Neonatal Clinical Lead Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and confident Neonatal Nurse to join our team as a Band 7 Clinical Lead, providing expert clinical leadership across the neonatal units at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB). This is a key role for a highly skilled practitioner who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment and is passionate about supporting staff to deliver exceptional neonatal care.

As a Clinical Lead, you will be a visible and accessible presence on the unit, taking charge of the clinical area, coordinating safe and effective care, and ensuring high standards are consistently maintained. You will provide clinical expertise, act as a point of escalation for complex situations, and support staff to deliver high quality, family-centred care.

Main duties of the job

The successful individuals will provide effective and visible leadership on our 2 Neonatal units, working cohesively with our existing senior nursing team.

The successful applicants will take nursing responsibility for our cross site neonatal service ensuring expert nursing care to the babies on our 26 cot Local Neonatal Unit at Royal Derby Hospital and our 8 cot Special Care Baby Unit at Queens Hospital Burton as well as our newly commissioned Transitional Care units. Ensuring high standards of nursing care are provided, ensuring we promote patient safety and a positive patient experience across both sites.

This role is also about being an exemplar role model for the Nursing Team and steering their development and support. Applicants must hold a current NMC registration, and have demonstrable post registration Band 6 experience in Neonatal nursing.

The applicant must be qualified in Neonatal speciality and have recent clinical and leadership experience.

Closing date of applications: 14 April 2026

Date of interview: 28 April 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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