Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate nurse to join our Neonatal Team as an Outreach Sister / Charge Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity within a dynamic service, supporting the delivery of high-quality care for babies and their families both within the unit and through our neonatal outreach service.

As an experienced member of the neonatal team, you will help ensure the delivery of exceptional nursing care through the effective management of junior staff, resources and clinical standards. You will act as a role model for nursing excellence and support the development of both qualified and unqualified staff.

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate all aspects of care at home and in hospital to ensure the best possible outcomes for babies and their families.

We are looking for a dedicated neonatal nurse who:

• Has neonatal experience and excellent clinical skills.
• Demonstrates strong communication abilities.
• Is passionate about supporting families during their neonatal journey.
• Enjoys teaching, mentoring and developing others.
• Works collaboratively and positively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Is committed to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care.

You will be part of a supportive and innovative neonatal team that is committed to delivering outstanding care, developing its staff and continually improving services for babies and their families.

If you are ready to take the next step in your neonatal career, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
Main Duties

• Ensure the delivery and maintenance of high standards of neonatal nursing care.
• Provide effective clinical leadership and act as a positive role model for the wider team.
• Coordinate care and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of babies and families.
• Support, supervise and develop junior staff and students through teaching, mentoring and clinical support.
• Assist with the management of staffing, resources and ward activity.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager as required.

Neonatal Outreach Service
A key aspect of this role includes supporting our neonatal outreach service, helping babies transition safely from hospital to home. Responsibilities include:

• Supporting timely and safe discharge planning.
• Providing nasogastric tube feeding training for parents and carers.
• Offering nutritional and feeding advice.
• Supporting babies requiring home oxygen therapy.
• Monitoring growth and weight following discharge.
• Supporting families caring for babies experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
• Facilitating and monitoring home phototherapy programmes.

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9365-26-0158

Job responsibilities
Professional/Clinical Leadership

• Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities, overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved.
• The outreach role specifically involves working closely with the patients consultant, health visitor, social worker and any other professional involved in the care of the patient and/or family, identifying/reporting any concerns.
• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate programme of care. To actively participate in team nursing and the development of nursing responsibilities for individual patients. To be responsible for the organisation of nursing care within the clinic
• To discuss with the Matron regarding development and changes both nursing and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly
• Assess the health and wellbeing needs of people whose needs are relatively stable and consistent with others in the caseload
• Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address peoples health and wellbeing needs which are relatively stable and consistent with others in the caseload
• To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient care to nurses with the appropriate level of skill at all times. To report any accidents/incidents to the Matron.
• To actively participate in the nursing process in the best interest of the patient
• To ensure that acceptable standards of patient care are maintained and, where necessary, instigate changes in agreement with Matron
• Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice

Staff Development

• Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others
• Supervise the training of qualified and unqualified staff in accordance to their level of competence, and assist junior staff to develop clinical and managerial skills
• To Act as a mentor for junior staff, to participate in teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely with the Clinical Facilitators. To provide support and supervision of learner nurses. To participate in teaching programmes
• Maintain a wide knowledge of current practice an issues within the speciality by reading relevant journals and attending study days where appropriate. Promoting the implementation and teaching of research based practice
• To attend mandatory training days
• To organise and provide training programmes in accordance with the identified needs for the department

Clinical Governance

• Promote best practice in health, safety and security
• Contribute to quality improvement
• Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights
• Participate in personal and departmental clinical audit
• To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Trust
• To contribute to the control of infection by monitoring and reporting any housekeeping issues and maintaining rotas for regular cleaning of nursing/patient equipment
• Assist in maintaining own and others health safety and security

Management

• Promote effective communication with ward/departmental staff and multidisciplinary teams
• To manage effectively the ward/department in the absence of the Matron
• To prepare the duty rota for staff within the ward establishment. To provide effective and well balanced staff cover to meet the requirements of the service and to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times
• Contribute to the implementation of services
• Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members
• Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources
• To collect information for and participate in studies to determine patient dependency and quality assurance
• To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents/incidents to the Matron and to monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies
• Maintain accurate records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are used
• Be conversant with Trust and other policies, procedures and mechanisms in place
• To work in accordance with government initiatives to ensure targets set are achieved

Professional

• To maintain a professional attitude at all times developing the role of the nurse in the best interest of the patient and profession in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council
• To be aware of personal and professional development. To attend courses and conferences as recommended and approved by the Matron
• To be conversant and comply with the Trust policies and regulations and attend mandatory lectures as instructed
• Participate in research projects where appropriate, report findings within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Implement research where appropriate

Personnel

• To participate in the selection and interviewing of nursing staff within the ward/department
• Participate in devising induction programmes for newly appointed staff
• To assist the Matron in monitoring staff performance
• Participate in staff appraisal and writing of reports
• To assist in the maintenance of day to day discipline within the department
• To inform the Matron of staff failing to meet the required standard of performance, and taking appropriate action where required

Person Specification
Skills / Knowledge
Essential

• Able to work on own initiative and under pressure
• Able to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team within the primary and secondary care setting
• Excellent teaching skills; committed to teaching
• Able to demonstrate change management skills
• Excellent communication skills

Other Job Requirements
Essential

• Flexible to meet the demands of the service
• Good attendance record
• Willing to undertake further training in relevant issues
• Clean full driving licence with access to a car

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualification

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Innovative
• Motivated
• Assertive
• Confident
• Displays leadership skills
• Supportive

Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN/RN (Child)/RN/RM
• QIS or equivalent with minimum 2 years experience

Desirable

• Demonstrate evidence of working towards further education e.g. Degree in related topics

Experience
Essential

• Extensive neonatal nursing experience with a minimum of 4 years at Band 5 or above

Specialist Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of planning discharge needs of neonates to within the community setting
• Understanding of child protection
• Up to date knowledge of issues affecting neonates and neonatal nursing
• Understanding of professional development
• Understanding of clinical governance responsibilities

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Neonatal Unit, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Ward Manager
Faye Anderson
faye.anderson1@nhs.net
01905760661