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Job summary

Main area
Renal Heamodialysis
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Saturday, would consider 30 hours)
Job ref
190-0499-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town
Chesterfield
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
17/07/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Chesterfield Satellite unit is a 12 bedded Unit providing care for 62 haemodialysis patients Monday - Saturday, being part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, but being based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

To develop and provide specialised programmes of nursing care to a diverse range of patients in a satellite haemodialysis unit,  and provide support to carers on the unit. You will lead a team of qualified, support and student team members. You will take charge of the ward/department regularly. To support the Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse in ensuring the highest standard and quality of nursing care is delivered. The applicant should be already be a Non Medical Prescriber or willing to undertake and develop skills to provide enhanced patient care.

Main duties of the job

  • To deliver high quality patient care, acting as a role model for nursing practice across the Specialty of  Renal and the Trust.
  • To provide clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the speciality. To act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for patients, carers and Healthcare Professionals.
  • To work within the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of optimal care throughout all  aspects of the patients care pathway and in all clinical settings.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered on part 1 of the NMC register
  • Current NMC registration
  • Evidence of post registered education relevent to role competancies
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Current haemodialysis competencies
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced renal module or working towards
  • NMP
  • Postgraduate Certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of caring for Renal patients
  • Current experience of working with haemodialysis patients

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage change
  • Effective communication skills
  • Proven leadership skills

Other Factors

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet needs of service and patient care
  • Excellent role model for all healthcare professionals

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kate Anderson
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 30 55084
Additional information

Keziah Maina 

Senior Sister 

01246 512 626

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