# Neonatal Sister

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- **Location:** The Princess Royal Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T11:16:08.940Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Telford/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v8287635
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8287635?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic and motivated Neonatal Sister to work within our friendly Neonatal Team of hardworking nurses, who are passionate about providing excellent care for our babies and their parents/carers.

This is a permanent post as a Band 6 Sister to coordinate the Neonatal unit.

You will need to be RN/RM/RCN and hold QIS/ENB 405 with previous experience of working in a Neonatal Unit plus the commitment and enthusiasm for working in this field. You will be joining a team who work shifts including internal rotation to night duty, weekends and bank holidays.

You will need to provide clinical expertise in all aspects of neonatal care, you will also need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. You must have compassion and be able to demonstrate flexible thinking as well as the ability to prioritise a demanding workload. You will need to be able to work with the multidisciplinary team with motivation to strive for excellence in practice.

### Main duties of the job

- To function as an competent clinical practitioner within their designated clinical area. To deliver direct patient care whilst, co-ordinating and overseeing nursing practice.
- To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of clinical activities during their span of duty.
- To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources to deliver optimum quality care to their client group.
- To work closely with the ward manager and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To help drive forward evidence based practice in line with national guidance to enhance the care we deliver to these vulnerable infants and their families. To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent teaching skills
- Able to work using own initiative
- Ability to provide and receive complex and sensitive information
- Attention to detail

### Experience

**Essential**

- Extensive neonatal nursing experience post qualification
- Up to date knowledge of issues affecting neonates and neonatal nursing

**Desirable**

- Experience of leading a team

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Current NMC registration RSCN/RN (Child)/RN/RM
- ENB 405 or equivalent
- NLS Accredited
- Mentorship/ Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification

## Documents

- [job pack (pdf, 1006.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10674656)
- [ai use in recruitment (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2345)
- [relocating to shropshire? (pdf, 1.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2313)

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