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
1. Registered General Nurse
Desirable criteria
2. Diploma or degree
3. Competence in additional technical skills (e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, dialysis)
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Previous Acute Healthcare experience, ward-based or in haemodialysis unit
5. Evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
6. Previous experience in Renal Nursing
7. Haemodialysis Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
8. Excellent written & verbal communication skills
9. Excellent general nursing skills
Desirable criteria
10. Computer skills
11. Counselling skills
12. Presentation and teaching skills
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
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Your application
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References
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Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
NameAngela ShearerJob titleClinical Matron-Epsom & Kingston Dialysis UnitsEmail addressTelephone number07768801753