Senior Sister​/Charge nurse

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 6/7 registered nurse looking to expand their management and leadership skills in running a nurse-led haemodialysis satellite unit at County Hospital.

The unit has 12 stations and operates Mon – Sat including a twilight session on Mon/Wed/Fri.

• Provide leadership and support to the dialysis unit team in delivering haemodialysis treatment to patients.
• Provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership to the unit team, ensuring high standards of research-based practice and clinical care.
• Use teaching, facilitation and supervisory skills to develop and maintain safe, competent practice within a clinical environment conducive to reflective practice.
• Manage staff including sickness management, rostering, and performance reviews, and be responsible for finance including management of the unit budget and health and safety.
• Act as the first point of contact for patients and relatives and be responsible for the management of complaints, care and coordination of dialysis patient transport as required.
• Ensure that nursing staff within areas of responsibility in the dialysis unit are developed to offer a professional, skilled, competent and high-quality service.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and are renowned for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role, and we offer a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. UHNM is committed to inclusion, equal opportunities for career development, and fostering a workplace where all staff feel valued and respected.

We are a diverse and inclusive employer and strive to create a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. We ask all employees to commit to our values, co-created with staff, patients and carers, which unite us as a Trust.

For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name:
Dani Burn

Job title:

Matron
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For further details please contact Matron Dani Burn.