Division: Medicine Speciality: RenalJob Title: Senior Staff NurseBand: Band 6Location: ward 124 (renal)Hours of Duty: 37.5 hrs a weekManagerially accountable to: Sister/Charge NurseProfessionally accountable to: Sister/Charge NurseKey Relationships: Junior Sister / Charge Nurse Senior Staff Nurse for Quality Ward TeamOther wards and Departments

Renal Department Ward 124 based at Royal Stoke

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 6 Nurse to work on Ward 124 within a busy Renal Department. The ward comprises of 28 beds which include 2 higher monitoring beds and 4 Assessment trolleys.

The team is cohesive and professional with a genuine interest and passion for providing a high standard of patient care. If you are looking for a new challenge, then this innovative unit will provide you with the opportunities for professional development and an exciting and rewarding career in Renal Nursing. strong leadership potential is a desirable quality, as is the ability to delegate effectively.

Essential Criteria:

• Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years experience
• Experience with Haemodialysis/ Peritoneal Dialysis

Desirable:

• Student Assessor
• Leadership qualities

Main duties of the job

Role Summary

• The Post holder will be responsible for the assessment of the needs, development of programmes of care, and for the implementation and evaluation of these programmes for patients and their relatives.
• To provide a high standard of clinical nursing within the ward / department
• To manage a group of patients
• To take charge of the ward when rostered and assessed as competent to take on the roles and responsibilities of leadership and supervision
• To act as a role model to Students and Clinical Support Workers
• To present a positive, professional image of the organisation and of the nursing team

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us.We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours.We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.You can select your preferences upon application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to recount/discuss the requirements for high standard of care

Desirable

• RN with 2 years experience
• Student Assessor
• Leadership Qualities
• Renal / Haemodialysis

Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Renal Team

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

UHNM

Newcastle Road

Stoke - on-Trent

ST4 6QG

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205-6500600