Overview
The Division of Newborn Services is a Neonatal Managed Clinical Service (MCS) operating across three sites. We are seeking the right individual to join our established Band 4 Nurse Associate team, working alongside the neonatal nursing workforce across our busy newborn service, which includes the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Oxford Road Campus, Wythenshawe Neonatal Unit, and North Manchester Neonatal Unit. This is a highly successful and dynamic service with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional standards of compassionate clinical care, education, and research.
Responsibilities
You must be a team player with exemplary communication and interpersonal skills. We are looking for a caring, compassionate, skilled, and knowledgeable Nursing Associate who thrives in a busy and fast‑paced environment. You will be committed to supporting the development of both yourself and others, and motivated to work collaboratively to ensure the highest standards of care for infants and their families.
You will bring experience in delivering high‑quality, safe, and effective care, understanding the essential elements of care that are delegated to you. You will provide care within the Special Care areas of the neonatal unit and on the postnatal wards. With comprehensive education and training, you will also be supported to contribute to the safe delivery of neonatal care in the Intensive Care and High Dependency areas, working alongside the Registered Neonatal Nursing team.
Qualifications & Experience
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Benefits
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward‑thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working – empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients. You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds.
Equality and Diversity
We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Diversity Matters – MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
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Application Deadline
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Apr 2026.
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