# Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-sistercharge-nurse/be58b700-9b81-4efe-b89b-0219582d9734 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-sistercharge-nurse/be58b700-9b81-4efe-b89b-0219582d9734.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dudley - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert. - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (24/7 service provision - At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-13T08:52:03.057Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Dudley/The_Dudley_Group_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v8113991 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8113991?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Surgery, Women and Children's ### Neonatal Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse Permanent - 30 hours per week. Are you a Qualified in Specialty (QIS) neonatal nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care to our smallest patients and their families? Are you ready to take the next step in your career and embrace a leadership role within a supportive and forward-thinking team? We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated neonatal unit at Russell’s Hall Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead by example, support junior staff, and contribute to the continuous development of neonatal services. What we’re looking for: - QIS qualification (essential) - Proven experience in neonatal intensive, high dependency, and special care - Strong leadership and decision-making skills We warmly welcome informal visits to meet the team, explore the unit, and see what makes our neonatal service so special. ### Main duties of the job - To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for babies and their families, ensuring effective liaison with other agencies as appropriate. - To contribute to the development of multidisciplinary electronic patient record database, participating in the review of current documentation. - To work as a senior member of the Neonatal Team, providing support and leadership to all staff as appropriate. - To be responsible for the delivery of high standards of effective patient care, ensuring individual programmes of care are assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated. - To promote and maintain effective communication systems both within and outside - the Trust and create an environment that encourages open communication and Trust. - To act as a professional role model, through commitment to the integration into practice of Trust policies and procedures. - To ensure that all nursing and midwifery practice is in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct - Be involved in establishing Trust/Network agreed standards of care by which overall performances can be measured and evaluated, keeping up to date with clinical governance activities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team - Keen to develop own knowledge and skills - Commitment to evidence-based practice ### Planning Skills **Essential** - Flexible to meet the demands of the role - Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team **Desirable** - Evidence of projects/research undertaken ### Management Skills **Essential** - Knowledge of effective people management - Ensure the right staff and resources are available to deliver safe, effective patient care. ### Communication Skills **Essential** - Effective communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic) - Exemplary personal and professional standards of conduct and behaviour ### Teaching and Knowledge **Essential** - Recent or current neonatal care experience - Neonatal Life Support - Evidence of ongoing professional development - Effective leadership and clinical decision-making skills - Knowledge of effective people management - Computer literate **Desirable** - Knowledge of clinical audit and incident management ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - RN/RSCN/RNC/RM - Recognised post-graduate qualification in Neonatal Nursing (QIS) **Desirable** - Evidence of undertaking a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing ### Analytical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Ability to make sound clinical decisions and demonstrate leadership ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409413) - [ps (pdf, 254.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409414) - [our vision (png, 101.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1862) - [useful links (pdf, 193.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1861) - [culture statement (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1991) - [dudley people plan (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2026) - [employee benefits (pdf, 440.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1858) - [our leadership way (pdf, 173.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2413) - [gdpr privacy notice (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1859) - [flexible working poster (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2911) - [what is a disability? 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