Neonatal Sister/ Charge Nurse

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon. Join a passionate perinatal team dedicated to improving neonatal care and participate in professional development while leading nursing practices. Contribute to a supportive environment that champions family integrated care and excellence in perinatal services.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration required.
• Degree or equivalent training, including Nursing qualifications.
• Experience in mentorship and neonatal care across levels.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day running of the neonatal unit.
• Lead nursing team ensuring quality care for infants and families.
• Participate in mentorship and uphold care standards.

Skills

Mentorship

Neonatal Care

Clinical Supervision

Caring

Leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent training

Current NMC Registration

Level 3 safeguarding children

NALS

FLAP or equivalent

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Sister/ Charge Nurse

The closing date is 03 July 2025

Neonatal Sister/ Charge Nurse Band 6 37.5 hours per week

Swindon is spearheading the award winning PERIPrem (Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth) quality improvement project, not just in the region but also nationally.

If you want to be part of this exciting Perinatal team, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as Band 6 Neonatal Nurse.

Main duties of the job

Numerous professional development opportunities exist for our Neonatal Nurses to develop skills in leadership in areas such as quality improvement, research, outreach, dedicated transitional care , family integrated care, BFI, education and training (we run 4 NLS courses a year in Swindon) and risk and governance.

We are a local neonatal unit(LNU) within the south west ODN. We have 5000 deliveries per year with approximately 10% born prematurely.

We are part of the Maternity and Neonatal services umbrella and have a very close multidisciplinary working ethos with our midwifery and obstetric team.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

We are looking to recruit experienced Neonatal Nurses who are enthusiastic, forward thinking, compassionate and caring to complement our ever-expanding innovative team.

Band 6 sisters run the unit on a day to day basis as a supernumerary shift coordinator. They are responsible for leading the nursing team ensuring the babies and their parents are at the center of everything we do . They uphold standards and are a role model to ensure quality of care is delivered to babies across the multidisciplinary team.

Please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration
• FLAP or equivalent.
• Qualified in Speciality
• NALS
• Degree or equivalent training and experience (RCN / Diploma in Child Health or RGN)
• Level 3 safeguarding children

Experience

• Continuing experience of mentorship within a neonatal setting.
• Competent in all aspects for neonatal care from special care to intensive care.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a neonatal unit
• Participation in audit and research

Knowledge

• Ability to work well under pressure ? Able to effectively manage daily operational issues. ? Demonstrate reflective practice. ? Ability to develop personal & unit initiatives. ? Understanding of the concept of clinical supervision. ? Evidence of effective child protection and safeguarding working
• Evidence of recent clinical development/best practice and integration theory into practice ? Evidence based knowledge of wide variety of neonatal / paediatric conditions. ? Understanding of audit tools to support good practice

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum pro rata