Nurse Team Leader

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

12 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 6 QIS neonatal nurse to join the Neonatal team as the neonatal deputy ward manager.

This opportunity is for a permanent 12 hours per week position post within the Neonatal Unit.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be innovative and possess strong leadership skills to facilitate, support and manage staff and the service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will support the ward manager to provide a supportive culture for teamwork and learning and will take an active role in providing effective clinical and managerial leadership of the NNU in the absence of the ward manager.

To be clinically and managerially responsible for roster allocation in order to provide safe and appropriate staffing levels and skill mix.

You must have the ability to work under pressure, meeting deadlines whilst having a flexible and adaptive approach in the working environment.

This opportunity will also provide the successful candidate to attend a variety of professional meetings and create positive links with the MDT and wider Neonatal network to support and deliver high quality transformational neonatal care.

You will be actively involved in quality improvement projects and developments to help drive change within the NNU whilst also supporting staff in their own quality improvement projects.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-12-063

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Recent clinical experience in neonatal critical care

Desirable

Recruitment and selection experience

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent knowledge
Current level one NMC registration
Post registration Neonatal Critical care training
Evidence of post registration accredited learning
Current Neonatal Life Support training
Leadership or management training

Desirable

Mentorship / Supervisor/ assessor training

Knowledge

Essential

Professional, specialist neonatal clinical care knowledge and skills
Policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Recent clinical experience in neonatal critical care

Desirable

Recruitment and selection experience

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent knowledge
Current level one NMC registration
Post registration Neonatal Critical care training
Evidence of post registration accredited learning
Current Neonatal Life Support training
Leadership or management training

Desirable

Mentorship / Supervisor/ assessor training

Knowledge

Essential

Professional, specialist neonatal clinical care knowledge and skills
Policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care

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.