Band 5 Staff Nurse

You will work within the Haemodialysis Unit delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients with chronic and acute renal failure. The role requires you to work autonomously within your scope of practice while contributing effectively to the multidisciplinary renal team, ensuring safe, compassionate and person-centred care in line with NHS values and Trust policies. You will:

• Deliver safe, effective haemodialysis treatments in accordance with unit protocols, national standards and NMC Code
• Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Prepare, operate, monitor and troubleshoot haemodialysis machines and equipment
• Cannulate arteriovenous fistulas and grafts competently (or work towards competency as part of structured training)
• Monitor patients throughout dialysis, recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or dialysis-related complications
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed and within professional scope of practice
• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential nursing documentation and electronic records
• Provide patient education and emotional support to promote understanding of dialysis treatment and long-term condition management
• Act as an advocate for patients, ensuring dignity, privacy and respect at all times
• Escalate clinical concerns appropriately and participate in emergency and resuscitation procedures
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development

An exciting opportunity has arisen for qualified nurses to join our innovative and dynamic Renal Team, based at Castle Vale Renal Unit. This role offers an excellent opportunity for nurses wishing to develop their career within a haemodialysis setting.

Castle Vale Renal Unit is one of the Trust's nurse-led satellite dialysis units, providing outpatient haemodialysis within a modern Business Park setting. The unit currently operates 36 dialysis stations, delivering care six days per week across three shift patterns. Participation in the emergency out-of-hours on-call haemodialysis service is a requirement of this role.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long-term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.