Senior Sister​/Charge Nurse NICU

Job overview

Are you ready to lead with compassion and excellence? At Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, our vision is clear: to deliver the best patient care, supported by the best clinical knowledge and expertise, using the most advanced technology, and always with kindness and understanding.

As Ward Manager, you will embody this vision every day. You will put patients first, champion continuous improvement, and embrace the diversity of our people as a strength. You will value the contribution of staff, volunteers, members, governors, and partners, while managing resources effectively and taking responsibility for actions both individually and collectively.

This role carries 24-hour responsibility for the ward or department, including staffing arrangements, adherence to policies and procedures, and the management of a defined caseload. You will liaise with other agencies and oversee the supervision, deployment, and teaching of staff and students. Flexibility is key, as you will manage your time to fulfil the roles of clinical coordinator and ward manager, which may include periods of rostering yourself as supernumerary.

If you are a motivated leader with a passion for patient care and service excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us and make a real difference in a hospital that values innovation, collaboration, and compassion.

Take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and rehabilitation for children and their families.

Explore more efficient and effective ways of providing a high standard of family centred care and utilisation of resources.

In conjunction with the staff develop a mechanism for setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward/dept.

Support systems for sharing good practice within the ward/dept and trust wide.

Pilot clinical programmes.

Plan and implement a programme for clinical supervision for all registered nurses working in the ward/dept.

Rotational to transitional care

Please see attached documents for further details.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Lead the ward/dept team by an appropriate management style to maintain good morale and a team approach to work:

Deploy/book staff to meet the workload with an appropriate skill mix for 24 hour cover.

Hold and maintain the designated budget.

Influence control of overall ward/dept expenditure.

Ensure regular risk assessments are carried out to identify clinical risks and prevent incidents.

Monitor the capability,…