Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse, Band 7- Neonates

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced, expert leader in neonatal care with a specialty qualification? Join our well-established and friendly team and as a part of our senior neonatal leadership team, you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining high standards of care, developing services, and compassionately leading the team.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership qualities, showcase clinical excellence and promote innovative practice while working closely with the multidisciplinary team. You’ll manage day-to-day activities across ITU, HDU, Special Care, and Transitional cots, ensuring effective and safe decision-making. In addition to your leadership responsibilities, you’ll actively participate in staff management and leadership, leveraging your outstanding communication skills to foster a collaborative work environment. Familiarity with risk, governance, and safeguarding processes is essential to excel in this role.
If you’re passionate about neonatal care and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Join us in providing the best care to our patients and become an integral part of our dedicated team. Apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity.
The post holder will be a clinical expert, providing safe and effective care, leading and managing care provision for a total of 28 cots (12 ITU/HDU, 16 Special Care) & 4 Transitional Care cots on the post-natal ward.
You will have extensive experience, knowledge and understanding to be able to act as a resource for the multi -disciplinary team to provide high quality, evidence based care and work collaboratively with families and service users to enhance service provision. As a compassionate leader, you will support the team to be the best they can be, supporting their health and well-being, and actively encouraging their professional development.
You will be committed, engaging and proactive, and strive for nursing excellence in neonatal care.
We will offer you a structured induction that is tailored to successful candidates. We will provide you with a supportive environment, which allows you to professionally develop, and contribute to exemplary professional practice.
In addition, you will work in partnership with a key range of stakeholders to enhance your understanding of the team and how your role supports local and organisational strategies.
Demonstrate proven change management skills.
An ability to perform clinical skills with dexterity
Knowledge of clinical governance, policy and procedure and quality assurance frameworks
An understanding of evidence based practice and willingness to lead, encourage and motivate staff to participate in nursing research
IT skills which can be built upon to incorporate the use of hospital administration, information and training systems
Organisation and time management skills
Demonstrate a clear understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
Recognised management course or equivalent level of skill gained through experience.
NLS Qualification.
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