Junior Sister - Local Neonatal Unit

Are you looking for the next step in your neonatal nursing career? Would you like to be part of an ambitious team in a newly commissioned Level 2 Local Neonatal Unit (LNU)?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Charge Nurse/Junior Sister to join the Neonatal Unit at Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH).

As part of the South London Neonatal Network, our recently expanded Level 2 LNU provides high-quality care for babies requiring Special Care, High Dependency Care, and short-term Intensive Care. We are committed to delivering family-integrated care, working in partnership with parents and carers to achieve the best possible outcomes for babies and their families.

You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team of experienced neonatal nurses, consultants, junior doctors, advanced neonatal nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and dietitians, who work collaboratively across both hospital sites.

This is an exciting time to join our service as we continue to develop and grow. As a Band 6, you will play a key role in leading clinical care, supporting and developing staff, and shaping the future of our Local Neonatal Unit while making a real difference to the lives of babies and their families.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Neonatal Nurse within our Local Neonatal Unit (LNU), you will be responsible for coordinating and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for babies requiring Special Care, High Dependency Care, and short-term Intensive Care. You will provide clinical leadership on shift, support the day-to-day management of the unit, and ensure safe, effective, family-centred care is delivered at all times.

You will demonstrate excellent clinical, leadership, and organisational skills, acting as a role model for the multidisciplinary team while supporting the development of junior staff through supervision, teaching, and mentorship. You will work closely with the wider neonatal team to maintain high standards of care, promote patient safety, and contribute to quality improvement, governance, and service development.

This role offers opportunities to further develop your leadership and management skills through education, quality improvement initiatives, and participation in governance activities, helping to build a skilled, motivated workforce committed to delivering the best possible outcomes for babies and their families.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• 1st level Registered General Nurse with active UK NMC registration
• Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area
• Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification

Desirable

• Degree in Nursing or Equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area.

Desirable

• Knowledge on Family Integrated Care & Clinical Governance

Skills and Compentencies

Essential

• Team building and working skills - able to lead a team to achieve results
• Communication skills - able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.

About the employer

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King's Strategy - 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King's, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.