Senior Charge Nurse

NHS; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Plymouth is seeking a Senior Neonatal Nursing Sister for their level 3 neonatal unit. You will provide specialist clinical care and leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high-quality care for infants and families. Candidates should possess strong neonatal experience, leadership skills, and relevant nursing qualifications. This role presents an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care and service quality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in neonatal intensive care in a similar role.
• Management and leadership skills in a clinical setting.
• Understanding and experience with hospital budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing teams, ensuring high standards of patient care.
• Provide expert clinical guidance and professional support.
• Co-ordinate care for infants and manage discharges.

Skills

Neonatal intensive care

Leadership skills

Clinical supervision

Patient care

Education

First Level Qualification - RGN, RSCN, RN Child Branch

Current Registration with NMC

Degree in Nursing

Job description

This opportunity is for a Senior Neonatal Nursing Sister within a level 3 neonatal unit. The role involves providing specialist neonatal clinical care, leadership for the nursing team with a particular specialist interest in Quality Improvement.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic senior nurse to join our Neonatal Service at University Hospitals Plymouth.

As a key member of our clinical management team, you will work closely with the Matron for Neonatal and Transitional care Services. You will provide visible leadership, expert clinical guidance, and professional support to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care for infants and their families accessing neonatal care.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and manage nursing and support teams, driving high standards of patient care.
• Champion infection prevention and control, clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Act as a role model, demonstrating trust values and accountable clinical practice
• Support staff through training, development and performance management, ensuring a confident and competent workforce

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader with a passion for neonatal care to make a real impact on service quality, patient experience and staff development.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge and clinical nursing practice by delivering evidenced based care

Lead, co-ordinate and manage the tertiary service workload using expert clinical judgement and decision-making skills, in collaboration where required with the service consultant whilst maintaining safe standards of care.

Competent in the use of medical devices and responsible for the correct use of specialist equipment by the multidisciplinary team

Promote a positive and professional working environment

Provide clinical supervision to staff

Lead emergency situations within the clinical practice areas where appropriate

Liaise with and report to the multidisciplinary team in the provision of family centred care

Identify, manage and refer appropriately infants requiring Safeguarding assessment

Co-ordinate and manage infants discharge/ transfer to other care services

Encourage parents and carers to be actively involved in the planning and delivery of care to their infant

Responsible for the development, implementation and compliance with local policies and guidelines

Promote health education within the clinical area for families

Act as a role model in practicing evidence-based nursing care

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First Level Qualification - RGN, RSCN, RN Child Branch
• Current Registration with NMC
• Recognised Qualified in Speciality course
• Degree in Nursing
• Working towards degree/MSc

Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrable experience in neonatal intensive care in a similar role
• Management and leadership skills
• Demonstrable experience in recruitment, selection and personnel management
• Proven knowledge of HR processes
• Proven knowledge and demonstrable experience of hospital budgets/funds

Aptitude and Abilities

• Incorporates customer care in the clinical setting
• Competent in numeracy and literacy
• Participation in research and audit projects

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.