Renal Dialysis Unit Team Leader

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

The post holder has responsibility for the daily management of the departmentwhich involves coordinating patient care, timely and appropriate interventions anddeployment of staff to provide a high standard of nursing care to all RDU patients.o Has continuing first line management responsibility for a team of nursing andsupport staff managing sickness and absence and ensuring team members haveidentified development needs and a development plan.o The post holder will also provide a clinical nursing service, demonstrating throughpractice, the desired model of care for all grades of nursing staff. As a seniorclinical nurse, the team leader is responsible for the assessment of care needs,the development, implementation and evaluation of family centred programmes ofcare and is accountable for the quality of care delivered within the departmentenvironment by the department nursing team.o Works collaboratively and co-operatively with the Matron and Head of Nursingto develop services and takes responsibility for implementing the nursing strategyfor RDU.o Takes responsibility for co-ordinating and ensuring timely responses to clinicalincidents and complaint

Main duties of the job

Act as a role model and support for junior staff and act as a senior resource for expert clinical advice when dealing with issues such as child protection concerns, deteriorating patient.
Continually monitor standards of care and lead the improvement of care. Be responsible for benchmarking, audit and research within the department and encourage a culture of shared governance.
Promote and maintain a culture of patient and staff incident reporting in accordance with Trust Guidelines.
Be responsible for planning and implementing care and act in a supervisory role to junior staff. Develop and implement standards of care and practice within the department and ensure they are maintained and monitored consistently.
Maximise best use of clinical resources, monitor and evaluate patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements, take responsibility for initiating improvements
Be responsible for effective communication within team and department, disseminate team brief and other relevant information
Liaise with multidisciplinary teams regarding the care of patients, participate in case conferences as required and ensure effective communication when dealing with child protection concerns.

About us

As an organisation which uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service, the Trust complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice.
The Trust is pro-diversity and anti-discrimination. Trust policies prohibit discrimination, victimisation, bullying or harassment. The Trust is committed to treating people equally, whether they are patients, colleagues, suppliers or other customers.
The Trust is committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Staff should apply the values of respect, excellence, innovation, togetherness and openness in all that they do to ensure that Alder Hey truly belongs to everyone.
Within the NHS, good patient care is reliant on the availability of complete, accurate, relevant and timely data. The quality of information can limit the capability to make operational decisions about the way care is planned, managed and undertaken.
Alder hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
You must comply with all Trust policies and procedures and attend all necessary mandatory training.
As an employee of the Trust you will be accountable for the data entered into records and systems.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

411-MED-25-7172062

Job locations

Alderhey

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake any other duties as appropriate to the grade as delegated by the Matron, Head of Nursing or Service manager
Comply with all Trust Policies including: - Promotion of Health and Safety in the workplace. All employees are expected to observe this policy in their behaviour to the public and fellow employees
All individuals will have some risk management responsibilities with which you are required to comply, for details of your responsibilities please refer to the current Risk management strategy which is available on the intranet and in the local strategies folder.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake any other duties as appropriate to the grade as delegated by the Matron, Head of Nursing or Service manager
Comply with all Trust Policies including: - Promotion of Health and Safety in the workplace. All employees are expected to observe this policy in their behaviour to the public and fellow employees
All individuals will have some risk management responsibilities with which you are required to comply, for details of your responsibilities please refer to the current Risk management strategy which is available on the intranet and in the local strategies folder.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

oRegistered Nurse (Child)
oSound clinical knowledge
oMentorship in Practice or equivalent
PLS

Desirable

Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience.

Experience of

Essential

oSignificant experience in a renal department/ acute paediatric setting with experience at Band 6 or above.
oEvidence of managing and coordinating a shift (Nurse in charge)
oEvidence of further professional development / expanded roles relevant to paediatric emergency care or acute setting.
oExperience of HR management/ issues
oExperience of resource management and able to manage resources effectively
Renal course

Knowledge of

Essential

oKnowledge of Professional, Departmental and NHS issues
oKnowledge of Trust and Corporate plans and agenda
oExperience of managing change, including participation in service development projects
oAwareness and understanding of confidentiality

Skills

Essential

oAble to communicate with all grades of staff and across the MDT and evidence of assertiveness, negotiating and organisational skills.
oProven clinical expertise
oAble to work on own initiative, lead and motivate the team
oExcellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal especially in difficult and stressful situations.

Personal Attributes

Essential

oAble to work 24/7 to meet the demands of the department.
oProven leadership skills and experience of managing a team and/or evidence of management/supervisor training.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

oRegistered Nurse (Child)
oSound clinical knowledge
oMentorship in Practice or equivalent
PLS

Desirable

Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience.

Experience of

Essential

oSignificant experience in a renal department/ acute paediatric setting with experience at Band 6 or above.
oEvidence of managing and coordinating a shift (Nurse in charge)
oEvidence of further professional development / expanded roles relevant to paediatric emergency care or acute setting.
oExperience of HR management/ issues
oExperience of resource management and able to manage resources effectively
Renal course

Knowledge of

Essential

oKnowledge of Professional, Departmental and NHS issues
oKnowledge of Trust and Corporate plans and agenda
oExperience of managing change, including participation in service development projects
oAwareness and understanding of confidentiality

Skills

Essential

oAble to communicate with all grades of staff and across the MDT and evidence of assertiveness, negotiating and organisational skills.
oProven clinical expertise
oAble to work on own initiative, lead and motivate the team
oExcellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal especially in difficult and stressful situations.

Personal Attributes

Essential

oAble to work 24/7 to meet the demands of the department.
oProven leadership skills and experience of managing a team and/or evidence of management/supervisor training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).