# Senior Sister / Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sister-charge-nurse/aa45504b-e668-4e30-b286-9df605a5b22d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sister-charge-nurse/aa45504b-e668-4e30-b286-9df605a5b22d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Luton and Dunstable University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per anum - **Contract type:** 6 months (Secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-31T08:57:05.956Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bedfordshire/Luton/Bedfordshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v8253414 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8253414?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ldh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Neonatal Team Luton and Dunstable Hospital. If you are ambitious, confident, self-motivated and compassionate, looking to develop your career in neonatal nursing and make a difference, this post offers you the opportunity to play a key role as part of a new and developing team of band 7 clinical leaders. There has never been a more exciting time to join our neonatal team as we expand our neonatal service. The New Neonatal Unit has opened since November 2025. The post holder will need to have a good team building skills and be able to demonstrate how they motivate and lead. He/she will be required to work flexibly as a member of the neonatal team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved. As a Sister/Charge Nurse you will work collaboratively with all members of multi-professional team, ensure that the baby and family have a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient processes and redesigning the pathway of care including external agencies and also other hospitals. If you are a motivated leader with a passion for patient care and service excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us and make a real difference in a hospital that values innovation, collaboration, and compassion. ### Main duties of the job Take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and rehabilitation for children and their families. Explore more efficient and effective ways of providing a high standard of family centred care and utilisation of resources. In conjunction with the staff develop a mechanism for setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward/dept. Support systems for sharing good practice within the ward/dept and trust wide. Pilot clinical programmes. Plan and implement a programme for clinical supervision for all registered nurses working in the ward/dept. Rotational to transitional care Please see attached documents for further details. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Lead the ward/dept team by an appropriate management style to maintain good morale and a team approach to work: Deploy/book staff to meet the workload with an appropriate skill mix for 24 hour cover. Hold and maintain the designated budget. Influence control of overall ward/dept expenditure. Ensure regular risk assessments are carried out to identify clinical risks and prevent incidents. Monitor the capability, competence, sickness and absence of staff. Ensure compliance to trust policies and procedures amongst the multi-disciplinary team Obtain and analyse statistical information for the area of practice. Ensure the accurate input of data to I.T. systems. Manage stores and supplies for the area of practice. Ensure the proper use of and maintenance of equipment. Lead in the selection, interviewing and monitoring of staff. Attend and contribute actively to relevant meetings (e.g. ward manager and unit meetings) and working parties. Act up for the Lead nurse Take responsibility and lead on designate tasks in key areas care Support band 6 staff with shift leadership and professional development. Education, Training and Development of Staff Guide and support staff in their professional development and clinical competence. Reviewing and managing the performance of all staff by identifying their educational and other needs, annual IPR and objectives. Ensuring the orientation of staff and preceptorship in in-service training. Promote, encourage and participate in research, audit and studies related to the area of practice. Implement ward teaching programmes. Guide and support staff in the monitoring and assessment for all learners in the clinical area. In liaison with universities, provide a successful learning environment for students. Participate in a ‘shadowing’ programme of the senior nurse. Professional and Legal Responsibilities Be familiar with and to observe ward, department, hospital and district policies, the NMC Rules and Code of Practice. Update own knowledge and skills in order to develop professionally and to contribute to the improvement of the service. Take responsibility for the safe storage of records and the maintenance of confidentiality ### 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** - Ability to work and communicate as part of the multidisciplinary team - Good level of IT ie Email/Internet - Ability to prioritise in order to meet deadlines when writing reports - Effectively carries out tasks related to audit and evaluating services - Ability to plan workload and supervise others effectively to meet service needs - Ability to deal with operational issues - Ability to deliver on the Key NICU performance indicators **Desirable** - Project leadership skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of teaching and learning - Able to evaluate and analyse results of audit in order to improve the service - Experience in change management and/or quality improvement initiatives - Knowledge of National Neonatal policies & guidelines - Fully aware of the children’s Act & National/Local Safeguarding Children Board legislation ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial time working in Neonatal unit - Mentoring students - Change management skills **Desirable** - Evidence of involvement in project management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse - QIS trained with experience - Current NLS 4 yearly training - Experience in shift leading **Desirable** - Leadership training/Course or desire to develop - Research experience - Risk Management or Quality Improvement Projects participation ## Documents - [staff benefits (png, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2879) - [job description (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566141) - [functional aspects (pdf, 90.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566140) - [l&d hospital site map (pdf, 96.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1454) - [person specification (pdf, 136.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566139) - [staff diversity network (pdf, 140.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2866) - [information for disabled applicants (pdf, 98.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2870) - [disclosure & barring information and recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 78.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1456) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.