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Job summary

Main area
Renal - CAPD
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover - Flexible working pattern, early, middle and twilight)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-8330711NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust
Town
Reading
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/10/2026 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Staff Nurse (Renal Windsor) - FT 12 mths

NHS AfC: Band 6

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Senior Staff Nurse (Renal Windsor) - FT 12 mths - Maternity Cover

We are looking for forward thinking, dynamic and enthusiastic individual who has proven experience renal haemodialysis with evidence of leadership and management, and who has Advance Renal Nursing qualification and is working towards leadership competencies.

We will support you through the Senior Staff Nurse Development pathway. Opportunities for further academic education are always supported within the renal department.

Main duties of the job

We are offering an opportunity for a motivated individual with the drive and enthusiasm to develop as a Senior Staff Nurse in Windsor Dialysis Unit.  You will be fully supported in your development.

You must have a proven track record of progressive leadership and development. Be an effective role model, self-motivated, passionate in your job, is driven and adaptable to cope with continuously changing services.

You should possess excellent communication skills, be visible and accessible with quality and standards as your priority. You will need to be flexible, learn to be resilient in order to cope with the demands of the role. In addition you must be adaptable to change and influence your team members to enable you to implement and evaluate change in working environment.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading’s biggest employer.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC)
  • First Level degree (HEI Level 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist post-graduate education
  • Qualifications, or training relevant to speciality area / clinical practice
  • Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
  • Leadership course / qualification
  • Registered with NMC as an Independent / Supplementary Prescriber (if required within the service) or willing to undertake training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of managing a varying aspects of a patient’s care within a Renal Speciality
  • Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff
  • Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and co-ordinate the provision of care
  • Able to demonstrate ability to deliver training and education to patients
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of developing and implementing policies and protocols
  • Demonstrate an awareness of risk management

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable evidence clinical skills required within service / speciality
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information from patient assessment and interventions, and freedom to act in managing patients ‘care
  • Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
  • To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner
  • Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance
  • Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development & support of others
  • Demonstrates attitudes and behaviours which reflect the organisational CARE values and role model these to others.
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the principles of effective budgetary management

Other

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of well-developed IT sills using a wide range of programmes / packages
  • Good time management skills and flexible approach to work.
  • Able to meet the physical demands of the role such as moving and handling of patients, operating and maintaining clinical and training equipment.
  • Able to apply and sustain mental effort required to carry out detailed work requiring high levels of concentration, attention to detail and effective time management.
  • Ability to work under own initiative to add value and contribute to business success.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Barbara Harris
Job title
Lead Nurse for Renal Home Therapies
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8555
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