Senior Staff Nurse - Eagle Ward

Job overview

We are looking for experienced renal nurses or experienced Band 6 nurses that are looking for a new speciality and we can help you develop your renal knowledge!

We offer a rotation across our 14 bedded acute inpatient ward and 10 bedded haemodialysis day unit.  This rotation is supported by dedicated practice facilitators who will help supervise and offer clinical supervision to ensure you develop your skills with competence and confidence.

Our inpatient and day case activity affords more flexibility with rostering and offers a better work life balance.  Flexible working applications are considered.

Eagle Ward as a whole provides nursing staff with the chance to develop and enhance essential high dependency skills, management of critical blood pressure anomalies and fluid balance disturbances as well as the development of complex dialysis and transplantation skills.  We have established a robust educational programme including comprehensive specialist workbooks, a renal foundation course and a degree and masters module that enable you to continually develop both your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families.
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse
• To follow and demonstrate the Trust Values, Expected Behaviours and Core Values of Compassion in Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012) and adhere to the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct (NMC 2015)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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