Band 6 Neonatal Deputy Sister​/Deputy Charge Nurse

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The closing date is 27 January 2026

Are you an enthusiastic nurse looking for a new opportunity in neonatal care? Would you like to advance your career by working for and learn from the Thames Valley lead neonatal unit?

If this is you, then we would really love to meet you.

We are excited to announce that the Newborn Care Unit at The John Radcliffe has new opportunities for Band 6 Nurses to join our Team #One Team One OUH. We are committed to offer all the successful candidates the opportunity to gain valuable training so that they can not only advance their careers but join a team that offers the very best in neonatal care.

Our Newborn Care Unit is a centre of excellence in neonatal care. We provide level 3 care for extremely preterm infants, critically unwell infants & infants requiring a number of specialities, including surgery, neurology, cardiology and ophthalmology. The Newborn Care Unit currently has 16 intensive care cots, 18 high dependency cots and 19 low dependency cots. We are the base for the neonatal transport team - SONeT - covering the Thames Valley area.

We have an enthusiastic education team providing support to both nursing staff and pre/post registration students. We run regular in-house study days and team days.

• To provide clinical leadership ensuring a high standard of evidence based individualised nursing and family integrated care for babies & their families in co-operation with colleagues and in accordance with Newborn Care Unit guidelines.
• To provide education & support to families
• To partake in the supervision & preceptorship/mentorship of pre/post registration students & junior staff
• To adhere to the NMC Code

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH You Tube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Clinical

Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing safe, effective, evidence based care to babies and their families

Ensures that care is assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated on an individualised basis, taking into account the needs of the baby and their family

Provides appropriate developmental care to all babies

Acts as an advocate, upholding the best interests of the baby and their family

Organise and undertake safe transfer of babies within the hospital and between hospitals, adhering to unit policy

Administers medications safely according to Newborn Care Unit policy and NMC guidelines

Undertakes an annual medications assessment

Is able to assess and recognise emergencies with Newborn Care, interpreting information and taking appropriate action, seeking support when required

Works collaboratively with families involving them in their babies care and decision making

Ensures families receive appropriate education to be able to care for their baby

Undertakes discharge planning in a timely manner working with families

Work alongside medical staff to share information with families, including breaking sensitive or bad news

Takes appropriate action when an incident occurs and ensures that incidents are reported appropriately via the Ulysses system

Responds to complaints effectively, seeking support when required

Professional

Clearly documents plans of care and care given in line with NMC and Trust policies

Maintains effective communication with families and colleagues

Is able to communicate in demanding and challenging situations, seeking support when required

Maintains confidentiality at all times

Completes competencies related to the care of babies in a timely manner

Treats families and colleagues with compassion and respect

Practices in accordance with NMC guidelines and…