Senior Staff Nurse (Renal Windsor) - Ft 12 Mths

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse (Renal Windsor) for a 12-month maternity cover in the Windsor Dialysis Unit. The role requires proven renal haemodialysis experience and leadership potential, with Advance Renal Nursing qualification and ongoing leadership development.

You will be supported through the Senior Staff Nurse Development pathway, with opportunities for further education within the renal department and a commitment to high quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC).
• First Level degree (HEI Level 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession.
• Desirable: Specialist post-graduate education.
• Desirable: Leadership training or qualification.
• Desirable: Independent/Supplementary Prescriber training or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop staff within the Windsor Renal Dialysis Unit.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality patient care and clinical governance.
• Provide training and education to patients and colleagues.
• Influence and implement changes in service delivery.

Skills

Clinical skills

Clinical governance

CPD commitment

Communication skills

Teamwork

Decision making

IT skills

Time management

Resilience

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

Renal dialysis equipment

Job description

Job summary

Senior Staff Nurse (Renal Windsor) - FT 12 mths - Maternity Cover

We are looking for forward thinking, dynamic and enthusiastic individual who has proven experience renal haemodialysis with evidence of leadership and management, and who has Advance Renal Nursing qualification and is working towards leadership competencies.

We will support you through the Senior Staff Nurse Development pathway. Opportunities for further academic education are always supported within the renal department.

Main duties of the job

We are offering an opportunity for a motivated individual with the drive and enthusiasm to develop as a Senior Staff Nurse in Windsor Dialysis Unit. You will be fully supported in your development.

You must have a proven track record of progressive leadership and development. Be an effective role model, self-motivated, passionate in your job, is driven and adaptable to cope with continuously changing services.

You should possess excellent communication skills, be visible and accessible with quality and standards as your priority. You will need to be flexible, learn to be resilient in order to cope with the demands of the role. In addition you must be adaptable to change and influence your team members to enable you to implement and evaluate change in working environment.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Details

Date posted: 14 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 193-8330711NCG

Closing date: 27 October 2026

Person Specification

• Essential: Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC)
• Essential: First Level degree (HEI Level 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
• Desirable: Specialist post-graduate education
• Desirable: Qualifications, or training relevant to speciality area / clinical practice
• Desirable: Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
• Desirable: Leadership course / qualification
• Desirable: Registered with NMC as an Independent / Supplementary Prescriber (if required within the service) or willing to undertake training

Experience

• Essential: Demonstrable experience of managing a varying aspects of a patient's care within a Renal Speciality
• Essential: Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff
• Essential: Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and co-ordinate the provision of care
• Essential: Able to demonstrate ability to deliver training and education to patients
• Desirable: Experience of developing and implementing policies and protocols
• Desirable: Demonstrate an awareness of risk management

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Essential: Demonstrable evidence clinical skills required within service / speciality
• Essential: Ability to analyse and interpret information from patient assessment and interventions, and freedom to act in managing patients 'care
• Essential: Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Essential: Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
• Essential: To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner
• Essential: Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Essential: Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance
• Essential: Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development and support of others
• Essential: Demonstrates attitudes and behaviours which reflect the organisational CARE values and role model these to others.
• Desirable: Understanding of the principles of effective budgetary management

Other

• Essential: Evidence of well-developed IT skills using a wide range of programmes / packages
• Essential: Good time management skills and flexible approach to work.
• Essential: Able to meet the physical demands of the role such as moving and handling of patients, operating and maintaining clinical and training equipment.
• Essential: Able to apply and sustain mental effort required to carry out detailed work requiring high levels of concentration, attention to detail and effective time management.
• Essential: Ability to work under own initiative to add value and contribute to business success.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Lead Nurse for Renal Home Therapies, Barbara Harris, [e-mail], 01183228555

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