Neonatal Nurse Team Leader

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Neonatal Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Neonatal Nurse Team Leader will provide clinical leadership and deliver safe, high‑quality, family‑centred care in line with Trust values. The role involves coordinating the clinical area, supporting staff development and promoting teamwork, compassion and excellence.

The post holder will act as a role model, ensuring high standards of care and contributing to continuous improvement. The role includes long days, nights, weekends and bank holiday working.

• Provide clinical leadership and expert neonatal care, ensuring safe, evidence‑based and family‑centred practice.
• Coordinate the clinical area, manage staff and resources, and support workforce development through teaching and supervision.
• Contribute to service improvement, governance and patient safety while maintaining effective communication with families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Keep accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Participate in the teaching and supervision of junior team members and students, actively promoting educational development within the unit and service.

• RN/RM/RSCN with neonatal intensive care experience and a degree qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Intravenous accreditation.
• Achieved full KSF Outline for Band 5.
• Assessing and mentoring qualification.
• NLS provider course.

• Proven experience of intensive and high‑dependency neonatal nursing reflecting evidence‑based practice.
• IT skills.
• Interest in teaching and supervising students and junior staff.
• Previous ward management experience.
• Participation in audits.

• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate nursing care.
• Ability to work well in both a team and lead a team.
• Competency in the care management of sick infants.
• Ability to manage own case load.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work.
• Good verbal and non‑verbal communication skills.

• Ability to care for the sick newborn.
• Understanding the importance of evidence‑based practice.
• An understanding of the philosophies of current issues in neonatal nursing.
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
• Motivated to learn and develop practices in neonatal care.

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Role model our Trust values every day.
• Caring and empathetic.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Professional approach to work.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We aim to create a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including individuals with disabilities and those from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are under‑represented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident employer and support flexible working and a carer‑friendly environment. We also support UK armed forces personnel, reservists, veterans and military spouses.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.