Staff Nurse - Renal Dialysis

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity for a band 5 nurse to join a dynamic, motivated team of renal nurses who deliver a high standard of specialist outpatient care.

You will be working in a friendly and supportive environment providing comprehensive care and support to dialysis‑dependent patients on our Dialysis outreach team that runs 7:00‑19:30 Monday to Saturday, plus 12‑18 on Sundays.

• Set up dialysis machine according to patient prescription
• Band 5 nurses will assess patients before dialysis
• Calculate and set dialysis prescription on the dialysis machine
• Use ANTT technique as per Trust protocol
• Access vascular access and commence dialysis treatment
• Deliver prescribed IV medication via dialysis machine
• Monitor patients during treatment
• Troubleshoot any alarms during treatment
• Discontinue and disconnect patient at end of dialysis
• Document treatment on Cyber
  
  REN and other Trust systems
• Clean dialysis area as per Trust protocol
• Prioritise patients based on clinical urgency.
• Support early discharge by ensuring outpatient dialysis is appropriately arranged.
• Contribute to reducing inpatient stay length of stay through proactive renal management.
• Maintain clear communication between renal unit, ward staff, bed managers and nephrology team.
• Liaise with members of the MDT, including nephrologist, pharmacists, dieticians, VA specialist nurses.

Essential Criteria

• Supportive of colleagues
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Committed to high standards of patient care
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Maintain both personal and professional development
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable

Skills

• Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to problem solve
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Criteria

• Basic IT skills, including e‑mail and word processing

Knowledge

• Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance
• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations

Experience

• Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse

Desirable Experience

• Experience with in relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
• Evidence of working with learner

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)

Desirable Qualifications

• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training
• Post registration qualification in relevant specialty

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the  website –

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.