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Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (XR07)
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Dewsbury
On-site
GBP 46,000 - 53,000
Full time
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Band 7 at the Dewsbury Dialysis Unit. We seek an enthusiastic renal nurse with extensive experience in management, renal disease, and leadership to join our team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, delivering high-quality patient care.
Qualifications
- Extensive post-registration experience and managerial skills required.
- Ability to perform and teach haemodialysis, including care of renal failure patients.
- Non-medical prescriber qualification is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Oversee management of the ward/department and nursing team.
- Ensure effective care programming and financial management.
- Provide leadership and implement clinical practice standards.
Skills
Education
Job description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Band 7 based at our Dewsbury Dialysis Unit. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, dynamic and experienced renal nurse with excellent communication skills. For further information/informal visit please contact Matron Suzanne Cuthbert, Abdominal Medicine & Surgery on 0113 2064947 or email: Suzanne.cuthbert2@nhs.net
Main duties of the jobApplicants should have extensive post registration experience, significant experience within a leadership role, including the management and leadership of a team, and substantial renal disease management experience. They will have knowledge, and recent practice, of the care of adults with both end stage and acute renal failure, including the ability to perform and teach haemodialysis. Possession of a recognised teaching/assessing qualification is essential, while a non-medical prescriber qualification (or willingness to complete within 6 months), relevant degree and post-registration renal qualification are all desirable. We offer an individualised, in-service, induction programme supported by the Renal Unit Clinical Education Team. Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and is rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and most vibrant cities in the North.
About usThe Leeds Renal Services lies within the Abdominal Medicine Surgery (AMS) Clinical Service unit at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust. The renal service receives referrals for adults for the management and treatment of disorders of the kidney. The spectrum of disease ranges from mild disorders to life threatening conditions. All the renal consultants see patients with general nephrological problems and, in addition, have their own special interests. The main renal unit is at St James's University Hospital, where inpatient, outpatient, pre-dialysis, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplantation services are provided. Nurse-led outpatient clinics also take place at St James's. The sub-regional kidney transplant service for West, East and North Yorkshire is located at St James's University Hospital. Thank you for considering your career with us in Renal Services, Abdominal Medicine & Surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details Date posted04 June 2025
Pay schemeAgenda for change
BandBand 7
Salary£46,148 to £52,809 a year
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time, Flexible working
Reference numberC9298-AMS-321
Job locationsMid Yorkshire Teaching N H S Trust
Halifax Road
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13 4HS
Job description Job responsibilities
The Jobholder will carry 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the ward/department. Providing both management and professional leadership for the nursing team. The job holder is responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes are maintained to a high standard. Managing the administrative and financial aspects of the ward. The job holder will ensure cost-effective use of resources.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Degree (desirable)
Experience
At least 18 months at Junior Sister level or equivalent
Evidence of managerial development
Clinical audit and standard setting
Service development and or change management (desirable)
Budgetary management experience
Skills
Influencing and negotiation
Communication
Clinical Leadership
Teaching
Management
Recruitment and Selection
Knowledge
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Ability to manage and identify stress in self and others
THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centered
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together a wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate, we are working differently, innovating and driving change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and well-being, and the work of WYAAT and each individual trust supports that ambition.
CORE VALUES
Commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.
Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members, and encouraging a positive and creative working environment.
Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others within the team.
CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Preceptorship skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills.
Understanding of research-based practice research conscious
Team player
Learn from lessons learned from users' complaints.
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control.
Ability to always act professionally at all times.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks
Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational structures
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
- Work with Matron to lead the development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Corporate Nursing business plans.
- Provide a clinical lead and role model to the nursing team by delivering high-quality care as an expert practitioner.
- Set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Maintain a safe working environment.
- Supervise and maintain accurate records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Ensure the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies.
- Promote evidence-based practice wherever possible.
- Work with Matron to ensure that clinical governance processes at the ward/dept level encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care.
- Support the implementation of benchmarking using the Essence of care, in line with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust approach
- Work with Infection Control to monitor the environment to maintain and raise standards.
- Acts in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Code of conduct
- Ensure management of clinical services and efficient redeployment of staff according to service needs
Education and Training
- Ensure all staff have an individual performance development plan
- Ensure all nursing staff maintain mandatory training requirement
- Ensure implementation of the Trusts Study Leave policy
- Ensure the induction and development of staff
- Promote a positive learning environment within the clinical area
- Maintain detailed and accurate records regarding staff education and attendance management
Leadership
- Provide leadership to the clinical team and, working with Matron, develop new roles/ways of working.
- Delegate and empower staff without abdicating overall, continuing responsibility.
- Line manages the nursing team, including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning
- Supervise staff rostering, ensuring adequate skill mix.
- Monitor the use of bank and agency.
- Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
- Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate.
- Deliver an effective quality service with budgetary constraints.
- Deputise for Matron in their absence.
HEALTH AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.
INFECTION CONTROL
The job holder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, particularly by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The job holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback.
TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The jobholder must take responsibility, in agreement with his/her line manager, for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Matron
All grades of nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Facilities staff
Members of Clinical Management Team
Job description Job responsibilitiesThe Jobholder will carry 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the ward/department. Providing both management and professional leadership for the nursing team. The job holder is responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes are maintained to a high standard. Managing the administrative and financial aspects of the ward. The job holder will ensure cost-effective use of resources.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Degree (desirable)
Experience
At least 18 months at Junior Sister level or equivalent
Evidence of managerial development
Clinical audit and standard setting
Service development and or change management (desirable)
Budgetary management experience
Skills
Influencing and negotiation
Communication
Clinical Leadership
Teaching
Management
Recruitment and Selection
Knowledge
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Ability to manage and identify stress in self and others
THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centered
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together a wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate, we are working differently, innovating and driving change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and well-being, and the work of WYAAT and each individual trust supports that ambition.
CORE VALUES
Commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.
Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members, and encouraging a positive and creative working environment.
Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others within the team.
CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Preceptorship skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills.
Understanding of research-based practice research conscious
Team player
Learn from lessons learned from users' complaints.
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control.
Ability to always act professionally at all times.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks
Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational structures
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
- Work with Matron to lead the development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Corporate Nursing business plans.
- Provide a clinical lead and role model to the nursing team by delivering high-quality care as an expert practitioner.
- Set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Maintain a safe working environment.
- Supervise and maintain accurate records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Ensure the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies.
- Promote evidence-based practice wherever possible.
- Work with Matron to ensure that clinical governance processes at the ward/dept level encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care.
- Support the implementation of benchmarking using the Essence of care, in line with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust approach
- Work with Infection Control to monitor the environment to maintain and raise standards.
- Acts in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Code of conduct
- Ensure management of clinical services and efficient redeployment of staff according to service needs
Education and Training
- Ensure all staff have an individual performance development plan
- Ensure all nursing staff maintain mandatory training requirement
- Ensure implementation of the Trusts Study Leave policy
- Ensure the induction and development of staff
- Promote a positive learning environment within the clinical area
- Maintain detailed and accurate records regarding staff education and attendance management
Leadership
- Provide leadership to the clinical team and, working with Matron, develop new roles/ways of working.
- Delegate and empower staff without abdicating overall, continuing responsibility.
- Line manages the nursing team, including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning
- Supervise staff rostering, ensuring adequate skill mix.
- Monitor the use of bank and agency.
- Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
- Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate.
- Deliver an effective quality service with budgetary constraints.
- Deputise for Matron in their absence.
HEALTH AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.
INFECTION CONTROL
The job holder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, particularly by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The job holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback.
TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The jobholder must take responsibility, in agreement with his/her line manager, for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Matron
All grades of nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Facilities staff
Members of Clinical Management Team
Person Specification Other Criteria Essential- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
- Leadership and management skills
- Effective communication skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Preceptorship skills
- Organisational skills
- Extensive post registration experience.
- Significant experience within a leadership role or equivalent
- Experience of managing and leading a team and substantial renal disease management experience.
- Knowledge, and recent practice, of the care of adults with both end stage and acute renal failure, including the ability to perform and teach haemodialysis.
- Audit & Standard setting
- Budget management
- Clinical experience within the speciality
- Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas (Level 1 or 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Degree in Nursing or related subject or equivalent professional experience
- Evidence of effective professional and leadership development
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Non-medical prescriber qualification (or willingness to complete within 6 months)
- Post-registration renal qualification
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
- Leadership and management skills
- Effective communication skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Preceptorship skills
- Organisational skills
- Extensive post registration experience.
- Significant experience within a leadership role or equivalent
- Experience of managing and leading a team and substantial renal disease management experience.
- Knowledge, and recent practice, of the care of adults with both end stage and acute renal failure, including the ability to perform and teach haemodialysis.
- Audit & Standard setting
- Budget management
- Clinical experience within the speciality
- Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas (Level 1 or 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Degree in Nursing or related subject or equivalent professional experience
- Evidence of effective professional and leadership development
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Non-medical prescriber qualification (or willingness to complete within 6 months)
- Post-registration renal qualification
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer nameLeeds Teaching Hospitals
AddressMid Yorkshire Teaching N H S Trust
Halifax Road
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13 4HS
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer nameLeeds Teaching Hospitals
AddressMid Yorkshire Teaching N H S Trust
Halifax Road
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13 4HS
Employer's website
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