Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Neonatal Unit


Location
Ipswich, England
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Profession
Charge nurse, Registered nurse, Midwife
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
18 Oct 2026
Contract Type
10 months (Fixed term/Secondment until 20th September 2027)
Posted Date
08 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

10 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Previous experience at Band 5

  • Experience

    Experience as shift leader at Band 5/6

  • Experience

    Clinical expertise within specialty

  • Experience

    Managing change

  • Experience

    Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

  • Qualifications

    RN / RM/ RN Child

  • Qualifications

    BSc Nursing / First degree

  • Qualifications

    Mentorship qualification / equivalent teaching qualification

  • Qualifications

    NLS certificate

  • Qualifications

    Neonatal Qualified in speciality

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Undertaking current academic study

Job overview

Are you an experienced Neonatal Nurse looking for a new challenge and/or career progression?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team caring for premature and sick babies for Band 6 Junior Sister.

You will have the opportunity to work and learn in diverse child focused environments. We will offer you the support of a committed team to advance your skills and to support your learning with access to development opportunities both internally and with our excellent links to local universities.

This post is fixed term/secondment contract until 20th September 2027 28.45 hours per week.

Proposed interview date: 5th November 2026

Main duties of the job

As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in our Neonatal Unit, you will effectively manage and develop our existing nursing team, providing professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective care of babies and their families.

This demanding role requires passionate, highly motivated and experienced neonatal trained nurses with excellent communication skills who wish to continue to develop their clinical and leadership skills, delivering high quality care to neonates and their families.

As a team, we are committed to recruiting staff who uphold our values and can deliver care putting babies at the heart of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with the families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.

As a unit, we are dedicated to recruiting staff who uphold our values and can deliver excellent care putting babies at the heart of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with the families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.

This post includes shift work with internal rotation to night duty and may occasionally involve some cross cover for Children's Ward.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see attached job description and person specification

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.

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This advert is for Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Neonatal Unit with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Ipswich, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse, Registered nurse, Midwife role. The advertised salary is £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 10 months (Fixed term/Secondment until 20th September 2027). The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.

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