Lead Therapy Specialist Nurse – Critical Care

At Fresenius Medical Care, we’re dedicated to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease through innovative, high-quality products and treatments. Our vision “Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.” guides everything we do. With over 125,000 people working across 3,700 dialysis centres and 39 manufacturing sites worldwide, we provide direct patient care through our Care Delivery network, develop and supply medical products, therapies, digital solutions via Care Enablement, and accelerate transformation through our FME Reignite strategy. Our values drive us: We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities. We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together. And we Commit to doing things the right way, growing with purpose, and leading kidney care with innovation and compassion.

As the global leader in kidney care, we provide products, services and therapies that support patients across a range of healthcare settings. Through innovation, clinical expertise and strong partnerships with healthcare professionals, we are committed to improving patient outcomes and raising standards of care.

Everything we do is underpinned by our values:

We Care - putting patients, customers and colleagues at the heart of every decision.

We Commit - taking ownership, delivering on our promises and striving for excellence in everything we do.

We Connect - building trusted partnerships, collaborating across teams and working together to achieve better outcomes.

Within our Care Enablement function, our Therapy Specialist Nurses play a vital role in supporting healthcare professionals through education, clinical leadership and service development. We are now seeking an experienced and inspiring leader to lead our Critical Care Therapy Specialist Nurse team across the UK & Ireland.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Nursing, you will provide leadership, direction and support to a team of Therapy Specialist Nurses delivering clinical expertise, education and customer support across our Critical Care portfolio.

This is a strategic leadership role combining people management, clinical excellence and business partnership. Working closely with leaders across Clinical, Commercial and Product Management, you will help shape strategy, drive clinical excellence, support business growth and ensure the successful delivery of customer-focused solutions across the Critical Care portfolio.

You will act as a trusted clinical leader, developing both your team and customer relationships while helping shape the future direction of our Critical Care business.

Location: Field based, UK & Ireland

Reporting to: Head of Nursing, Care Enablement UK & Ireland

Travel: Regular travel across the UK & Ireland with occasional international travel

This role is full time, 37.5hrs a week, working variable hours, Monday to Friday.

This is a field-based role where extensive travel will be required; therefore, you must hold a valid, full UK driving licence. Our head office is based in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and inspire a team of Therapy Specialist Nurses across the UK & Ireland.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and performance management to support individual and team success.
• Act as the senior clinical lead for Critical Care therapies within Care Enablement.
• Support complex customer implementations, evaluations and service improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Critical Care clinicians, nursing leaders and Key Opinion Leaders.
• Partner with Sales, Product Management, Medical Affairs and Technical Operations teams to achieve shared business objectives.
• Support the delivery of clinical education and training programmes for healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to tender responses, strategic account development and business planning activities.
• Promote evidence-based practice and support clinical research, publications and educational initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with NMC requirements, company policies and regulatory standards.

We're looking for a credible nursing leader with a passion for developing people and advancing clinical excellence.

About You, you will:

• Be a registered nurse with current NMC/NMBI registration.
• Have significant Critical Care nursing experience.
• Have demonstrable leadership and people management experience.
• Have experience delivering education and training to healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrate strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Have the skills necessary to work collaboratively across clinical, commercial and operational teams.
• Full, UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland with occasional international travel.

What You'll Bring:

• A passion for leadership and team development.
• Strong clinical credibility within Critical Care.
• Strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• The ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• A commitment to improving patient outcomes through education, innovation and partnership.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a market-leading organisation and play a key role in shaping the future of Critical Care within Fresenius Medical Care. You'll have the opportunity to lead a talented team, influence national strategy and make a meaningful impact on patient care across the UK & Ireland.

Our Offer For You:

A competitive salary depending on qualifications and experience, alongside this we offer a wealth of other benefits listed below:

• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Bonus scheme – Based on completion of KPI’s and yearly objectives
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days bank holiday) increasing with service
• Company paid health cash plan
• Continuous professional development and support with NMC revalidation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long Service Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light card – providing thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street

Lead Therapy Specialist Nurse posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure

Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunities employer