# Sister/Charge Nurse – Transitional Care - Neonatal Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse-transitional-care-neonatal-services/d0b5cad9-d51b-4727-b369-4c6724a06873 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse-transitional-care-neonatal-services/d0b5cad9-d51b-4727-b369-4c6724a06873.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bradford Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T09:38:40.198Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8342733 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8342733?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Closing Date: 20.10.26 Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 21.10.26 Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 26.10.26 Band 6 Sister – Transitional Care - Neonatal Services We are seeking a passionate and experienced neonatal nurse to join our team as a Band 6 Sister. This Monday to Friday role offers a fantastic opportunity for an established Sister or a staff nurse with at least five years of neonatal experience to step into a leadership position and further develop their skills. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the team, ensuring high standards of care, and contributing to the smooth running of the unit. A strong focus of this post will be on Quality Improvement (QI), making it ideal for someone with a keen interest in driving positive change and enhancing patient outcomes. You’ll be supported by a collaborative and forward-thinking team, and have the chance to lead and contribute to QI initiatives that align with our service goals. If you're ready to take the next step in your neonatal career and make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply. ### Main duties of the job - Support newly appointed band 4 team and help to develop their role - Improve family experience - Start working on changes to develop a modern service that is proactive and adaptive. - Build on existing SOP's and guidelines. - Support existing band 5 team and develop their roles. - Ensure that high quality standards are maintained in terms of IPC and clinical practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role. ### 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 verbal and written communication/interpersonal skills - Competency in IV Skills - Ability to coordinate the day to day running of a busy neonatal unit when called upon - Ability to utilise research and accepted best practice in order to enhance clinical practice - Skilled at diplomatically challenging unsatisfactory practice with the aim of achieving a positive outcome for all - Able to support initiation of breastfeeding or expressing - IT skills – Ability to word process and utilise spreadsheets ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience of working on a Neonatal Unit - Post registration experience of working on a TCU - Experience of working in a multicultural work place with a diverse client group. - Experience of working within an MDT and providing advocacy for colleagues and patients - Experience of supporting junior colleagues **Desirable** - Experience of leading a small team ### Qualifications **Essential** - RSCN, RN Child, RM or RN Adult - ENB 998, SLIP or practice supervisor/assessor training. Or equivalent comparable experience of providing high quality education to colleagues, students and families **Desirable** - ENB 405, Diploma in Special and Intensive Care of the Newborn or equivalent * (Or current enrolment on the “QIS “ course – completing within 6 months of appointment) - Current New-born Life Support (If you do not possess this you must be committed to completing this within 6 months of appointment) ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 200.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10667623) - [ps (pdf, 200.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10667622) - [useful links (pdf, 110.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2589) - [candidate pack (pdf, 22.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2803) - [people strategy (pdf, 640.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2592) - [standard information (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2904) - [terms and conditions - afc (pdf, 96.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2804) - [voluntary living wage guidance (pdf, 65.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2595) - [guidance for applicants including values (pdf, 246.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2591) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 94.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2593) - [code of practice for disclosure and barring service (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2590) - [policy statement on the secure handling off disclosure information (pdf, 67.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2594) ## 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.