Unit Manager - Renal (Kendal Satellite Unit)

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to be in the position to advertise a Senior Nurse opportunity with renal services and to provide leadership in a key area of the service.
Kendal Dialysis Unit Manager, based within Westmorland General hospital situated in the beautiful Lake District.
We are seeking tomorrow’s nurse leaders to join our friendly Renal team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Where our speciality makes us exciting, ambitious and forward thinking and we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our senior team. This exciting opportunity will allow you to work alongside multidisciplinary colleagues devoted to improving care quality and enhancing the patient’s experience.
You must be able to lead, support and motivate a team to provide the highest quality patient care and show evidence of effective leadership, organisational and communication skills. Experience within this specialty would be advantageous and i n return we can offer a huge commitment to your ongoing training and development which will be tailored to meet your individual needs.
We welcome all enquiries. N.B. Alternative renal opportunities are available at band 5/6 level. Please contact Matron Lisa Morris on 07842 634350 for further information .
You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a unit in an effective and efficient manner. You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth. You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.
You must have recent experience of working in a senior nurse role and must be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge and skills in caring for Renal patients. You will be knowledgeable regarding the specialty, plus fully understand governance and its importance in promoting and maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff and proactively monitor and feedback compliance
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients . Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done . You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
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