Night Maternity Nurse

Location: Regent's Park, London (W1). Live-out.
Salary: £20 to £25 gross per hour, or £250 to £300 gross per 12-hour shift.
Working pattern: 6 nights per week, 12-hour shifts, 8pm to 8am, plus ad-hoc UK and European travel.
Contract: Fixed-term, up to 6 months, with break clause.
Start date: On or around 1 February 2027.

Oplu is leading the search for a Night Maternity Nurse, also known as a Specialist Night Nanny, for a warm same-sex couple welcoming their first baby in Regent's Park.
The parents are hands-on and want to stay that way. The core purpose of the role is to protect the parents' sleep, hold the night with confidence, and support a healthy feeding and sleep pattern from day one. This is not an outsourced-parenting position.
The family wants experienced, senior night coverage with a warm and collaborative style.

The role
12-hour night coverage, 8pm to 8am, 6 nights per week.
Primary responsibility for the baby overnight: feeding, settling, changing, comforting, and monitoring.
Clean morning handovers to the parents, with a simple written or app-based log.
Work collaboratively with parental feeding preferences and daytime rhythm.
Bottle sterilising, nursery upkeep, and baby-related laundry as part of the night pattern.
Accompany the family on ad-hoc travel, including a UK holiday home and short European trips.

Who you are
Experienced Night Maternity Nurse or Specialist Night Nanny with confirmed newborn placements for private families.
Strong feeding and settling skills, with age-appropriate sleep-shaping experience for the first six months.
Current Paediatric First Aid certification and Enhanced DBS on file, or willing to obtain.
Warm, calm, collaborative, and comfortable working alongside hands-on parents.
Experienced with, and willing to, travel alongside the family.
Existing right to live and work in the UK.
Available to start on or around 1 February 2027 for up to 6 months.

Apply confidentially via Oplu. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.