Job summary
The Guernsey Dialysis Matron role is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong management skills and a background in renal care. The position involves working closely with both the on island Renal Physician and the Specialist Renal team at Guys and St Thomas' NHS foundation Trust. (GSTT)
The satellite unit operates six days a week with two dialysis sessions each day. The role includes managing Renal Nursing led clinics (Advanced Kidney Care Clinic, Anaemia, Transplant co-ordination, Post transplant, Supportive care), ensuring that the workforce is well staffed and skilled to meet patient needs according to the contract and Standard Operating Procedures.
The hybrid management and clinical role offers unique support from the GSTT team, including regular one on one meetings with the Head of Nursing via MS Teams and biannual face to face visits. Additionally, visiting clinicians from Guys Hospital attend monthly, providing regular opportunities for in person collaboration.
The successful candidate will be warmly welcomed into the team and organisation , with support from the Head of Nursing and the Renal team. The role is ideal for someone who is passionate about renal care and looking for a dynamic and supportive work environment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to be an excellent communicator, confident in taking on responsibility and working autonomously. They will act as a crucial link between the two trusts, ensuring procedures and policies and effectively implemented and that governance is properly managed.
About us
The successful candidate will be warmly welcomed into the team and organisation , with support from the Head of Nursing and the Renal team. The role is ideal for someone who is passionate about renal care and looking for a dynamic and supportive work environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description for a comprehensive understanding of the roles and responsibilities associated with this position. The key responsibilities of this role include managing a small team of nurses with diverse skill sets, overseeing budget management, procuring consumables whilst aligning orders with risk assessments to maintain adequate backup stock, providing exceptional and personalised patient experiences, reviewing and discussing new service requirements with GSTT, ensuring safe and effective management of the Renal cohort on guernsey and maintaining excellent Infection Prevention and Control on the Unit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered Nurse.
- Dialysis and Renal experience
- A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in nursing or a post graduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands.
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working.
- A good understanding of the changing NHS environment.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals. working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills.
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Le Vauquiedor, St Andrews,
Guernsey
GU46UU