We are excited to be in the position to advertise a Senior Nurse opportunity with renal services and to provide leadership in a keyarea of the service.

• Kendal Dialysis Unit Manager, based within Westmorland General hospital situated in the beautiful Lake District.

We are seeking tomorrow's nurse leaders to join our friendly Renal team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Where our speciality makes us exciting,ambitiousand forward thinking and we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our senior team.This exciting opportunity will allow you to work alongside multidisciplinarycolleaguesdevoted to improving care quality and enhancing the patient's experience.

You must be able to lead, support and motivate a team toprovide the highest quality patient care andshow evidence of effective leadership,organisationaland communicationskills.Experience within this specialty would beadvantageousandin return we can offer a huge commitment to your ongoingtraining anddevelopmentwhich will be tailored to meet your individual needs.

We welcome all enquiries.N.B.Alternativerenalopportunities are available at band 5/6 level.Please contact Matron Lisa Morris on 07842 634350 forfurther information.

Main duties of the job

You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a unit in an effective and efficient manner. You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth. You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.

You must have recent experience of working in a senior nurse role and must be able todemonstrate clinical knowledge and skills in caring for Renal patients. You will be knowledgeableregardingthe specialty, plus fully understand governance and its importance in promoting andmaintaininga safe environment for patients, visitors and staff and proactivelymonitorand feedback compliance

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients.Whatever your role, you help look after370,000 peoplein our local area & give specialist care to1.5 million peopleacross Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'llhave access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meetfabpeople & do thingsyou'dnever have done.You'lllearn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from alldifferent rolesto build skills & enhance your career path.

You'llmake an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we docentresaround patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details and in-depth information regarding any of the above vacancies please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• Mentorship qualification
• Post Registration Qualifications relevant to the role
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• Evidence of Education to Degree Level.
• Successful completion of/will to work towards a leadership and development programme (equivalent to the Internal Band 6 Leadership and Development programme).

Desirable

• Level 4 ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Safeguarding and the relevance of these to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Knowledge of ethical issues
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Experience of mentorship and ability to identify learning and development needs

Desirable

• Experience of managing a clinical area
• Knowledge of the PDPR Process
• Evidence of working at Band 7
• Experience of budgetary management

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Preston

Preston

PR2 9HT

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