Job summary
- Main area
- Neonates
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Mixture of long days, nights, weekends and some bank holidays.
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (This is a full time roles that involves working day and night shifts including weekends and some bank holiday shifts.)
- Job ref
- 361-7289919
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/08/2025
Employer heading
Nurse Team Leader - Neonatal
NHS AfC: Band 6
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We offer excellent leadership and professional development opportunities, our team will support you to gain the skills and confidence required to achieve your professional goals.
Our local neonatal unit consists of 28 cots, 10 of which are designated to ITU/HDU 18 special care. Within our service we manage a 6 bedded Transitional Care area, located on the Post-natal ward, where mothers can remain with their babies up until they are discharged.
We also provide a well-established and highly regarded Neonatal Outreach Service which facilitates the early discharge of babies safely into the community.
Our progressive level 2 unit is currently working towards UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation Stage 2 and the Bliss Baby Charter Gold Standard.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will participate as a member of the neonatal multi-disciplinary team providing evidence based family centred care.
You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision – undertaking care in the most appropriate environment using a high level of technical expertise.
You will show skills in communicating effectively with parents, families and members of the multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will be accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
In this role you will be designated to take charge regularly of the neonatal unit in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. Providing professional and leadership support.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- RN/RM/RSCN with neonatal intensive care experience
- Neonatal professional qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Intravenous accreditation
- Achieved full KSF Outline for Band 5
Desirable criteria
- Degree qualification
- Assessing and mentoring qualification
- NLS provider course
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of intensive and high dependency neonatal nursing reflecting evidence based practice.
- IT Skills.
- Interest in teaching and supervising of students and junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Previous ward management experience.
- Participation in audits
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan, evaluate nursing care
- Ability to work well in both a team and lead a team.
- Competent in the care management of sick infants
- Ability to manage own case load
- Ability to plan and prioritise work
- Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Good attendance record and time keeping
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to care for the sick newborn
- Understanding the importance of evidence based practice
- An understanding of the philosophies of current issues in neonatal nursing
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
- Motivated to learn and develop practices in neonatal care.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Caring and empathetic.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Flexible and adaptable
- Team worker
- Professional approach to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Kelly
- Job title
- Neonatal Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721857267
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