Neonatal Unit Sister


Location
Salary
£47951.00 to £56863.00
Profession
Nurse (neonatal)
Deadline
04 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

15 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Internal rotation and shift working

  • Other

    Excellent communication skills.

  • Other

    Able to present and contribute at multidisciplinary meeting.

  • Skills

    Good level of skill in computer usage – able to use NHS data bases, input data and retrieve information.

  • Skills

    Awareness of current issues and reforms in the NHS and neonatal services.

  • Skills

    Awareness of the Toolkit for high quality neonatal services.

  • Skills

    Excellent understanding of safeguarding issues.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of NMC working codes for medications, documentation, conduct and professionalism

  • Experience

    Neonatal experience at staff nurse level in intensive care or local neonatal unit.

  • Experience

    Proven professional competence.

  • Experience

    Awareness of research and audit

  • Experience

    Evidence of continuing education in relevant field of practice.

  • Qualifications

    Registered Nurse, Children’s Nurse or Midwife

  • Qualifications

    Mentorship and assessment in the clinical area or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Neonatal course (all modules)

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Experience of good budgetary control and efficient use of resources.

  • Skills

    Desire for service improvement and efficiencies.

  • Qualifications

    Neonatal Life Support

Job overview

We are recruiting for an experienced neonatal intensive care sister/charge nurse to join our friendly and supportive team at the Royal London Hospital.

This post has great opportunity for learning, development and career growth. Learn to develop your skills and increase your knowledge by becoming an experienced tertiary level neonatal nurse, caring for a range of sick neonates from both the extreme prematurity to term gestation, providing surgical and medical interventions to maintain these precious tiny lives. This career path will allow you to develop your portfolio, experience working within a large friendly diverse team, always willing to share and teach, caring for some of the sickest babies but experiencing the joy of seeing them discharged to home with family.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support to members of the neonatl team and carries responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programme of care and setting standards. This will include the delivery of education and training programmes which incorporate mandatory training, clinical and enhanced skill within Neonatology.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Neonatal Unit Sister with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Nurse (neonatal) role. The advertised salary is £47951.00 to £56863.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.

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