• Job Description

  Req#: C9361-25-0422?language=en&page=744&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader - Haemodialysis who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The renal service at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is recognised as a specialist referral centre for renal medicine serving most of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and parts of Essex.

  Dialysis facilities in places such as :

  • St Albans City Hospital
  • Chiltern Kidney Centre, Dunstable
  • Bedford Dialysis Unit
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

  At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will promote high standards of professional practice and high quality care delivery within Trust and department policies, protocols andguidelines.

  You will deputise for the Senior Sister and/or Charge Nurse in their absencewith regard to the operational management of clinical service delivery at unit level.

  Within your role, you will utilise effective communication methods with nursing and medical colleagues, patients and visitors in ways that are consistent with their level of understanding, culture and background.

  You will also need to ensure that legislation, policies and procedures are applied correctly within the renal department.

  About us

  At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

  We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

  We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

  We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

  Details

  Date posted

  25 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum - pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  11 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  361-7257160

  Job locations

  Bedford Dialysis Unit

  Napier Road

  Bedford

  MK41 0QR

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level.
  • Relevant clinical post-registration education to include a recognised renal course and mentorship qualification.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning.

  Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership training / development.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience caring for patients requiring renal nursing.

  Desirable

  • Involvement in audit / research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences.
  • Advanced skills in quality assurance of patient dialysis treatment.

  Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate a team
  • Demonstrates a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department.
  • Ability to liaise and work with the multidisciplinary team, making recommendations to enhance the smooth running and management of the unit.

  Desirable

  • Representing Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence.
  • Understanding of scheduling and capacity.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Has an understanding of managing a busy dialysis unit
  • Awareness of current developments in pre and post registration nursing
  • Understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues.
  • Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives / innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety

  Desirable

  • Computer literate - relevant to renal department.
  • Understanding of expenditure and budget management

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level.
  • Relevant clinical post-registration education to include a recognised renal course and mentorship qualification.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning.

  Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership training / development.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience caring for patients requiring renal nursing.

  Desirable

  • Involvement in audit / research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences.
  • Advanced skills in quality assurance of patient dialysis treatment.

  Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate a team
  • Demonstrates a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department.
  • Ability to liaise and work with the multidisciplinary team, making recommendations to enhance the smooth running and management of the unit.

  Desirable

  • Representing Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence.
  • Understanding of scheduling and capacity.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Has an understanding of managing a busy dialysis unit
  • Awareness of current developments in pre and post registration nursing
  • Understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues.
  • Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives / innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety

  Desirable

  • Computer literate - relevant to renal department.
  • Understanding of expenditure and budget management

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications 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 Registration

  Applicants 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 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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications 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 Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

  Address

  Bedford Dialysis Unit

  Napier Road

  Bedford

  MK41 0QR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

  Address

  Bedford Dialysis Unit

  Napier Road

  Bedford

  MK41 0QR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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