Band 6
Main area
Renal
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 per week incl Weekends and public holidays)
Job ref
RB-UB
Site
Epsom Satellite Dialysis Unit
Town
Epsom
Salary
£44,485 - £52,521 Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/10/2025 23:59
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
Band 6 - Staff Nurse for Renal (Epsom Unit)
We are looking for a highly motivated Staff Nurse to join our nursing team. You would have experience of, or an interest in renal care as well as being able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
The South West Thames Renal Unit, Epsom Satellite unit has 20 stations which facilitate dialysis for St Helier University Trust Hospitals. The unit is open Monday to Saturday from 0630 to 1830 hours. The unit is shut on Sunday. This is a great opportunity to develop your dialysis and management skills.
The unit at Epsom Dialysis Unit is a nurse led unit and the team have a wide range of experiences and skills. Many have worked in clinical settings other than renal so have a great wealth of knowledge which we find enriches our practice. We strive to deliver care to our patients while at all times upholding the trusts' key value of respect. We have developed close working relationships with all members of the teams in the Renal unit at St Helier hospital. We have also developed effective cross-unit relationships with our colleagues across many of the other satellite units as well as departments within the main hospital. We are a friendly team who prides itself on delivering kind and compassionate evidence based care. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you into the team.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of Sister/Charge Nurse you will be accountable for the total provision, organisation and direction of the nursing care for the patient under your care.
You will assess, plan and implement specialised packages of nursing of care to patients as the named nurse.
You will ensure that care is patient-focused and that patient dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.
You will act under direction of the registered nurse in charge of the nursing team in setting standards and expectations in the quality of care. Take an active role in maintaining effective communication with all disciplines, patients and relatives.
You will represent patients at multi-disciplinary meetings ensuring that their needs are assertively presented. For example handover, discharge planning, attending case conferences, team referrals such as OT, physio, pain team, tissue viability, renal access and dietician
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and north-east Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Haemodialysis Nurse post.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
* Registered General Nurse
Desirable criteria
* Diploma or degree
* Competence in additional technical skills (e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, dialysis)
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous Acute Healthcare experience, ward-based or in haemodialysis unit
* Evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience in Renal Nursing
* Haemodialysis Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent written & verbal communication skills
* Excellent general nursing skills
Desirable criteria
* Computer skills
* Counselling skills
* Presentation and teaching skills
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 notaccept 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.
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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.