Neonatal Sister/charge nurse

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to enhance neonatal care in Walsall. The role involves managing high dependency neonatal care, ensuring quality standards, and providing leadership in a collaborative team environment. Applicants should possess relevant nursing qualifications and a strong commitment to improving patient care.

Qualifications

• Significant post QIS certification experience required.
• Passion for improving neonatal care.
• Ability to maintain high clinical care standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate high-quality clinical skills for neonatal infants.
• Manage the Neonatal Unit in the absence of the Lead Nurse.
• Supervise staff and students effectively.

Skills

Excellent assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Management skills

Education

Degree/Masters in Nursing studies/Neonatal studies or equivalent

Current NMC registration

Mentorship course or equivalent

Tools

Supervision course

Job description

We are very excited to be looking for a motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly team in Walsall. We want an enthusiastic practitioner with excellent assessment and communication skills, eager to develop their clinical neonatal and leadership skills. In return you will be supported by our skilled senior nursing and medical team. You will be passionate about improving neonatal care and improving the experience of babies and their families in the neonatal unit. You will support staff to enable them to maintain high standards of clinical care and act as a role model. You will also have excellent management and communication skills and take charge of the unit. You would require significant post QIS certification experience.

Main duties of the job

Able to demonstrate effective clinical skills of a high quality, looking after special, high dependency and Intensive care babies. Able to demonstrate professional expertise and knowledge acquired through post registration academic study and clinical, leadership and management development. Managerial responsibility and accountability in the absence of the Lead Nurse, for the Neonatal Unit for the twenty four hour care delivery and management of the ward/area of work, including the supervision of staff and students. Expected to maintain a visible presence in the ward/area of work and provide a clear focus for effective clinical leadership to the nursing team .

Working long days and nights

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Masters in Nursing studies /Neonatal studies or equivalent
• Current NMC registration
• Mentorship course or equivalent.

Knowledge

• Supervision course

Skills

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.

Ward 28 Neonatal Unit Walsall Healthcare Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer Annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

407-WCCSS-7255945

Job locations

Ward 28 Neonatal Unit Walsall Healthcare Trust