Sister / Charge Nurse

We have a secondment for a part time Band 6 Sister post within our Renal unit. You will be an experienced Band 5 or a band 6 nurse looking for a change or an opportunity to shine and show your potential as a future Leader in Nursing care. Cossham Dialysis Unit is a 24 chaired dialysis unit situated within Kingswood. It is a nurse led, outpatient department that provides regular dialysis. Although your primary post will be based at your successful unit; You will be asked to support other areas within the division and especially the other renal units within North Bristol Trust to gain interdisciplinary working, gain knowledge and auditing as well as networking with other teams.

• Radar, complaints
• E-rostering.
• Daily unit management and leading the team with confidence
• Supporting the Senior Sister
• Undertake audits and participate in weekly quality meetings
• Leading board rounds, MDT working
• Having difficult conversations
• Registered nurse with current NMC license to practice.
• Evidence of continued professional development i.e. a professional portfolio and participation in appraisal and development review. recruitment and retention
• To have achieved a recognized teaching & assessing qualification.
• Completion of training for additional clinical skills required in the department
• Evidence of attendance at mandatory training appropriate to the role., A qualified nurse to provide specialist renal nursing care for renal patients. Provide Leadership to a group of staff and manage a patient caseload, providing highly specialised clinical advice within the clinical setting and when appropriate to other professionals within the Trust.
Take charge of the clinical area with responsibility for the clinical assessment of patient care within the specialist renal environment. Be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of specialist renal care, without supervision. Will have responsibility for the day-to-day management issues relating to all aspects of ongoing patient care and unit management in the absence of the unit manager.


• Competence in the use of computers and electronic communication systems or expectation to develop existing skills further as the needs of the service dictate.
• Evidence of an ability to critically appraise and utilize research to maintain and improve patient care.
• Renal and dialysis experience however desirable not essential
A good understanding or working knowledge of band 6 management roles would be advantageous.

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