Neonatal Sister/ Charge Nurse

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Sister/ Charge Nurse

The closing date is 26 November 2025

Neonatal Sister/ Charge Nurse Band 6 37.5 hours per week

Swindon is spearheading the award winning PERIPrem (Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth) quality improvement project, not just in the region but also nationally.

If you want to be part of this exciting Perinatal team, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as Band 6 Neonatal Nurse.

Main duties of the job

Numerous professional development opportunities exist for our Neonatal Nurses to develop skills in leadership in areas such as quality improvement, research, outreach, dedicated transitional care, family integrated care, BFI, education and training (we run 4 NLS courses a year in Swindon) and risk and governance.

We are a local neonatal unit (LNU) within the south west ODN. We have 5000 deliveries per year with approximately 10% born prematurely.

We are part of the Maternity and Neonatal services umbrella and have a very close multidisciplinary working ethos with our midwifery and obstetric team.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

We are looking to recruit experienced Neonatal Nurses who are enthusiastic, forward thinking, compassionate and caring to complement our ever expanding innovative team.

Band 6 sisters run the unit on a day to day basis as a supernumerary shift coordinator. They are responsible for leading the nursing team, ensuring the babies and their parents are at the centre of everything we do. They uphold standards and are role models to ensure quality of care is delivered to babies across the multidisciplinary team.

Please see attached job description.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration
• FLAP or equivalent.
• Qualified in Speciality
• NALS
• Degree or equivalent training and experience (RCN / Diploma in Child Health or RGN)
• Level 3 safeguarding children

Experience

• Continuing experience of mentorship within a neonatal setting.
• Competent in all aspects for neonatal care from special care to intensive care.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a neonatal unit
• Participation in audit and research

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata