Job summary
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
To work as the Lead Nurse, to lead and work alongside the ward leaders in providing high standards of holistic transitional care, ensuring that it is evidence based and compliant with best practice recommendations for transitional care services (TC.)
The Neonatal Transitional Care Lead plays a pivotal role in delivering and leading high-quality, safe, and compassionate care for newborns who require additional support at birth but do not need admission to a neonatal unit. This includes babies with needs such as temperature regulation, feeding support, treatment for jaundice or hypoglycaemia, or those exposed to maternal substance use.
The post-holder will lead the development and coordination of the transitional care service, working closely with maternity, neonatal, and community teams to ensure seamless, family-centred care that keeps mothers and babies together wherever clinically appropriate.
Main duties of the job
To inspire a shared sense of purpose
Provide clinical leadership
Support the provision of the service and service delivery
Infant feeding support
Role related risk management
Involvement in training and education
Multidisciplinary Liaison
Resource/management planning
Responsibility for patient care
Policy and service development and implementation
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification or experience
- Qualified in speciality (Midwifery or Neonates) or equivalent course relevant to the role
Desirable
- Evidence of having completed relevant further study or training
Experience
Essential
- Band 6 level experience within a Neonatal Unit or Transitional Care ward
- Neonatal advanced life support training
- Ability to manage staff and manage a change in service
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively
Desirable
- Experience/knowledge of staff appraisals, recruitment and absence management
- Evidence of practice or policy change arising from audit
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills in verbal and written format
- Ability to apply evidence-based practice
- Awareness and understanding of current neonatal issues in relation to Transitional care services
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
- Knowledge of risk management processes
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification or experience
- Qualified in speciality (Midwifery or Neonates) or equivalent course relevant to the role
Desirable
- Evidence of having completed relevant further study or training
Experience
Essential
- Band 6 level experience within a Neonatal Unit or Transitional Care ward
- Neonatal advanced life support training
- Ability to manage staff and manage a change in service
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively
Desirable
- Experience/knowledge of staff appraisals, recruitment and absence management
- Evidence of practice or policy change arising from audit
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills in verbal and written format
- Ability to apply evidence-based practice
- Awareness and understanding of current neonatal issues in relation to Transitional care services
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
- Knowledge of risk management processes
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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