Job summary
- Main area
- Renal
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed term until December 2025)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-6723KCH
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Marlowe Ward, Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Registered Nurse - Renal Marlowe Ward
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person to join our team on Marlowe. We have a full time, Fixed term (maternity cover)Band 5, Staff Nurse vacancy covering days, nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
Our shifts are long days (07:30-20:00), Nights (19:30-08:00),
Early (07:30-15:30) and Late (12:30-20:00)
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role include;
- Acting as the identified nurse for a group of patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care.
- Providing personal care to patients including pressure sore prevention, toileting and catheter care.
- Taking and electronically recording patient’s vital signs and blood glucose and acting upon the results.
- Carrying out and documenting patient risk assessments and implementing measure to reduce risk and keep patients safe.
- Administering medications via various routes.
- Supporting and supervising junior members of staff in giving high standards of care.
- Liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
- Participating in planning timely and safe discharges.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an Acute Trust
- Delivery of evidence-based practice
- Delivery of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Renal experience
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of on-going personal + professional development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Able to complete patient risk assessments
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Wound/ pressure ulcer care
Desirable criteria
- Peritoneal dialysis haemodialysis
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Maintaining Confidentiality
- Demonstrate Compassion
- Flexible attitude
- Remaining calm under pressure
Governance
Essential criteria
- Awareness of risks to patient safety
- Awareness of incidentreporting procedure
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate learning/ changes in practice from incidents
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deborah Modley
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01227 783100
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