Lead Nurse- Neonatology

Job overview

Are you an experienced and inspiring nurse leader ready to shape the future of neonatal care? We are seeking a Band 8b Lead Nurse to lead our neonatal services across two sites: the Level 2 unit at St Mary’s Hospital (SMH) and the Level 3 unit at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital (QCCH).

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference to babies, families and teams while delivering safe, high-quality and family-centred care.

We are looking for a credible, compassionate leader with substantial leadership experience. Neonatal expertise is welcomed, but experience gained in high-dependency or other acute clinical settings may also be highly transferable.

You will join a supportive, ambitious and high-performing Directorate where your ideas, expertise and leadership will have real influence. With responsibility across two distinct neonatal units, you will enjoy a varied and rewarding portfolio, work alongside committed multidisciplinary teams and help shape improvements for babies, families and staff. This role will suit a collaborative leader who is energised by challenge, values innovation and wants to make a visible difference.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a visible, credible and authoritative nursing leadership presence across both sites
• Champion responsive, compassionate and consistently high-quality neonatal care aligned with national and Trust priorities
• Shape service development, quality improvement and workforce planning across the neonatal pathway
• Create an inclusive culture that supports staff engagement, wellbeing, retention and professional development
• Provide strong oversight of clinical governance, service performance, financial management and operational efficiency
• Work in partnership with the senior triumvirate to deliver strategic priorities and Trust-wide nursing and midwifery ambitions
• Lead neonatal governance and support the effective delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

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.