Neonatal Junior Sister/Charge Nurse: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 39,959 to 48,117 £ / Year

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Job summary

We are a Level 2 unit with 18 cots; 3 Intensive Care, 8 High Dependency and 7 Special care cots, and are part of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Neonatal Network. We are proud to be Platinum Bliss accredited and BFI stage 2.

We are looking for a dynamic Band 6 neonatal nurse qualified in speciality. A minimum of 6 months experience post qualification is required.

Main duties of the job

Are you enthusiastic, highly motivated and looking to join a friendly team? As an experienced nurse, you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care to babies and their families.

Your role will involve working clinically, taking charge of the Neonatal Unit for your shift and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team. We will provide you with opportunities to develop your clinical and managerial skills, as well as supporting you in continuing professional development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse eligible to practice
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Course
  • Evidence of relevant post-registration professional development
  • Practice Assessor
  • Resuscitation Council Newborn Life Support

Desirable

  • Obtained or working towards 1st level degree

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Course
  • Knowledge of current neonatal, clinical evidence based practice
  • Knowledge and understanding of current changes in NHS and Social Services
  • Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
  • Knowledge of local community and understanding of a multi-cultural, racially diverse population
  • Knowledge of current professional issues relating to nursing/neonatal nursing
  • Understanding of equal opportunities
  • Understanding of patient confidentiality

Desirable

  • Experience working on a Neonatal Unit
  • Budget management

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to support and manage a case-load of patients including assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation, including providing health promotion and education to patients and carers
  • Ability to organise and deliver a high standard of research based, neonatal clinical nursing care
  • Ability to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent inter-personal and counselling skills
  • Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary Health Care team and other agencies
  • Ability to act as a role model and leader to others and to motivate a team
  • Computer skills
  • Experience of the IPR/appraisal process

Desirable

  • Good presentation skills

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).

Closing Date: 17 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.