Sister/Charge Nurse - Renal Dialysis in City of London

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Are you an experienced renal nurse ready to lead at scale?

We are looking for an ambitious, resilient, and clinically excellent Team Leader to join the St Charles Dialysis Centre—the largest renal dialysis unit in the United Kingdom.

Operating with 66 stations as a crucial satellite hub of the prestigious West London Renal and Transplant Centre, our unit delivers life-sustaining care to a diverse community. This is your opportunity to lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where your leadership directly impacts patient outcomes every day.

As a Team Leader, you will balance clinical expertise with operational management. You will oversee daily shift allocations, ensure the highest standards of infection control, and mentor a team of staff nurses and dialysis assistants. You will be the clinical anchor on the floor, ensuring that our multi-shift rotas run smoothly, safely, and efficiently.

We have a 1 Full-Time Position (37.5hrs) position available. The successful applicant will join our established nurse led team. By becoming a team leader, you will lead a team and you will play an integral role in maintaining and developing a centre of clinical excellence and work in an environment that meets the needs of both clients and team members.

The successful candidate is expected to be flexible and able to work shift patterns to accommodate the service needs.

Main duties of the job

• To lead a group of nurses within their team in the haemodialysis unit and carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care for a team of patients. Team leader should assist in the assessment of deteriorating patient and have the ability to recognise if admission is needed and if so where and liaise with appropriate department.
• Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care, ensuring that all staff document accurate, relevant and timely information in the patient records.
• To undertake nursing haemodialysis procedures at a basic and more complex level. Manual dexterity required to connect and disconnect haemodialysis line.
• Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy including the haemodialysis Patient Group Directions.
• Ensure registered nurses within their team monitor patients, evaluating treatment, altering haemodialysis prescription as per guidelines to meet the Trust and National Standards.
• For full information, please see the attached Job Derscription.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Education/qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience

Experience

• Extensive experience in haemodialysis.
• Supervision of junior staff

Skills

• Organisation, administrative and management skills.
• Ability to lead a team
• Competency in medication administration including IV drugs
• IT skills including use of email and office packages.
• Ability to appraise staff or willingness to learn
• Good Knowledge of our new IT system-Cerner

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Name Ann Karanja Job title Head Nurse Email address ann.karanja@nhs.net Telephone number 0203 704 6525 Additional information

St Charles Dialysis unit

2nd Floor East Pavillion

St Charles Centre for Health & Wellbeing

Exmoor Street

W10 6DZ.

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