Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Charge Nurse / Senior Sister
The closing date is 04 November 2025
To have an overview at all times of the capacity situation within the directorate and be able to work creatively and independently to manage this in times of high demand ensuring neonates are repatriated to their host organisations as per network care pathway.
To utilise advanced communication skills, including verbal and written when dealing with highly charged and complex situations- i.e: discussing with parents the potential transfer of their baby.
To effectively capture any delays/cancellations in treatments/referrals/transfers and advise/update senior managers on clinical and operational issues.
To maintain regular personal contact with babies and their families, being courteous and sensitive to their needs for respect, privacy and dignity. To act as an effective role model ensuring a family-friendly environment at all times.
Main duties of the job
Provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes the Trust's values and high performance standards both individually and as a team, in the achievement of the Trust's objectives and priorities. The Trust's success will be dependent on all managers playing an active role to make sure the existing areas of good employment practice are universally embedded within the organisation. Managers will be expected to:
Understand the Trust's key priorities and those of your Department and how these translate within your area/team.
Ensure clarity and effectiveness in developing and designing roles.
Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trust's Values to the achievement of equality, equity and optimum performance.
Complete annual Appraisals for all staff which reflect these priorities and ensure staff have access to appropriate training and development.
Communicate regularly through meetings with teams and individuals and provide opportunity for two-way feedback. Promote an effective team ethos.
Promote equality, diversity and rights, and treat others with dignity and respect ensuring services are developed, managed and delivered to meet the specific needs of those belonging to protected characteristics.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* Current NMC/HCPC registration or registered healthcare practitioner
* Educated to degree level or Study at level 7
* Educated to degree level or Study at level 7 Neonatal course (Qualified in Specialty) or equivalent
* Course in management/approved management training
* Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Instructor or European Paediatric Life Support (EPLS) Instructor or willingness to undertake
* Advanced Life Support (ALS) Instructor
* Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) or willingness to undertake
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
* Experience working in a Neonatal Setting, with extreme preterm, preterm and term babies
* Evidence of contribution to curriculum planning and course development
* Evidence of formal/informal teaching which has influenced patient care
* Ability to manage/work within a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of clinical and managerial development
* Commitment to practicing, monitoring and teaching to a high standard of clinical care
* An understanding of current issues in education and practice including trust initiatives, knowledge of NMC/HCPC developments and their implications on practice
* Evidence of experience in patient safety and investigations including report writing
* Awareness of the national Trust and agendas
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
* Ability to understand and respond in emergencies
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Values accuracy and attention to detail
* Methodical and well organised
* Willing to develop skills and knowledge
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
* Awareness of current research, development and evidence-based practice
* Evidence of ability to confront challenging issues taking a problemsolving approach, knowledge of change management and ability to implement
* Ability to produce clear, accurate, written, verbal and electronic reports
* Ability to put current research into practice and bring about change
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
* Ability to use the prioritise and plan workload and capacity in line with the service and organizational needs
* Has experience in data inputting into excel, access databases etc.
* Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
* Work within education and learning and the WDD team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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