Band 6 Junior Sister - Chipping, Lancashire, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Main area Renal Dialysis Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time hours per week (2 long days, 2 short short) Job ref 391-RFL

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnet Renal Dialysis Unit Town Barnet Salary £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/05/2024 23:59

Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Renal Dialysis Band 6

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

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We currently have a permanent vacancy in Barnet Renal Dialysis Unit for Band 6 Junior sister/ Charge Nurse with an interest in renal nursing to join a friendly and committed team at Barnet Renal Dialysis Unit (a 16-station) Haemodialysis satellite units of the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust. .

We are passionate about providing only the best for our renal patients and are looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic renal nurse. This is an excellent opportunity for a renal nurse to gain management experience. The post holder will work collaboratively with the MDT, medical and nursing teams to deliver safe, high quality, and effective care.

We require a nurse with substantive haemodialysis experience, with a post registration qualification in renal nursing and be in possession of a recognized mentorship course or qualification

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the trust values

Education

• First level degree in nursing or working towards
• Evidence of post-registration education/qualification relevant to specialty/renal course
• renal course

Experience

• Significant post registration experience of working in an acute hospital setting/renal unit
• Evidence of experience in conducting quality audits
• Evidence of skills in managing junior staff
• Experience of co-mentoring and assessing student nurses on placement

Skills

• Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
• Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
• Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues e.g. handling complaints, clinical risk management
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
• Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
• Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
• Able to recruit staff to world class values

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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
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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.

Name Roble Abdella Job title Senior Sister Email address Telephone number Additional information

Joel Delfin

Senior Matron

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