Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced neonatal nurses to develop their leadership skills within a Band 6 Junior Sister role.

The post holder will be based at a specific site, however, flexibility to work across the Managed Clinical Service (MCS) is required in response to service need. Opportunities will be available to undertake a quality role aligned to individual interests.

We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and strive to provide the best possible experience for infants and their families. This is a pivotal role within the unit nursing structure, offering the opportunity to influence care delivery, support a highly skilled workforce, and role model positive leadership behaviours. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care in a dynamic and forward-thinking service.

Main duties of the job

The Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is based at the Oxford Road Campus (ORC), with Local Neonatal Units located at Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital. The NICU at St Mary’s Hospital is a state-of-the-art tertiary unit, co-located within Maternity Services and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, and is renowned for excellence in clinical care, research, and education.

As one of three NICUs in Greater Manchester, St Mary’s is the only centre providing neonatal surgery and specialist retinopathy of prematurity treatments. There is a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working, with family integrated care at the heart of our culture across all sites.

We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and ensuring the best possible experience for infants and their families. This is a pivotal role within the nursing structure, providing an opportunity to influence care delivery, support a dedicated workforce, and role model positive leadership behaviours to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive.  We look forward to receiving your application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.