NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Neonatal Transport Nurse
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Neonatal Transport Nurse
The Neonatal Transport service forms part of the Specialist Transport and Retrieval Service for Scotland – ScotSTAR. ScotSTAR incorporates the Scottish Neonatal Transport Service, the Scottish Paediatric Retrieval Service, the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) and the Air Ambulance Service. ScotSTAR is managed by the Scottish Ambulance Service and undertakes approximately 3000 transfers per year. The majority of transfers are done using dedicated road ambulances with a small number being done by fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, provided by the Air Ambulance Service. The teams are composed of experienced transport Nurses, ANNP’s, Transport fellows, and Consultant Neonatologists. The neonatal service has incorporated technological advances in neonatal intensive care and has capability for the use of HFVO, NCPAP, High Flow and inhaled nitric oxide, phototherapy and servo-controlled systemic hypothermia during transfers.
About the Role
The Neonatal Team are looking to expand their Nursing workforce and are looking for highly motivated individuals to join them. The post will be a band 6 and the post holder will provide high quality care to neonates and their families. This vacancy will offer Registered Nurses (adult/child branch), the opportunity to work in a unique setting. The applicant should have extensive neonatal intensive care experience working in a level 3 unit.
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This post will be within the North ScotSTAR team based at Aberdeen Airport and offered on a fixed term or secondment basis. For informal enquiries, please contact Clare Hargan at clare.hargan@nhs.scot
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (adult/child branch)
- Extensive neonatal intensive care experience working in a level 3 unit
Important Information
- Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
- To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
- As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
- Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
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Equality and Diversity
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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