Senior Staff Nurse Neonatal: Sponsorship Available

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post holder will provide direct care in addition to coordinating and supervising care delivery of junior team members by providing effective leadership and senior decision making in all aspects of the Shift Lead role within the Neonatal Wards. The post holder will also offersupport for children and young people and their parents/carers, working both directly with patients/families and supporting, directing and educating other members of the wider multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen on NICU at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby for a Band 6 Neonatal Nurse.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running and safety of the ward, working closely alongside the ward manager and deputy. 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.

You will need expert knowledge and competence assessing and caring for babies with both chronic and acute illness and babies admitted to the ward for special care and intensive care. You will also need to support staff on the transitional care ward. You will be competent in caring for a critically ill baby and have knowledge of children’s safeguarding. Excellent communication skills with parents, babies families and colleagues are essential.

This will be a rotational contract to cover days, nights, weekends and bank holidays on a temporary basis.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse Level 1 – RSCN/RN(c)
  • oTeaching and Assessing Qualification
  • oEvidence of post registration development in the relevant speciality.405 or equivalent

Desirable

  • oLeadership Qualification
  • oSign Off Mentorship

Occupational Experience

Essential

  • oSubstantial experience in clinical practice
  • oExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • oEvidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • oExperience of coordinating the ward as the shift lead
  • oTraining/Experience of being a clinical supervisor
  • oComplaints Training

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: 27 August 2026

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