Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal Nursing Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Day, Night and Weekend)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7396088
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free 6WB Neonatal Unit
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Depending on Experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 7 Neonatal Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse with leadership and management experience, or a band 6 senior nurse with a minimum of 6 years’ experience who can demonstrate the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfil the role. The successful candidate will be expected to work in line with the Trust values and policies where professionalism and confidentiality are always maintained. We currently have vacancy at the Royal Free site which is a level 1 neonatal unit with 12 Special Care and 2 HDU/stabilisation costs. We are a friendly, motivated, and dynamic teams that promote that take pride in all we do for the babies and their family. We work very closely with Barnet Hospital which is our sister hospital. Barnet neonatal unit is a level 2 with 30 cots including Intensive care and High dependency cots
Main duties of the job
· Deliver direct patient care to babies meeting the criteria for ITU, High Dependency and Special Care levels of needs.
· Competent in all managerial duties with the desire to develop
· Deputise in the absence of the Matron
· Safely and efficiently manage the unit
· Dealing with clinical emergencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
· Clear communication with parents and colleagues.
· Help and support parents, keeping them updated about their babies.
· Teach and support junior staff, new starters and students.
· Manage or escalate concerns appropriately.
· Take part in quality improvement projects on the unit.
· Complete timely discharge planning for babies on the unit.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached detailed job description and main responsibilities for this advert. For further information, please contact Kadijatu Sesay either by phone on 07929789045 or via email at [email protected] to discuss.
Person specification
Neonatal Trained Experience Nurse
Essential criteria
- 6 years minimum experience at Band 6
Desirable criteria
- Band 7 Experienced Nurse
Neonatal Trained Experienced Nurse
Essential criteria
- Minimum 6 years experience at Band 6
Desirable criteria
- Band 7 experienced nurse
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kadijatu Sesay
- Job title
- Neonatal Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929789045
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