Sister/Charge Nurse - Renal ADU

NHS; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bradford is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse for the Acute Dialysis Unit. The role involves managing patient care, supporting junior staff, and ensuring effective leadership within the team. Candidates should have significant haemodialysis experience and strong management skills. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with a multidisciplinary team and contribute to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Haemodialysis required.
• Demonstrable Management and Leadership Skill.

Responsibilities

• Dialyse acute ill patients and coordinate shifts.
• Support junior staff and work with the MDT team.
• Participate in audits and manage stock.

Skills

Management and Leadership Skill

IV Skills

Effective listening

Time Management

Haemodialysis Skill

Education

RN

Mentorship/Preceptorship ENB 998 or 6590

Degree level Courses applicable to specialist area

Renal Course (ENB 136)

Management qualification

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sister/Charge Nurse - Renal ADU

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Closing Date:01.06.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 02.06.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 09.06.25

• This post is based in the Acute Dialysis Unit in Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• The post holder will be working within a 6 stations Acute unit, which provides care for dialysis patients who are currently inpatient.
• Able to assess and plan care of the patient at each session and know how to escalate and direct any problems to the appropriate team
• Expected to work opposite the senior sister to provide senior cover at all time.
• Will be beneficial if the post holder has knowledge and experience of taking charge of the service
• No direct budgetary
• An ability to rationalise resource requirements in the interest of patient management.
• Will be required to supervise qualified and unqualified staff on a day-to-day basis as directed by the Senior Nurse
• Has a responsibility for ensuring cost effective staff utilisation in line with the workload requirements.
• The post holder is expected to provide support for Senior Registered Nurse, Hospital Management and other health care professionals, providing support and leadership for junior staff

Main duties of the job

• dialyse acute ill patients
• coordinate a shift
• be charge of the service in the absence of the senior sister
• support the junior staff
• work with the MDT team ( renal consultant, renal registrar, the renal ward, the home therapy service, others wards, the St Luke's Dialysis Unit, Skipton Dialysis Unit and other services)
• Assist the renal team ( consultant, registrar and vascular access nurse) with procedures like vascular access insertion and removal.
• be part of audit, trials
• able to order stocks and has be aware of stock rotation
• support the senior sister with the health roster and ensure there is a skill mix of staff for a safe delivery of patients' care.
• Participate and attend clinical and organisational meeting in the absence of the senior nurse.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviors we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

The appointed candidate will have to support the unit manager with doing audit, able to do a safe health roster with the correct skill mix. Also the appointed candidate must be able to work opposite the unit manager for a safe and effective leadership cover of the service.

The unit manager and the appointed candidate must be able to support and cover each other when annual leave is taken.

The appointed candidate will be expected to work closely with the unit manager.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant experience in Haemodialysis
• Demonstrable Management and Leadership Skill

Skills

• IV Skills: Phlebotomy and drug administration and cannulation
• Good verbal and written command of English,
• Effective listening and interpersonal skills
• Time Management Experience
• Haemodialysis Skill

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the NHS Plan and related National Service Frameworks
• Good verbal and written command of English

Qualifications

• RN
• Mentorship/Preceptorship ENB 998 or 6590(SLIP)/ working towards
• Degree level Courses applicable to specialist area or working towards
• Renal Course (ENB 136)
• A management qualification or commitment to undertake as soon as possible

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.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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