Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Neonatal Unit

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; Presencial; GBP 34.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Neonatal Nurse for a Band 6 Junior Sister role in our Neonatal Unit. The post is fixed term/secondment until 20 September 2027, 28.45 hours per week, with an element of night duty and occasional cross-cover for Children’s Ward.

You will lead an established nursing team, drive high-quality patient care, and support learning with access to development opportunities within our NHS trust and partnerships with local

Formación

• Neonatal trained nurses with excellent communication skills.
• Strong leadership and team development abilities.
• Sound clinical skills in neonatal care and family-centred support.

Responsabilidades

• Provide professional and clinical leadership in neonatal care.
• Manage and develop the nursing team to deliver high-quality care.
• Ensure safe, cost-effective care for babies and their families.

Conocimientos

Neonatal Nursing

Leadership

Clinical Skills

Educación

NMC Registered Nurse

Descripción del empleo

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Neonatal Nurse looking for a new challenge and/or career progression?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team caring for premature and sick babies for Band 6 Junior Sister.

You will have the opportunity to work and learn in diverse child focused environments. We will offer you the support of a committed team to advance your skills and to support your learning with access to development opportunities both internally and with our excellent links to local universities.

This post is fixed term/secondment contract until 20th September 2027 28.45 hours per week.

Proposed interview date: 5th November 2026

Advert

As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in our Neonatal Unit, you will effectively manage and develop our existing nursing team, providing professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective care of babies and their families.

This demanding role requires passionate, highly motivated and experienced neonatal trained nurses with excellent communication skills who wish to continue to develop their clinical and leadership skills, delivering high quality care to neonates and their families.

As a team, we are committed to recruiting staff who uphold our values and can deliver care putting babies at the heart of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with the families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.

As a unit, we are dedicated to recruiting staff who uphold our values and can deliver excellent care putting babies at the heart of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with the families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.

This post includes shift work with internal rotation to night duty and may occasionally involve some cross cover for Children's Ward.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see attached job description and person specification

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

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Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.

When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.

Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to Home Office eligibility. Please note Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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