Sister / Charge Nurse, Neonatal Unit

Family Integrated Care (FIC) is at the heart of everything we do. We work in partnership with parents, ensuring they are fully involved in their baby's care and journey. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our accreditation through the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) and the Bliss Baby Charter. In addition, our Transitional Care Unit (TCU) enables parents to stay with their babies until discharge, supporting family-centred care from admission through to home. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 7 Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse who is ready to take the next step in their leadership journey within an innovative and supportive environment. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality neonatal care and make a meaningful difference to babies and their families across our community. If you are looking for a new direction in the rewarding world of neonates and are passionate about delivering outstanding care, we would love to hear from you.,

• To have joint responsibility with other Unit Sisters for the operational management and service delivery processes within the Neonatal , Special Care and TC Unit. This includes line management of all ward staff, managing and monitoring resources within a defined budget and contributing to the corporate agenda.
• To lead and promote a quality service using research and evidence based practice including the setting and monitoring of clinical standards.
• To act as the clinical lead nurse within the unit on a shift basis. To ensure safe staffing across the Neonatal and Paediatric units.
• Rotation onto night , day shifts and weekends
• Bed Flow and acuity throughout the unit.
  
  Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics