Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse-Neonatal

Job summary
UHB Neonates: Where a passion and career come together! Are you an experienced Neonatal Nurse with a Critical Care qualification? Are you looking to progress to a Band 6 or change your current employer? University Hospitals Birmingham has the job for you! At UHB we provide Neonatal care to over 10,000 babies across the region. Heartlands have a busy Level 3 unit consisting of 32 cots, comprising of 12 Critical Care & 20 Special Care cots, a Transitional Care unit and Neonatal Community Outreach Team. Good Hope is a Level 1 Special Care Baby Unit housing 12 Special Care cots with the capacity for stabilisation of sick and preterm infants in preparation for transfer within our Neonatal Network. The post holder will be required to work across both sites. You will join an established, diverse team of Neonatal professionals who deliver high quality, safe, effective care to our babies and families. In this role you will take charge of a clinical shift, coordinating and organising care across the unit. Effective communication skills are essential, to ensure you liaise effectively with families, internal and external teams. You will support colleagues, share expertise and demonstrate consistent professional attitudes and behaviours. Our shift times are: Long Days 7.30-20.00 and Night shift 19.30-8.00. Flexible work is an option to explore. If you are an enthusiastic, highly skilled neonatal nurse who enjoys providing compassionate care as part of a team then please get in touch.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a role model for junior team members in the delivery of consistent high standards of nursing practice, promoting a Family Integrated Care model. They will deputise for the Senior Sister and will support the leadership and management of the department with particular emphasis on quality and clinical standards. They will have clinical responsibility for managing the Neonatal service when on shift, ensuring patient flow and capacity is managed safely, they will have an active involvement in safeguarding and supporting safe discharge. The band 6 will coordinate and allocate staff each shift, considering safety, competence and skill mix. They will be a visible presence for staff, families and visitors. The individual will be required to work closely with the internal and external MDT. The post holder will take on designated duties that support the development of staff and promote evidenced based care. In the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse during nights and weekends the individual will be required to make decisions with the MDT, solve problems and escalate concerns via appropriate channels. The post holder will be required to continually develop to enhance their professional knowledge and skills. They will be supported to grow their confidence with leadership.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details
Date posted: 28 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-9013508-2
Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Child Branch Nurse, Adult Nurse or Midwife on the NMC register
• Qualification in speciality. Neonatal Critical Care/ Intensive Care

Desirable

• Health care management / leadership qualification

Experience
Essential

• Substantial post registration experience working in a Neonatal critical care environment delivering family integrated care and supervising / mentoring junior staff
• Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
• Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development,evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
• Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
• Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
• Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
• Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
  • Effective Communication
  • Leadership
  • Team Building
  • Managing resources
  • Time management
  • Role modelling
  • Change management / clinical developments
  • Clinical governance
  • Audit and research
  • Workforce planning / management
  • NHS policy and political awareness

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager: Gemma Mucklow
Email: gemma.mucklow@uhb.nhs.uk
Phone: 01214242720

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