Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-WC-7112004
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience of change management
- Effective working within the MDT
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN Child Branch/RSCN/RM
- Post registration Qualified in Speciality
- NLS
- Assessing/teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- Leadership programme
- Mentors/Assessors course
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carmen Nuttall
- Job title
- Neonatal Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812708660
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