# Senior Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sistercharge-nurse/57f0b47b-442e-4a87-90ab-5f6952df2743 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sistercharge-nurse/57f0b47b-442e-4a87-90ab-5f6952df2743.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - **Town:** Thornton Heath - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T14:52:12.947Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Nursing_midwifery/Nursing_midwifery-v7990519 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7990519?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership qualities, showcase clinical excellence and promote innovative practice while working closely with the multidisciplinary team. You'll manage day-to-day activities across ITU, HDU and  Special Care, ensuring effective and safe decision-making. In your role, you will actively participate in staff management and leadership, leveraging your  communication skills to foster a collaborative work environment. Familiarity with risk, governance, and safeguarding processes is essential to excel in this role. Interviews: tbc ### Main duties of the job To be a clinical expert to provide safe and effective care, leading and managing care provision for an LNU with a total of 22 cots; 4 ITU, 5 HDU, 13 SC. Be an experienced and knowledgeable resource for the multi -disciplinary team, to provide high quality, evidence based care and work collaboratively with families and service users to enhance service provision. To be compassionate leader, and support the team to be the best they can be, supporting their health and well-being, and actively encouraging their professional development. Actively promote and deliver Family Integrated Care (FIC) by fostering a collaborative environment where parents are empowered as equal partners in their baby’s care. The post‑holder will lead on promoting a robust safeguarding culture within the neonatal service, ensuring the protection and welfare of all babies and their families The post holder will play a key role in promoting and upholding equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that the care provided is culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of Croydon’s richly diverse population. They will champion equitable access to high‑quality neonatal care, challenge discriminatory practice, and foster an environment where families from all backgrounds feel respected, supported, and empowered. Be committed, engaging and proactive, and strive for nursing excellence in neonatal care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role, you can also contact the recruiting manager if you have any further questions. ## Job Details The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership qualities, showcase clinical excellence and promote innovative practice while working closely with the multidisciplinary team. You'll manage day-to-day activities across ITU, HDU and Special Care, ensuring effective and safe decision-making. In your role, you will actively participate in staff management and leadership, leveraging your communication skills to foster a collaborative work environment. Familiarity with risk, governance, and safeguarding processes is essential to excel in this role. Interviews: tbc ## Job Description To be a clinical expert to provide safe and effective care, leading and managing care provision for an LNU with a total of 22 cots; 4 ITU, 5 HDU, 13 SC. Be an experienced and knowledgeable resource for the multi -disciplinary team, to provide high quality, evidence based care and work collaboratively with families and service users to enhance service provision. To be compassionate leader, and support the team to be the best they can be, supporting their health and well-being, and actively encouraging their professional development. Actively promote and deliver Family Integrated Care (FIC) by fostering a collaborative environment where parents are empowered as equal partners in their baby’s care. The post‑holder will lead on promoting a robust safeguarding culture within the neonatal service, ensuring the protection and welfare of all babies and their families The post holder will play a key role in promoting and upholding equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that the care provided is culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of Croydon’s richly diverse population. They will champion equitable access to high‑quality neonatal care, challenge discriminatory practice, and foster an environment where families from all backgrounds feel respected, supported, and empowered. Be committed, engaging and proactive, and strive for nursing excellence in neonatal care. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role, you can also contact the recruiting manager if you have any further questions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial B6 clinical experience working with the multidisciplinary team - Experience of leading and managing a neonatal team **Desirable** - Level 3 clinical experience - Clinical experience on a surgical Neonatal Unit ### Qualifications **Essential** - Active registration with NMC as a Registered Nurse - Recognised post graduate qualification in Neonatal Nursing (405 / QIS) - NLS Qualification - in date - Recognised Mentoring and Assessing in Clinical Practice course **Desirable** - MSc or MA - completion of Modules at L7 - Enhanced nursing course/qualification ## Documents - [chs accomodation (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725) - [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317) - [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972) - [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 480.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10274469) ## 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.