Job summary
- Main area
- Renal
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- One permanent post and one fixed term Contract for one year
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Early shift and Late shifts, Monday to Sunday. Oncall Duties from 2300 to 0730)
- Job ref
- 343-6367351-RB-SK
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Band 5 Acute Haemodialysis Nurse
Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
ONE PERMANENT BAND 5 STAFF NURSE AND ONE FIXED TERM STAFF NURSE FOR ONE YEAR.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Acute HD Staff Nurse to work at St Helier Hospital Renal Unit covering 44 beds and patients in ITU requiring HD . This is a demanding role requiring commitment, enthusiasm and a desire for self-development. Previous experience in HD is desirable.
We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, dynamic & well organized nurse to join our friendly team.
This role has technical and caring aspects and you will be involved in reviewing patient’s blood results, preparing and programming dialysis machines and related equipment whilst caring for and assessing patients who are undergoing acute and chronic haemodialysis.
You will be given on opportunity to learn and train Plasma Exchange as we provide this service in the Renal Unit.
Main duties of the job
Staff Nurse - Acute HD
The Staff Nurse will deliver high quality nursing care to patients, as part of a team. The post holder is responsible for their own practice, working within the defined limits of competence and within the scope of the role.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a high standard of care to dialysis patients as well as ensuring an excellent learning environment for patient and staff.
With the support of the Clinical Matron and Lead Clinicians, he/ she will need to provide holistic care to renal dialysis patients and comply with specific infection and dialysis guidelines.
The post holder must have excellent interpersonal skills and have the capacity to work autonomously as a clinical expert. He/she will preferably need to have renal nursing experience, or have a keen interest to be trained in dialysis care. He/she must also be self-motivated and have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Working for our organisation
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Healthcare experience
- Evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in haemodialysis
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Excellent general nursing skills
- Organisational and priority setting skills
Desirable criteria
- Competency in medication administration including IV drug administration or willingness and ability to undergo training
Qualification and training
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- Awareness of current nursing issues
- Awareness of current NHS issues
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Grace Dorin
- Job title
- Acute HD Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082963530
- Additional information
Informal visits are welcome, please contact Grace Dorin via email.
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