# Band 7 Neonatal Ward Manager **Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: Barnet **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: part-time **Salary**: £55,524 to £62,652 a year **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9391-26-1825?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_5c52c0ed-4f3 ## Description We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and compassionate neonatal nursing leader to join our team and play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding care for babies and their families. The successful candidate will provide visible clinical and operational leadership within the neonatal service, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and family-centred care in line with Royal Free London's World Class Values. The postholder will be responsible for leading and developing nursing practice, maintaining high standards of quality, safety and patient experience, and supporting staff to deliver evidence-based care. **Main duties of the job** - The Neonatal Unit Ward Manager is a senior clinical leader responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the neonatal unit, ensuring babies and their families receive safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care. - Working closely with the Neonatal Matron, Head of Nursing, Consultant Neonatologists and multidisciplinary teams, the postholder provides visible leadership, maintains clinical standards and supports the delivery of patient safety, quality improvement and service development priorities. - The role includes workforce management, staff supervision, education, recruitment, wellbeing and professional development, fostering a positive culture of learning, accountability and continuous improvement. - The Ward Manager will lead on governance, risk management, audit and quality initiatives while supporting the implementation of evidence-based practice and family-centred care. **Person Specification** - **Education & Qualifications** + Registered Children's Nurse / RGN NMC Registration Neonatal Qualification in Specialty (QIS) + Degree in Nursing or equivalent evidence of academic achievement; evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to neonatal care and leadership + Current neonatal clinical competence, including Neonatal Advanced Life Support or equivalent relevant training. + Mentorship, practice assessor/supervisor or equivalent educational qualification - **Skills & Aptitudes** + Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively in complex situations + Highly organised, able to prioritise competing demands, manage deadlines and work effectively under pressure + Demonstrates analytical and problem-solving skills + Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, develop, support and motivate staff and articulate a clear vision for high-quality neonatal care + Confident use of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, with accurate documentation and data handling skills. + Able to use initiative, make sound decisions and work with appropriate autonomy while recognising when escalation is required - **Experience** + Experience of working in neonates, some of which is at a junior managerial level. + Experience managing competing priorities, changing workloads, staffing pressures and operational demands within a complex clinical environment + Experience of managing staff performance, appraisal, attendance and wellbeing in line with Trust policies + Experience of working within a team and of developing good working relationships with internal and external staff at all levels + Experience of managing safeguarding concerns and referrals and applying safeguarding children policies and procedures. + Experience collecting, interpreting and presenting data, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills + Experience leading or contributing to change management, quality improvement, audit, service development or improvement initiatives + Experience of workforce planning, roster management, sickness absence management and safe staffing escalation. + Experience supporting staff development, supervision and appraisal processes + Experience of managing safety events and knowledge of patient safety systems including PSIRF and escalation processes. **Benefits** - Competitive salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) - Part-time permanent position - Opportunities for professional development and growth **Additional Information** - 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. ## Skills ### Required - Neonatal care - Leadership - Communication - Microsoft Office - Problem-solving - Analytical skills - Time management - Staff management - Quality improvement - Governance - Risk management ### Nice to have - Master's qualification or equivalent --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9391-26-1825?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)