Job overview
We are looking for a compassionate, experienced and motivated Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where you will play a key role in delivering exceptional care to premature and critically ill newborns and supporting their families during some of their most challenging moments.
Working alongside the Ward Sister, you will provide clinical leadership and help coordinate the everyday running of the unit, ensuring the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, family-centred care are consistently delivered. You will lead by example, providing expert clinical support while mentoring and developing junior colleagues, students, and healthcare support workers to help build a skilled and confident team.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly specialised environment where no two days are the same. You will care for babies requiring intensive, high-dependency and special care, using advanced neonatal equipment and working closely with multidisciplinary teams to achieve the best possible outcomes. As part of a forward-thinking neonatal service, you will also contribute to service improvement initiatives, quality assurance, and the implementation of national and local standards, helping to shape the future of neonatal care.
If you are an experienced neonatal nurse with excellent clinical skills, a passion for leadership, and a commitment to delivering outstanding care for babies and their families, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Neonatal nursing at band 5
- Team player, excellent communication skills
- Consolidation with Qualified in Speciality (QIS)
Desirable
- Band 6 experience in neonates
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC (RSCN (Registered Sick Children's Nurse) or RN (Registered Nurse) - Child or RN Registered Nurse)
Desirable
- 1st level Degree in Nursing
Knowledge requirements
Essential
- Knowledgeable practitioner in neonatal nursing
- Awareness of BAPM Guidelines and the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network
Desirable
- Ability to apply evidence-based practice in the neonatal environment
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Good understanding of IT and systems
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Ability to work in a hospital environment flexibility within the 24 hours rota period
Further Training / Skills Obtained
Essential
- Safeguarding children Level 3
- QIS (Qualified in Speciality Neonates)
- Mentorship Qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Extended Skills i.e. Cannulation
- Current NLS Course
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This advert is for Deputy Ward Leader - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton In Ashfield, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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