Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 24
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse at Russells Hall Hospital, focusing on delivering outstanding care to neonatal patients and their families. The successful candidate will lead by example, support junior staff, and contribute to the continuous development of neonatal services. It requires a Qualified in Specialty (QIS) neonatal nurse with proven experience in intensive, high dependency, and special care, along with strong leadership skills. The position involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care programmes, contributing to electronic patient records, and ensuring high standards of patient care.
Essential criteria
- RN/RSCN/RNC/RM
- Recognised post-graduate qualification in Neonatal Nursing (QIS)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of undertaking a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing
- Communication Skills
- Effective communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic)
- Exemplary personal and professional standards of conduct and behaviour
- Teaching and Knowledge
- Recent or current neonatal care experience
- Neonatal Life Support
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Effective leadership and clinical decision-making skills
- Knowledge of effective people management
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of clinical audit and incident management
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Keen to develop own knowledge and skills
- Commitment to evidence-based practice
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Ability to make sound clinical decisions and demonstrate leadership
- Planning Skills
- Flexible to meet the demands of the role
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Evidence of projects/research undertaken
- Management Skills
- Knowledge of effective people management
- Ensure the right staff and resources are available to deliver safe, effective patient care.
- Qualifications and Education
- RN/RSCN/RNC/RM
- Recognised post-graduate qualification in Neonatal Nursing (QIS)
- Evidence of undertaking a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing
- Communication Skills
- Effective communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic)
- Exemplary personal and professional standards of conduct and behaviour
- Teaching and Knowledge
- Recent or current neonatal care experience
- Neonatal Life Support
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Effective leadership and clinical decision-making skills
- Knowledge of effective people management
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of clinical audit and incident management
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Keen to develop own knowledge and skills
- Commitment to evidence-based practice
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Ability to make sound clinical decisions and demonstrate leadership
- Planning Skills
- Flexible to meet the demands of the role
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Evidence of projects/research undertaken
- Management Skills
- Knowledge of effective people management
- Ensure the right staff and resources are available to deliver safe, effective patient care.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
Surgery, Women and Children's Neonatal Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse Permanent - 24 hours per week.
Are you a Qualified in Specialty (QIS) neonatal nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care to our smallest patients and their families? Are you ready to take the next step in your career and embrace a leadership role within a supportive and forward-thinking team?
We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated neonatal unit at Russell's Hall Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead by example, support junior staff, and contribute to the continuous development of neonatal services.
What we're looking for:
- QIS qualification (essential)
- Proven experience in neonatal intensive, high dependency, and special care
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills
We warmly welcome informal visits to meet the team, explore the unit, and see what makes our neonatal service so special.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for babies and their families, ensuring effective liaison with other agencies as appropriate.
- To contribute to the development of multidisciplinary electronic patient record database, participating i
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