Neonatal Homecare Nursery Nurse | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester
Kettering
17 hours ago
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Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Neonatal Nursery Nurse to work within the Neonatal Home care Service, hosted by Leicester hospitals.


This model of Neonatal Community Care is provided across Leicestershire and Rutland and the Northamptonshire region, including University Hospitals of Leicester, Kettering General and Northampton General Hospitals. This position will be predominantly based within Northamptonshire.


The post holder will be an excellent team worker and a key member of the team to provide the highest standard of clinical care and evidence based practice for infants within the scope of neonatal outreach, providing specialist on‑going care for the neonate and advice, support and education to the family in the home environment.


This service provides continuing community care for babies and their families in the home setting. Home naso gastric tube feeding and the Home oxygen service is currently well embedded, and more recently we have expanded services further to include care of babies at home on phototherapy for the treatment of jaundice.


We are seeking a highly motivated Neonatal Nursery Nurse to join our forward thinking family focused neonatal team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the drive and motivation to support the implementation of such an exciting service. To be successful in this role you will need to already have experience within the field of Maternity, neonatal care or community paediatrics.


Responsibilities

  • Deliver care of the neonate tailored to the requirements of the individual baby, which reflects the health status of the infant and their family’s wishes within the community setting.
  • Understand and use documentation to communicate relevant information and/or progress, being aware of the need for confidentiality both with the written and spoken word, using interpretation services to support the needs of each family to communicate effectively with families.
  • Be responsible for ensuring that parents are involved in and have the knowledge and skills to carry out care for their infant, to a level appropriate to their understanding.
  • Be aware of the holistic needs of the family to enable optimum support in the community.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the importance and relevance of good team working.
  • Able to work as an effective team member, contributing to objectives of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Act as a facilitator of learning for students and new staff.
  • Demonstrate flexibility when required to undertake specified indirect care duties and work in other areas.
  • Ability to work across site and travel within the community setting. Car owner essential with valid driving licence.
  • Pass nasogastric tubes and give gastric tube feeds as required.
  • Undertake routine blood spot screening & blood sampling.
  • Provide breast feeding advice. Support breast feeding assisting with positioning and fixing techniques.
  • Bottle feeding advice to support the needs of the preterm baby transitioning from nasogastric feeds.
  • Monitor babies’ weight.
  • Provide parent education including STORK programme eg Infant basic life support and choking demonstration and cot death prevention.

Skills and Competencies

  • Able to work on own initiative, prioritise own workload and manage time efficiently.
  • Provide education and support to assist mothers with their chosen method of feeding.
  • Provide education and support to families in preparation for discharge, delivering parent craft sessions as required.
  • Ensure specialised equipment is clean and set up ready for use. Be competent in the use of all equipment used in the remit of your care.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk


Our Strategy

We have four primary goals:



  • High‑quality care for all.
  • Being a great place to work.
  • Partnerships for impact.
  • Research and education excellence.

And we will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.


Our values:



  • We are compassionate.
  • We are proud.
  • We are inclusive.
  • We are one team.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026.


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