Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Bedfordshire Renal Unit Town Bedford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/05/2025 23:59
Nurse Team Leader - Renal Department, Bedford
NHS AfC: Band 6
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader - Renal Department, Bedfordwho share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary management-clinical team in renal.
You will demonstrate expertise and leadership in the delivery of care to patients requiring Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) in the form of haemodialysis.
You will be expected to rotate between the haemodialysis units as service needs dictate and to gain invaluable experience and to participate in the Renal On-call service as necessary.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to develop their existing leadership skills with the full support of the Senior Sister, the Matron and the wider management structure gaining the necessary experience to achieve success at this level and beyond in the future.
As the Nurse Team Leader you will be responsible for supporting the Senior Sister and the team to deliver exceptional standards of safe, effective care; monitoring and maintaining care to ensure that it consistently meets CQC standards.
You will need excellent organisational and communication skills, together with an intuitive, balanced and collective approach to leadership.
Promote high standards of professional practice and high-quality care delivery within Trust and department policies, protocols and guidelines.
The Nurse Team Leader will demonstrate expert clinical skills with specialised knowledge in caring for renal patients.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
* First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level.
* Relevant clinical post-registration education to include a recognised renal course and mentorship qualification.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to life long learning.
* Evidence of leadership training / development.
Experience
* Significant experience caring for patients requiring renal nursing.
* Involvement in audit / research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences.
* Advanced skills in quality assurance of patient dialysis treatment.
Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively – excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Evidence of leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate a team.
* Demonstrates a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department.
* Ability to use negotiating skills in a positive manner to influence change within the department.
* Ability to liaise and work with the multidisciplinary team, making recommendations to enhance the smooth running and management of the unit.
* Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet department expectations.
* Understanding of scheduling and capacity.
* Representing Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence.
Knowledge
* Has an understanding of managing a busy dialysis unit.
* Awareness of current developments in pre and post registration nursing.
* Understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues.
* Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives / innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety.
* Computer literate - relevant to renal department.
* Understanding of expenditure and budget management.
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
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 want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.
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Secondments/Fixed term
Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.
If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Emelia Asiamah Job title Senior Sister Email address emelia.asiamah@nhs.net Telephone number 01438286750 Additional information
An informal visit to one of our current dialysis units is advised; so please contact Senior sister Emelia Asiamah on 01438286754/ 6750, email emelia.asiamah@nhs.net or
Matron Alison Anderson
Email: alisonanderson2@nhs.net
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