Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Junior Sister

The closing date is 11 November 2025

Job summary

The Neonatal Unit at Frimley Park Hospital is a Local Neonatal Unit made up of 2 Intensive Care, 3 High Dependency and 12 Special Care cots. The unit cares for babies over 26+6 weeks gestation and stabilises any baby under that gestation, to be transferred to a tertiary hospital/ NICU.

Our team aspires to provide high quality and evidence based; clinical, developmental and family integrated care in order to ensure the best outcomes for our babies and their families.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Neonatal nurse who is passionate and enthusiastic about Neonatal care to gain experience at a senior level.

Main duties of the job

Frimley Park Neonatal Unit are seeking a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly leadership team. The team is led by Matron for Neonatal services and a Senior Sister. You will join a team of Junior Sisters to help provide strong leadership within the Neonatal team.

You will be expected to lead shifts, provide skilled nursing care, undertake appraisals, sickness management and other management duties. You will also work alongside the Practice Development Nurse to ensure the junior team achieve competencies and professional development.We are actively involved in the neonatal network and participate in several working groups to standardise and improve care. We also have a close working relationship with the Neonatal Unit at Wexham Park Hospital and are aiming to align policies and procedures cross site to facilitate this.

You must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills required for this position as stated in the job description. You will be pro-active in the unit's development, have a keen interest in the development of others, and be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development and up to date knowledge.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,616 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-ES68

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC
  • RN/RN child, RM or RSCN
  • Neonatal specialist training ENB 405 or equivalent
  • Children's safeguarding training level 2

Desirable

  • NLS qualification
  • Children's safeguarding training level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical practice in Neonatal nursing
  • Neonatal Toolkit

Desirable

  • Management experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Computer literacy and numeracy
  • Teaching Skills
  • Clinical Audit Skills
  • Presentation demonstrating understanding & importance of leadership
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC
  • RN/RN child, RM or RSCN
  • Neonatal specialist training ENB 405 or equivalent
  • Children's safeguarding training level 2

Desirable

  • NLS qualification
  • Children's safeguarding training level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical practice in Neonatal nursing
  • Neonatal Toolkit

Desirable

  • Management experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Computer literacy and numeracy
  • Teaching Skills
  • Clinical Audit Skills
  • Presentation demonstrating understanding & importance of leadership

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Fiona Porro

fiona.porro2@nhs.net

03006132733

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,616 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-ES68

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ


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