This Band 8b lead nurse post leads neonatal nursing across two units: the Level 2 unit at St Mary's Hospital and the Level 3 unit at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital. The role centres on shaping service development, clinical quality, workforce planning and governance, alongside overseeing performance and budgets across the neonatal pathway. Its distinct feature is responsibility for two units of differing acuity, working with the senior triumvirate. Neonatal experience is welcome, though high-dependency or other acute nursing experience may be considered transferable.
What the job involves
- Provide visible, credible nursing leadership across both sites
- Champion responsive, compassionate, high-quality neonatal care in line with national and Trust priorities
- Shape service development, quality improvement and workforce planning across the neonatal pathway
- Build an inclusive culture that supports staff engagement, wellbeing, retention and development
- Oversee clinical governance, service performance, finances and operational efficiency
- Work with the senior triumvirate to deliver strategic and Trust nursing and midwifery priorities
- Lead neonatal governance and support delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree-level education in a relevant subject area
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
- RN or RSCN registration
Experience
- Experience working in neonatology
- Leading and developing a teamRelevant management experience
- Budget management
- Quality assurance
- Change management
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Organisation and management skills
- Working effectively under pressure
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant subject area
- Management course or qualification
- Experience of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
- Experience of change management or implementing practice change
- Participation in nurse research
- Involvement in committees external to the Trust
- Presentations at national conferences
What’s offered
- Career development
- Flexible working and wellbeing support
- Staff recognition scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Membership options for onsite leisure facilities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
