Neonatal Sister/charge nurse | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Walsall is looking for a motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to enhance neonatal care quality. The ideal candidate will possess strong assessment and communication skills, eager to develop their leadership abilities. You will provide critical support to the senior nursing team while ensuring high standards of care. The role demands managerial accountability, particularly in the absence of the Lead Nurse, and requires a commitment to improving the experience of families in the neonatal unit. Shift flexibility is essential.

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic practitioner with a passion for neonatal care.
• Significant experience in managing neonatal units and high dependency care.
• Ability to support and supervise staff, ensuring high clinical care standards.

Responsibilities

• Join a friendly team to improve neonatal care for babies and families.
• Act as a role model and support staff in clinical care.
• Take charge of the neonatal unit in the absence of the Lead Nurse.

Skills

Excellent assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Clinical skills

Education

Post QIS certification

Post registration academic study

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.

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, weekends and bank holidays.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Jan 2026.