Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

Our Neonatal Unit here at Midland metropolitan University Hospital has an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, forward thinking professionally registered nurses with a Qualification in Neonatal Intensive Care Specialism to join our dedicated team. We are looking for nurses who have the appropriate knowledge, skills and flexibility that will enable them to work across all areas of the Neonatal Unit to care for our babies whilst supporting and empowering families within our special care and mixed acuity areas.

Main duties of the job

Your role will involve supporting students, colleagues and peers to lead our unit to deliver high standards of care embedding best evidence based practice to our patients requiring intensive neonatal nursing care supporting our unit to achieve BFI and BLISS baby charter.

We undertake advanced neonatal life support including initiating cooling and high frequency oscillation here at SWB whilst stabilising babies that may require level 3 care within our Neonatal network.

Our families are empowered to care for their baby's needs with education from our team including nasogastric feeding, home oxygen and home phototherapy, supporting family centered care and maintaining close and loving relationships

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

381-WC-7112004

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Birmingham

B66 2QT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Critical care experience within a neonatal unit
Consolidation following completing of Qualified in Speciality Neonatal Intensive care course
Supervising and supporting the development of staff
Responding to unexpected patient activity/changing clinical status of patient

Desirable

Experience of change management
Effective working within the MDT

Qualifications

Essential

RN Child Branch/RSCN/RM
Post registration Qualified in Speciality
NLS
Assessing/teaching qualification

Desirable

Leadership programme
Mentors/Assessors course

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Critical care experience within a neonatal unit
Consolidation following completing of Qualified in Speciality Neonatal Intensive care course
Supervising and supporting the development of staff
Responding to unexpected patient activity/changing clinical status of patient

Desirable

Experience of change management
Effective working within the MDT

Qualifications

Essential

RN Child Branch/RSCN/RM
Post registration Qualified in Speciality
NLS
Assessing/teaching qualification

Desirable

Leadership programme
Mentors/Assessors course

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).