Renal Unit Leader

at  Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking to recruit a Renal Unit Leader for the Renal Unit based at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. The role of Renal Unit Leader is pivotal within the team and we are therefore looking for someone who has strong leadership skills, a proactive approach to problem solving, a can do attitude, the ability to respond quickly to challenges, excellent haemodialysis skills and has extensive experience of providing a high standard of autonomous professional, effective patient centred care within this speciality.
Assesses clinical care, haemodialysis treatment plans, using multiple tools to identify quality and patient safety risks.
Mitigates safety risks to prevent avoidable harm to patients and participates in divisional risk management.
Manages the investigation of all clinical incidents ensuring learning occurs across the team to prevent future occurrences.
To ensure that confidentiality for patients and staff is maintained in all areas and that staff adhere to the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and the Caldicott Principles.
To ensure that there are high standards of documentation and care planning in all areas of practice and documentation standards are consistent across all areas.
Ensure that there are systems in place to capture feedback from patients/carers/ relatives.
Is responsible for a team of nursing and non-nursing ward assigned staff within their clinical area and is responsible for all aspects of staff performance including sickness/ absence and capability.
Is responsible for the ward/clinical area pay and non-pay budget.
Is responsible for undertaking acuity & dependency, as well as establishment reviews of their clinical area.
Is responsible for appraising all staff annually, and ensuring that they have the necessary skills to deliver their role
Engages in staff experience questionnaires and works with the team to ensure that teamwork is conducive to team dynamic.
Is responsible for meeting the educational /training needs of the nursing team.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
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