Ward Manager, Neonatal Unit

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated neonatal nurse to join our Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as a Ward Manager (Band 7) on a full-time, permanent contract.

As Ward Manager, alongside your Band 7 Clinical Sister colleagues, you will be responsible for leading a dedicated multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care while maintaining the highest standards of clinical excellence.

You will play a pivotal role in workforce management, quality improvement, service development, staff wellbeing, and shaping the perinatal culture agenda.

Our Level 3 NICU provides intensive, high dependency, special care, and transitional care services for premature and critically ill newborns across the region.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the nursing staff.
• Deputise for the unit Matron for specific delegated tasks.
• Have joint responsibility with other Band 7 Sisters for operational management and service delivery processes.
• Lead and promote a quality service using research and evidence-based practice.
• Exercise excellent judgement in dealing with clinical and interpersonal challenges.
• Strive for safe staffing on a shift-by-shift basis on the Neonatal Unit.
• Support safe staffing across the Paediatric Division.

Benefits

• The full range of NHS benefits & discounts.

Person Specification

• Essential qualifications: oRN, RM or RN Child, Registered with NMC, Neonatal Qualification, NLS, Mentor Preparation Qualification.
• Desirable qualifications: Leadership and Management qualification.

Experience

• Essential experience: Experience at Band 6 in a similar Neonatal environment, experience of taking charge of a department, leading and managing a team.
• Desirable experience: Change management experience.

Skills

• Essential skills: People management skills, motivation of staff and team building, strong IT and digital skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.