Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Neonatal Transport

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Job summary

As a centre of excellence in neonatal care, NICU at St Mary's has a reputation for high standards and we are a provider of Level 3 care throughout Greater Manchester. Our state-of-the-art unit offers unparalleled opportunities in neonatal medicine and surgery.

A unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated neonatal nurse to work in a cutting edge service of the Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service serving the NW region. You will role model high standards of care to patients and their families and strive for continuing excellence in all areas. You'll have plenty of scope for development, including the opportunity to enhance your leadership and clinical skills, and you'll play a key role in the provision of high quality care during transport.

Main duties of the job

As a Neonatal Transport Nurse you will undertake emergency and elective neonatal transfers as part of a team of Medical, ANNP, Nursing and Ambulance staff based at the brand new operational centre in Warrington. In additional to providing skilled neonatal nursing care, you will have a flexible and proactive approach to help drive improvements in the new service.As a qualified neonatal nurse with proven experience in a neonatal intensive care setting, you'll also have a mentoring qualification and a high level of clinical expertise. You will be capable of managing your workload and supervising that of others, and you'll have a flexible approach with strong communication skills.

The post will be available on a part time or full time basis within Neonatal Transport.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

349-SMH-7563420*

Job locations

Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service

Unit 19, Gemini 8, Apollo Park

Warrington

WA5 7AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level registration - (RN(Adult)/RN(Child)/RSCN
  • Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty
  • Evidence of Level 3 studies
  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Qualified to function as mentor for pre registration students
  • Full UK Driving License
  • Qualified in Speciality
  • NLS Provider

Desirable

  • Child Protection / name relevant qualification D32/33 or A1 modules
  • Appropriate management or leadership courses
  • Transport qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive relevant post registration experience, which must be within relevant clinical setting
  • Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
  • Evidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working

Desirable

  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Experience of research activities
  • Evidence of transport experience

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability. Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality
  • Proven workload management of self and of a others
  • Proven ability to problem solve
  • Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
  • Effective organisational skills
  • Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
  • Awareness of Clinical Governance process

Desirable

  • IT/word processing skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level registration - (RN(Adult)/RN(Child)/RSCN
  • Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty
  • Evidence of Level 3 studies
  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Qualified to function as mentor for pre registration students
  • Full UK Driving License
  • Qualified in Speciality
  • NLS Provider

Desirable

  • Child Protection / name relevant qualification D32/33 or A1 modules
  • Appropriate management or leadership courses
  • Transport qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive relevant post registration experience, which must be within relevant clinical setting
  • Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
  • Evidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working

Desirable

  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Experience of research activities
  • Evidence of transport experience

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability. Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality
  • Proven workload management of self and of a others
  • Proven ability to problem solve
  • Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
  • Effective organisational skills
  • Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
  • Awareness of Clinical Governance process

Desirable

  • IT/word processing skills

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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service

Unit 19, Gemini 8, Apollo Park

Warrington

WA5 7AE


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service

Unit 19, Gemini 8, Apollo Park

Warrington

WA5 7AE


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse

Viviane Hall

viviane.hall@mft.nhs.uk

01617010092

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

349-SMH-7563420*

Job locations

Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service

Unit 19, Gemini 8, Apollo Park

Warrington

WA5 7AE


Supporting documents

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