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Job overview

The Neonatal department in Newcastle is at the forefront of Neonatal care. We provide 38 cots for sick preterm and new born infants who require surgical, cardiac or medical intervention. 

Great Ward Sisters and Charge Nurses have a strong sense of ownership of their wards and love to be in charge. They're honest and straight forward and they have high standards. They thrive on the busy nature of the role, they love being on top of things, they have a lot of drive, and they keep going when things are tough. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual, who would like position to develop further in a nurse leadership role.

We are looking for an enthusiastic leader with excellent communication skills, who can engage clinically with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, the ability to work well under pressure, handle difficult situations, deal effectively with conflict, and have excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will be expected to work in all areas of Neonatal Intensive Care.

• Interview Date Tuesday, 24 September 2024
• Full time/ Part time hours Internal rotation and contracted to work day and night duty
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

• Act as a guardian for professional accountability and standards, ensuring professional practices in line with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Trust 
• Ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care 
• Ensure environmental standards and cleanliness are maintained in line with national and Trust Standards in the ward/department 
• Effectively manage the ward/department nursing resource 
• Support and contribute to the development of patient care and nursing practice within the Directorate, contributing to Trust projects where required 
• Ensure junior staff and students have appropriate supervision and support and are appropriately assessed

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.