Job Title
Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
Job Summary
Would you like to be a part of something amazing? Do you want to work in the award winning purpose built Dyson Centre for neonatal care? Would you like to work within a dynamic Gold ward accredited team who put Family integrated and developmental care, and safety at the centre of all we do? Well look no further! We are very excited to be looking for a motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly team in Bath. We want an enthusiastic practitioner with excellent assessment and communication skills, eager to develop their clinical neonatal and leadership skills. Passionate about improving neonatal care and improving the experience of babies and their families. You will support staff to enable them to maintain high standards of clinical care and act as a role model. We have a purpose built unit designed for our family's and team needs. Family integrated care is our core focus. We are a UNICEF Neonatal Baby Friendly fully accredited unit which we're immensely proud of. We pride ourselves in our open and encouraging culture, for a team approach to quality improvement. We have an embedded Transitional Care pathway, and an established Outreach service. We are actively involved in the South West Neonatal Network. We have a team of AHPs including a Psychologist who all offer fantastic added support.
Main Duties
You will also have excellent management and communication skills and take charge of the unit. Able to demonstrate effective clinical skills of a high quality, looking after special, high dependency and Intensive care babies. Able to demonstrate professional expertise and knowledge acquired through post registration academic study and clinical, leadership and management development. Managerial responsibility and accountability in the absence of the Lead Nurse, for the Neonatal Unit for the twenty four hour care delivery and management of the ward/area of work, including the supervision of staff and students. Expected to maintain a visible presence in the ward/area of work and provide a clear focus for effective clinical leadership to the nursing team. In return you will be supported by our skilled senior nursing and medical team.
Location
NICU Princess Ann Wing, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, Bath, England, United Kingdom.
Details
* Band: Band 6
* Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Part‑time
* Date posted: 27 November 2025
* Reference number: 427‑7610966
Qualifications (Essential)
* NMC Registered Children's Nurse, Adult Nurse or Midwife
* Post Registration training in speciality
Qualifications (Desirable)
* Teaching and assessing qualification eg FLAP or equivalent
* NLS
Experience (Essential)
* NMC Registered Children's Nurse, Adult Nurse or Midwife with 3 years relevant clinical experience
Experience (Desirable)
* Management qualification/course
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
NICU Princess Ann Wing, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, United Kingdom.
Website: https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/
Seniority Level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
* Part‑time
Job Function
* Other
* Hospitals
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