Neonatal Senior Sister / Charge Nurse

Join Our Dynamic Team: Exciting Opportunity for a Senior Neonatal Nurse.
Are you a confident and compassionate neonatal nurse ready to make a profound impact in the lives of our tiniest patients? An exceptional opportunity awaits you in our state-of-the-art Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where your expertise and passion for care can truly shine!
As a key leader in our dedicated team, you'll have the chance to energise and inspire both families and staff. Your enthusiasm and knowledge will be the driving force behind our commitment to individualised nursing care, transitional care, and family-integrated initiatives. You'll be at the forefront of implementing baby-friendly practices that prioritise the well-being of every infant.
What We're Looking For:
+ · A proactive leader who radiates positivity and passion
+ · A skilled clinician who thrives in a fast-paced environment
+ · A nurturing individual dedicated to empowering families through their journeys
Join us in creating a supportive and innovative atmosphere where every day brings new challenges, rewards, and the opportunity to change lives.
Ready to step into a role where you can lead with impact and compassion? We can't wait to welcome you to our incredible team.

Main duties of the job
Lead the Way in Neonatal Care: Your Next Adventure Awaits.
Are you passionate about making a real difference in neonatal care? We're searching for a dynamic leader to helm our dedicated neonatal team across intensive, high dependency, special, and transitional care. This is your chance to be at the forefront of neonatal excellence!
As a pioneering force in our unit, you will:
· Lead with Confidence: Take charge of the neonatal team, showcasing your ability to recognize and respond to neonatal emergencies while providing vital support to your peers and junior staff.
· Educate and Empower: Share your extensive knowledge and clinical experience to enhance the skills of your colleagues in delivering exceptional Family Integrated Care, ensuring that every family feels informed, supported, and cared for.
· Champion Best Practices: Uphold the highest standards by ensuring care is delivered in line with Trust policies and procedures. Leverage clinical audits and research to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
· Foster Collaboration: Engage with both internal and external networks, promoting a collaborative environment that enhances communication and resource sharing. Your role modeling will inspire effective teamwork!
· Shape the Future of Care: Actively participate in the ongoing development of our neonatal unit, aligning your efforts with your professional registration to create a brighter future for newborns and their families., As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance., You will be responsible for the day-to-day running and safety of the ward, working closely alongside the ward manager and lead nurse. This will include allocation of nursing staff to care for the babies on the ward, acting as a role model for junior colleagues, being a resource for other staff and creating a ward environment of open and honest communication, where we display kindness and respect to one another. You will be responsible for the daily safety checks and for the initial escalation of safety concerns; staff shortfall, increasing dependency and acuity demands. For further details, please see the job description.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
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For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.