Sister/Charge Nurse - Renal Dialysis | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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Are you an experienced renal nurse ready to lead at scale?

We are looking for an ambitious, resilient, and clinically excellent Team Leader to join the St Charles Dialysis Centre—the largest renal dialysis unit in the United Kingdom.

Operating with 66 stations as a crucial satellite hub of the prestigious West London Renal and Transplant Centre, our unit delivers life-sustaining care to a diverse community. This is your opportunity to lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where your leadership directly impacts patient outcomes every day.

As a Team Leader, you will balance clinical expertise with operational management. You will oversee daily shift allocations, ensure the highest standards of infection control, and mentor a team of staff nurses and dialysis assistants. You will be the clinical anchor on the floor, ensuring that our multi-shift rotas run smoothly, safely, and efficiently.

We have a 1 Full-Time Position (37.5hrs) position available. The successful applicant will join our established nurse led team. By becoming a team leader, you will lead a team and you will play an integral role in maintaining and developing a centre of clinical excellence and work in an environment that meets the needs of both clients and team members.

The successful candidate is expected to be flexible and able to work shift patterns to accommodate the service needs. 

• To lead a group of nurses within their team in the haemodialysis unit and carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.

• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care for a team of patients. Team leader should assist in the assessment of deteriorating patient and have the ability to recognise if admission is needed and if so where and liaise with appropriate department.

• Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care, ensuring that all staff document accurate, relevant and timely information in the patient records.

• To undertake nursing haemodialysis procedures at a basic and more complex level. Manual dexterity required to connect and disconnect haemodialysis line.

• Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy including the haemodialysis Patient Group Directions.

• Ensure registered nurses within their team monitor patients, evaluating treatment, altering haemodialysis prescription as per guidelines to meet the Trust and National Standards.

• For full information, please see the attached Job Derscription.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview. 

 

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. 

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026