Neonatal Shift Lead

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for clinical Band 7's to join our Neonatal Team. The shift lead will work in partnership with a team of highly skilled Consultants and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners who work collaboratively to deliver high quality care to our small patients and their families.

We are a busy Level 2 LNU and care for babies born from 27 weeks gestation. We take pride in providing an environment in which our neonatal families can grow, thrive, and develop.

The neonatal unit at SWBH comprise of total of 29 cots; 5 intensive care cots, 5 high dependency cots and 19 special care cots. We are currently working with our maternity colleagues to develop an 8 bedded transitional care unit and are excited to be moving to the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

We have a dedicated and dynamic multidisciplinary team who strive to maintain the highest quality and standards of care to our neonatal population. The successful applicant will join our dedicated team of Neonatologists, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and Neonatal Community Outreach Team to provide family centered care for our patients and families.

Main duties of the job

Provide leadership and direction to the nursing team.

Provide effective day to day shift management of the Neonatal Unit.

Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards.

Promote a learning environment in the Neonatal Unit.

Promote research and evidence based practice.

To be accountable for the quality of care delivered within the unit by the team and work with our ODN/LMNS

At SWBH we strive to be at the forefront of innovative maternity and neonatal care. We are a friendly team and serve a demographically varied population. We are proud to be dedicated to women and children's healthcare and are committed to offer choice to women and their families for whom we provide care.

• Our maternity services have been recently classed as 'Good' following an unannounced CQC inspection.


• We are proud of our approach to multidisciplinary working between our midwives, nurses and medical staff. We are committed to creating the best place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential. We are also committed to the well-being of our staff.


• We will be moving to state of the art facilities as part of our move to the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (due to open 2024).


Our community is eagerly anticipating the brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital which will be opening in 2024. Its opening will be the beginning of a fresh chapter in our ambitious journey to be the nation's leading provider of integrated care. This new state of the art acute hospital in Smethwick will bring together all acute services onto one site.