Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Nights and weekends)
- Job ref
- 164-7175905
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- QMC
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/06/2025
Employer heading
Ward Manager
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Neonatal Ward Manager to join our outstanding team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, working within our brand-new, state-of-the-art neonatal facilities. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate clinical leader to play a vital role in delivering exceptional care to some of our most vulnerable patients and their families. You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the neonatal ward, supporting and developing a skilled team of nurses, and ensuring the highest standards of clinical practice. A key part of your role will also involve working clinically on the floor, providing hands-on support and leadership in a dynamic care environment.
Main duties of the job
If you are ambitious 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.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse in the Neonatal Service you will provide managerial, professional and clinical leadership, supporting nursing, as well as linking with other healthcare professionals throughout allied services to ensure we provide excellent care for babies and their families.
Nottingham Neonatal Service as part of the Children's Hospital were recently designated the first Children's Hospital across Europe to be accredited with Pathway to Excellence. Already a Bliss Baby Charter accredited service; this is an exciting time to become a pivotal member of the team as we move onwards with our journey of care excellence.
Working for our organisation
We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, confident, self-motivated and possess good communication skills, enjoys a challenge.
In addition to the below summary you will need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Have 24 hour responsibility for managing staff and budgets to ensure the standards and quality of care and the environment in which they are delivered are maintained and improved.
Ensure high quality, evidence–based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Matron, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings ensuring agreed action is undertaken. Includes developing, implementing and maintaining patient care policies and procedures, clinical guidelines and protocols where appropriate.
In collaboration with all members of multi-professional team, ensure that the baby and family has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient processes and redesigning the pathway of care – including external agencies and also other hospitals.
In conjunction with the Appraisal/Individual Performance Review process, undertake training needs analysis for a defined group of staff and share with the Practice Development Nurse for collation annually, to contribute to and inform the Neonatal and Children's training plan
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Possession of a degree in nursing or healthcare
- Neonatal Critical Care Course
- Current NLS provider
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Possession of a teaching and/or mentoring course
- Successful completion of maths test
Experience
Essential criteria
- Management/leadership in a neonatal intensive care area
- Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively
- Experience in managing staff and providing feedback
- Experience of risk assessment and management
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
- Evidence of ability to mentor
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to present and receive complex information with the multidisciplinary team
- Team player who can initiate delegate and complete projects
- Able to develop others
- Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
- Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
- Demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of personal accountability and advocacy for patients
- Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives / carers in distressing circumstances
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice to their nursing practice
- Ability to generate and present reports and documents
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate formulation of short term and long term objectives
- Excellent organisational skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team
- Able to identify own learning needs and limitations
- Evidence of project management skills
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Able to perform IT skills using a keyboard and mouse and view visual displays via IT sources available within the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Ellen Cutler
- Job title
- Matron Neonates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 9691169
- Additional information
For an informal chat, please email Ellen Cutler, Matron for Neonates ([email protected]) 0115 9691169 ext. 76652 or 86872
Zara Doubleday, Matron for Neonates, [email protected]
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