Family Integrated Care Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - NICU
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting new role for a Family Integrated Care lead within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The postholder will be a Nurse/Midwife with previous Band 6 experience in a clinical NICU setting. They will embed the Family Integrated Care ethos, optimize the clinical environment using the Ficare framework, and collaborate with various teams for education and training. The role involves leadership in maintaining consistent practice, high standards of care, and innovative family-focused approaches, including a clinical shift once a week.
Key responsibilities
- Collaborate and work in partnership to promote, support and assess a Ficare culture across all aspects of neonatal care.
- Ensure the service has a written philosophy of Ficare and all staff are fully aware of the standards required.
- Initiate and educate around the principles of family integrated care to all care givers.
- Work alongside infant feeding leads, lactation Consultants to support the unit in maintaining UNICEF Baby Friendly Accreditation.
- Collaborate with nurse education teams to promote and deliver Ficare teaching strategies.
- Participate in relevant Network meetings and MDT groups to represent your local unit and ensure there is a good communication feedback mechanism in place within the neonatal unit.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/midwife (RN/RGN/RNC/RM)
- Approved neonatal qualification e.g., ENB 405/QIS
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualifications, e.g., ENB 998/7/FLAP
- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent
- Approved Neonatal/Paediatric Life support Course
- Child Protection Training Level 3
- Significant clinical experience within a Neonatal clinical setting
- Evidence of acute skills within NICU clinical setting
- Experience of managing resources and staff within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience and evidence of leading change and development within a multidisciplinary team
- Political awareness of current health issues and policies that impact on health care provision
- Commitment to staff/team development and enabling individuals to reach their full potential
- Demonstrate awareness of legislation regarding children and families in relation to safeguarding
- Good problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage under pressure and manage competing priorities
- Evidence of ability to plan, organise and prioritise own and work of others. (Time and people management skills)
- Expectation to undertake training for extended roles required by the ward / department
- Self-motivated, ability to motivate others
- Excellent communication and ability to support others with emotive and sensitive communication
- Ability to work for and as part of a team
- Good IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service
- Sound knowledge of health promotion issues to ensure junior staff, patients and carers are provided with education, support and advice as required
- Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC code of professional conduct and current Nursing Issues
- Knowledge of Neonatal Specialism including key legislation/documents relating to key standards in Neonatal Care and Neonatal Research
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
Desirable criteria
- Management/Leadership qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Family Integrated Care Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - NICU
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting new role for NICU Family Integrated Care lead has arisen for an enthusiastic, forward thinking Nurse/Midwife with previous Band 6 experience in a clinical NICU setting. The postholder will fulfil a key role within the unit and will ensure that Family Integrated Care ethos is embedded within the service. They will play a key role in optimising the clinical environment using a Family Integrated Care (Ficare) framework such as BAPM Framework for Practice, providing resources for staff, parents and their families. They will collaborate with AHP teams, nurse education teams, clinical psychology leads, chaplaincy teams and infant feeding liaison on Ficare education and training. The post holder will show leadership in the management of consistency of practice, high standards of care, innovative practice with a focus on family care, patient safety and as a subject-matter expert for staff and parents throughout the family journey.
You will be part of an MDT working within a level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the Southwest Neonatal Network serving the northern part of the network. The unit has 32 cots comprising of 8 intensive care, 8 high dependency and 16 special care cots.
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