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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Neonatal QIS Nurse

The closing date is 16 November 2026

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Job summary

NHS Band 5: £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

Are you ready to take the next steps in your neonatal career?

Portsmouth Hospitals Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are excited to have vacancies for experienced neonatal nurses who are Qualified in Speciality.

Main duties of the job

Would you like to be part of a neonatal team who works tirelessly, to provide comprehensive, compassionate, individualised care and support to our babies and their families, which are then realised in the outstanding outcomes we achieve for our babies as positive outliers for NNAP (2025).

As a team, we have a clear vision for our future, to ensure we offer all staff the best opportunities within their career, and we are here to support and encourage you to develop expand your experience and knowledge of neonatal care. We would welcome applications from experienced neonatal nurses, ideally from a level 3 unit, however we would provide support and training to any QIS nurses.

We are a proud tertiary neonatal intensive care unit, currently working towards stage 3 BFI accreditation, having previously achieved Bliss Accreditation.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF2735Z

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a neonatal nurse in Portsmouth, you would experience caring for some of the most extreme premature babies and delivering complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy and Laser ROP.

You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated Care, Infant feeding, Education and Research teams.

Please refer to the Job description for further details

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a neonatal nurse in Portsmouth, you would experience caring for some of the most extreme premature babies and delivering complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, Nitric Oxide Therapy and Laser ROP.

You will also have access to extended role development in retrieval and neonatal life support, alongside rotational opportunities in Neonatal Outreach, Family Integrated Care, Infant feeding, Education and Research teams.

Please refer to the Job description for further details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
• BSc Degree in relevant field
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS)

Desirable

• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of recent CPD

Desirable

• Experience in a critical/high care environment in an acute care setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
• BSc Degree in relevant field
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS)

Desirable

• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of recent CPD

Desirable

• Experience in a critical/high care environment in an acute care setting

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Leanne Dowdell

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF2735Z

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

United Kingdom

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