Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a experienced Band 6 /7 registered nurse looking to expand their management and leadership skills in running a nurse-led haemodialysis satellite unit  This post is for  37.5 hours a week based in Buckland hospital 

The working times are  06:30-18:30 when working clinically otherwise  06:30 till 16:30 /17:30  These times will change due to service needs. This is on rostered basis including weekends and on call Monday to Saturday and bank holidays

We are looking for an individual who is experienced in haemodialysis and had some management/leadership experience. Within this role you will be managing a small team and be responsible for cohort of dialysis patients.

The unit currently has 46 patients doing three times a week dialysis Monday to Saturday morning and afternoon 

The main duties of this role include providing leadership and support to dialysis unit team in delivering haemodialysis treatment to patients . This will include undertaking patients clinical assessments which includes  fluid status,  treatment prescriptions, anaemia, transplant and diabetes management.

 The post holder will be expected to do on-call and if needed support other units across East and West Kent

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership to the unit team, ensuring high standards of research based practice and clinical care.

 The post holder will use teaching, facilitation and supervisory skills to develop and maintain safe competent practice within a clinical environment conducive to reflective practice

Management of staff  including sickness management, rostering of staff, performance reviews along with being responsible for finance including management of unit budget and the health and safety .

The post holder will be the first point of contact for patients and relatives and will be responsible for the management of complaints, care and management of the dialysis patients and will be liaising with patient transport.

To ensure that the nursing staff within areas of responsibility in the dialysis unit  are developed to offer a professional, skilled, competent and quality service  . To ensure standards and service requirements are met within the home dialysis department 

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.