Refine your search
Band 8a Matron for Renal Dialysis Network
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 3 day(s) ago
Reference: 2383749
Job summary
A rare opportunity to join our Renal Dialysis Network Services in a senior leadership role. This post offers the chance to make a direct and meaningful contribution to safe, high-quality patient care, robust clinical governance, and the professional development of our nursing team.
The successful candidate will provide visible day-to-day leadership to nursing staff and nursing assistants, oversee the delivery of specialist renal care, and ensure resources within the unit are managed effectively. Working collaboratively with colleagues across disciplines, you will lead initiatives that improve patient outcomes, enhance service efficiency, and maintain the highest standards of care.
We are seeking an experienced senior renal nurse who is confident, approachable and committed to hands-on clinical practice. You will act as a positive role model for the wider team and be able to demonstrate ongoing professional and personal development. Excellent communication, leadership and people-management skills are essential, alongside a clear commitment to supporting colleagues and delivering compassionate, patient-centred care.
This exciting role will also contribute to admission avoidance for our service users and provide an important platform for innovation and quality improvement across the renal service.
We welcome applications from suitably experienced candidates who are passionate about renal nursing and ready to take the next step in their leadership career.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership & Practice
- Lead safe, evidence-based dialysis care; ensure compliance with NMC, UKKA, infection control, and emergency standards
- Act as renal expert; assure patient safety, review complex care, and govern incidents & ris
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, motivate, and support the dialysis team; foster accountability, teamwork, wellbeing, and improvement
- Provide supervision, mentorship, and CPD; role-model professional standard
Operational & Resource Management
- Manage staffing, rotas, skill mix, equipment, and budgets for safe, efficient service delivery
- Oversee daily operations, capacity, patient flow, and health & safety compliance
Quality, Governance & Collaboration
-
Lead audit, clinical governance, QI, and renal KPI monitoring; drive patient experience & outcomes
-
Work closely with nephrologists & MDT; manage feedback/complaints & support CQC readiness
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Details
Date posted
05 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
391-RFL-8291850
Job locations
Mary Rankin Dialysis unit
St Pancras Way
London
NW1 0PE
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse (Adult)
- First degree /or equivalent knowledge and skill
- Post registration qualification relevant to specialty (renal course or equivalent)
- Recognized teaching or mentorship qualifications
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards
- Evidence of management and leadership development
- Advanced assessment skills or working towards
- Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of renal nursing with a minimum of 3 years at Band 7 in a dialysis unit or renal ward and /or current experience at Band 8a
- Current experience of line management of staff
- Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally.
- Evidence of leading a change management initiative which improved Patient care.
- Proven experience of managing budgetary resources
- Evidence of managing Employment relation issues
- Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class values.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise and Knowledge
- Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in nursing
- Experience of managing and sustaining change
- Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
- Evidence of clinical standard setting and audit within renal services
- Evidence of understanding professional issues in nursing
- Skilled in staff selection and development
- Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
- Highly effective communication and relationship skills
- Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centered care
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and PowerPoint
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential
- Evidence of recent personal development activity
- Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Highly professional role model
- Able to work under pressure.
- To be flexible and approachable
Person Specification
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse (Adult)
- First degree /or equivalent knowledge and skill
- Post registration qualification relevant to specialty (renal course or equivalent)
- Recognized teaching or mentorship qualifications
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards
- Evidence of management and leadership development
- Advanced assessment skills or working towards
- Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of renal nursing with a minimum of 3 years at Band 7 in a dialysis unit or renal ward and /or current experience at Band 8a
- Current experience of line management of staff
- Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally.
- Evidence of leading a change management initiative which improved Patient care.
- Proven experience of managing budgetary resources
- Evidence of managing Employment relation issues
- Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class values.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise and Knowledge
- Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in nursing
- Experience of managing and sustaining change
- Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
- Evidence of clinical standard setting and audit within renal services
- Evidence of understanding professional issues in nursing
- Skilled in staff selection and development
- Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
- Highly effective communication and relationship skills
- Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centered care
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and PowerPoint
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential
- Evidence of recent personal development activity
- Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Highly professional role model
- Able to work under pressure.
- To be flexible and approachable
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mary Rankin Dialysis unit
St Pancras Way
London
NW1 0PE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mary Rankin Dialysis unit
St Pancras Way
London
NW1 0PE
United Kingdom