# Clinical Ward Sister / Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-ward-sister-charge-nurse/37a9ff29-8e40-4474-8509-7a6a866f116e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-ward-sister-charge-nurse/37a9ff29-8e40-4474-8509-7a6a866f116e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Northampton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata/per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 23 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T08:01:00.217Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v8022099 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8022099?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be responsible for utilising specialist skills and expertise to provide high standards of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised care pathways. The post holder will contribute to the management and coordination of the ward, including resource management, and providing leadership and supervision to others. Liaise and communicate with Neonatal networks  and  contribute to setting and maintaining a high standard of nursing care. Clinical Ward Sisters / Charge Nurses are expected to be role models in setting and upholding agreed clinical standards; promoting awareness of child protection procedures and enabling patients to receive high quality evidenced based care. ### Main duties of the job Corporate Responsibilities - To work collaboratively with other colleagues across the Trust - Act as a role model in customer service towards visitors to the hospital - To facilitate any measures to help achieve Directorate and Trust targets and disseminate all appropriate information to all members of the nursing team Supporting Clinical Excellence - To promote effective communication both within the ward /department /directorate - Keep the neonatal ward manager informed of all the relevant issues affecting patient care e.g. risk, staffing levels, and skills and equipment needs - To participate in recruitment and retention of staff - Work in partnership with the Ward manager / Neonatal Matron to support the complaints process. - To ensure the coherence of work effort by all team members - Manage incidents ensuring that all incidents are reported as per trust policy - Ensure effective 24 hour off duty rotas are maintained using workforce efficiently, anticipating staff shortages and taking appropriate action - To assist in the assessment for and booking of bank staff within the clinical area - To monitor and maintain a safe and clean clinical environment in accordance with local and national policies, undertaking IPC audits as required - Liaise with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies - Understanding of emergency procedures and escalation policies and ensuring that all managed staff are aware of their role - To act up for the Neonatal Ward manager and attend meetings as require. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Supporting Patient Excellence - To act as a clinical leader and role model for staff, maintain competence in and facilitate the development of extended skills for other staff - To support patient and public participation in service development - To monitor patient dependency, reporting high activity to the Ward manager - Consider new ways of working, which enhance patient care, presenting proposals to the Ward manager. - Ensure the clinical area is a safe working environment in which all patients receive high quality individualised care, which maintains their privacy and dignity People/Management Excellence - To facilitate and implement clinical supervision and support in practice - Ensure staff achieve and maintain Trust and professional mandatory and role specific training - Work in partnership with the Ward Manager, in ensuring all ward/department staff have a formal annual appraisal, which enables the development of their personal professional development plan, in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework - To identify training and learning needs of all staff and responding and/or forwarding those to the Neonatal Ward manager and Practice Development Facilitator as deemed necessary - Work in partnership with the Ward manager to ensure student and learners’ placements are met and that they are adequately supported and assessed while on placement - Participate and assist in the continual learning of all staff so that personal development plans progress and succession planning is promoted - To facilitate and promote a suitable learning environment, which embraces evidence based practice, for new members of staff, students and families Supporting Financial Excellence - To consider the use of resources and highlight ways to reduce waste and unnecessary costs. Professional Responsibilities - To maintain own professional responsibilities including compliance with mandatory and role specific training. - To undertake annual appraisal with ward Manager. Quality Assurance and Monitoring - To ensure that all ward/department documentation is completed. - To participate in the Care Quality Indicators as required, receive feedback from audits and produce/monitor action plans as required. - Work in partnership with the Ward manager and neonatal educators, in ensuring that all agreed action plans from both national and local strategies, benchmarking standards and clinical audits are achieved. - To support the ‘Pathway to Excellence’ and assessment and accreditation - To support the development of guidelines, protocols and practices that enhances the patient experience Policy and Service Development Responsibilities - Ensure staff have access to and are made aware of the content of Trust policies, protocols and take appropriate action where compliance is breached Research and Development Responsibilities - To support the units participation in research as per individual baby criteria ## Job Details The post holder will be responsible for utilising specialist skills and expertise to provide high standards of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised care pathways. The post holder will contribute to the management and coordination of the ward, including resource management, and providing leadership and supervision to others. Liaise and communicate with Neonatal networks and contribute to setting and maintaining a high standard of nursing care. Clinical Ward Sisters / Charge Nurses are expected to be role models in setting and upholding agreed clinical standards; promoting awareness of child protection procedures and enabling patients to receive high quality evidenced based care. ## Job Description Corporate Responsibilities To work collaboratively with other colleagues across the Trust Act as a role model in customer service towards visitors to the hospital To facilitate any measures to help achieve Directorate and Trust targets and disseminate all appropriate information to all members of the nursing team Supporting Clinical Excellence To promote effective communication both within the ward /department /directorate Keep the neonatal ward manager informed of all the relevant issues affecting patient care e.g. risk, staffing levels, and skills and equipment needs To participate in recruitment and retention of staff Work in partnership with the Ward manager / Neonatal Matron to support the complaints process. To ensure the coherence of work effort by all team members Manage incidents ensuring that all incidents are reported as per trust policy Ensure effective 24 hour off duty rotas are maintained using workforce efficiently, anticipating staff shortages and taking appropriate action To assist in the assessment for and booking of bank staff within the clinical area To monitor and maintain a safe and clean clinical environment in accordance with local and national policies, undertaking IPC audits as required Liaise with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies Understanding of emergency procedures and escalation policies and ensuring that all managed staff are aware of their role To act up for the Neonatal Ward manager and attend meetings as require. ## Responsibilities Supporting Patient Excellence To act as a clinical leader and role model for staff, maintain competence in and facilitate the development of extended skills for other staff To support patient and public participation in service development To monitor patient dependency, reporting high activity to the Ward manager Consider new ways of working, which enhance patient care, presenting proposals to the Ward manager. Ensure the clinical area is a safe working environment in which all patients receive high quality individualised care, which maintains their privacy and dignity People/Management Excellence To facilitate and implement clinical supervision and support in practice Ensure staff achieve and maintain Trust and professional mandatory and role specific training Work in partnership with the Ward Manager, in ensuring all ward/department staff have a formal annual appraisal, which enables the development of their personal professional development plan, in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework To identify training and learning needs of all staff and responding and/or forwarding those to the Neonatal Ward manager and Practice Development Facilitator as deemed necessary Work in partnership with the Ward manager to ensure student and learners’ placements are met and that they are adequately supported and assessed while on placement Participate and assist in the continual learning of all staff so that personal development plans progress and succession planning is promoted To facilitate and promote a suitable learning environment, which embraces evidence based practice, for new members of staff, students and families Supporting Financial Excellence To consider the use of resources and highlight ways to reduce waste and unnecessary costs. Professional Responsibilities To maintain own professional responsibilities including compliance with mandatory and role specific training. To undertake annual appraisal with ward Manager. Quality Assurance and Monitoring To ensure that all ward/department documentation is completed. To participate in the Care Quality Indicators as required, receive feedback from audits and produce/monitor action plans as required. Work in partnership with the Ward manager and neonatal educators, in ensuring that all agreed action plans from both national and local strategies, benchmarking standards and clinical audits are achieved. To support the ‘Pathway to Excellence’ and assessment and accreditation To support the development of guidelines, protocols and practices that enhances the patient experience Policy and Service Development Responsibilities Ensure staff have access to and are made aware of the content of Trust policies, protocols and take appropriate action where compliance is breached Research and Development Responsibilities To support the units participation in research as per individual baby criteria ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to provide excellent Clinical care to neonates and support staff in emergency situations - Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing - Skills in clinical supervision/clinical support - Computer literate across a range of IT programmes (camis, Medway, badgerNet, ICE and EDN) - Ability to prioritise workloads of self and team - Able to communicate effectively with people from varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds - The ability to undertake investigations - Knowledge of Datix reporting system and timely investigations and implementation of recommendations - Skills and experience of implementing change in practice, influencing for the good and overcoming barriers for all levels of staff **Desirable** - Evidence of extended clinical skills (i.e. venepuncture, Cannulation) - Skills in using research in practice development ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of child protection issues and procedures and in date level 3 training - Knowledge of clinical governance relating to neonatal care - Knowledge of current National Health Service (NHS) Policy and professional issues which have an impact on neonatal services - Evidence of ongoing development through continuing professional development - Knowledge of audit processes - Ability to lead, manage, support and motivate both medical and nursing staff - Experienced practitioner working at Band 6 or above ### Educations, Training and Qualifications **Essential** - NMC PIN - 1st Level Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife - Post registration Qualification in Neonatology (English National Board 405 or equivalent) - Teaching and assessing qualification (English National Board 998 or equivalent) - Holds a current Newborn Life Support Provider (NLS) certificate **Desirable** - Educated to Masters level (level 7 or above) or willing to work towards - Holds ENB A19, R23 or equivalent - Training in clinical supervision - Generic Instructors Course – NLS ### Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes **Essential** - Flexible and adaptable to change - Has a caring approach to the care of the sick or premature neonate and family - Approachable, able to work and remain calm under pressure - Able to work autonomously and as part of a team - Able to cope with stressful and sensitive nursing and staffing issues - Ability to maintain confidentialit ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10310980) - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [code of conduct - band 7+ (pdf, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1873) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.