Senior Sister - Charge Nurse | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Neonatal Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to manage clinical operations and develop staff in neonatal care. This role involves ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies, leading multidisciplinary teams, and enhancing nursing practice. Ideal candidates will have advanced communication and decision-making skills, relevant nursing qualifications, and a commitment to staff development. The closing date for applications is 1 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Accountable for nursing practice and improvement of staff competence.
• Experience in handling complaints related to clinical care.
• Ability to assess psychological and social needs of neonates and families.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate advanced nursing skills with premature and ill newborn babies.
• Initiate rapid responses to clinical deteriorations.
• Lead and develop staff within clinical areas.

Skills

Advanced communication and nursing skills

Expert knowledge in neonatal care

Decision making skills

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

The Neonatal Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will be responsible for the daily clinical and operational management of the clinical areas and the professional development of the staff within those areas. The post provides leadership and supports all staff in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams. You will be required to work with the Neonatal Matron and paediatric senior nurses to develop best practice and ensure consistency across the directorate. In collaboration with the relevant senior nursing team and Matrons, you will provide senior nursing cover for the Neonatal unit. You will also ensure all staff are compliant with the Trust Safeguarding Policies and procedures.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England\'s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us \'Good\' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and \'Outstanding\' in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed.

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• To be an expert practitioner, role modelling, demonstrating advanced communication and nursing skills, using expert knowledge and decision making skills in nursing premature and ill newborn babies.
• To recognise deteriorations in clinical conditions and initiate a rapid and appropriate response.
• To be accountable for nursing practice and take every opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence of staff.
• To have responsibility for resolving patient/parent complaints relating to clinical care/operational issues within the area.
• To make an assessment of the neonate and families\' psychological and social needs, implementing an agreed management plan including appropriate referral.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025