowledge

• Minimum of 1 year working in a healthcare setting in Maternity or Paediatrics
• Knowledge of Baby Friendly Neonatal Standards and Accreditation Knowledge of BLISS baby charter

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Able to work within a multi-racial and multi-cultural environment
• Good keyboard and IT skills

Other requirements

• Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
• Treat patients, visitors, colleagues with respect
• Ability to travel between Trust sites
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust
• Able to work in a busy environment
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Effective organisational skills
• Dshows a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
• Attention to detail
• Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others
• Ability to work independently

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£32,199 to £34,876 a year. Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London)