Senior Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This is an exciting development opportunity for neonatal nurses with a passion for family integrated care and service improvement. The Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse role will provide opportunities to develop specialised clinical and managerial skills to support babies and their families throughout their neonatal journey. The role involves deputising for the Ward Manager or Senior Sister and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver evidence-based practice and ensure high-quality patient care.
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years experience
Desirable criteria
- NICU Experience
- Qualified In Speciality
- Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
- Quality Role/Improvement
- Has lead a Quality Improvement Project
- Has taken a lead within specialist role
- Minimum 3 years experience
- NICU Experience
- Qualified In Speciality
- Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
- Quality Role/Improvement
- Has lead a Quality Improvement Project
- Has taken a lead within specialist role
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.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
This is an exciting development opportunity for neonatal nurses with a passion for family integrated care and service improvement.
The Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse role at UHNM will provide opportunities to develop specialised clinical and managerial skills to support babies and their families throughout their neonatal journey.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate practical and theoretical knowledge, competence and skills to support babies, families and staff within the NICU
Contribute towards developing a culture of learning and innovation, which supports service improvement & education.
Plan and manage competing demands of the job role, using prioritisation and delegation skills, whilst promoting the ethos of 'team-working' to provide a high quality and responsive service.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the oppor
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