About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Haemodialysis who share/s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be joining an experienced renal team who has extensive experience in developing the workforce to manage renal units. The Renal Team will be providing the clinical management of patients requiring dialysis around the area of Luton.
The East and North Herts Trust (The Lister renal unit) has a proven track record of successfully developing and managing Renal Dialysis Units at Stevenage, St Albans (SACH), Bedford, Chiltern Kidney Centre and Harlow (PAH). Spanning over two decades, our experience in dialysis, innovative research and treatment concepts has earned us national and international recognition.
You will work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team in renal. You will demonstrate a willingness to develop the knowledge and skills required to care for renal patients. This includes the delivery of care to all patients receiving renal replacement therapy in the haemodialysis units, on the nephrology ward and in home therapies.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients on haemodialysis with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers.
Participate in internal shift rotation in order to provide outpatient during Unit opening hours .
Participate within a team of nurse and support workers in providing continuity of patient care.
Assist in maintaining good communication links with the Multidisciplinary Team, Specialist Nurses and allother relevant personnel.
Develop competence and skills required in order to safely use and maintain equipment utilised in themanagement of renal patients.
Develop competence in haemodialysis skills, such as cannulation, evaluation of patient access, and patient fluid assessment.
Undertake on-call haemodialysis provision training when gained the clinical expertise to support this for haemodialysis patients at the Lister Hospital
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse or equivalent with live NMC registration
Desirable
Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
Previous Experience Desirable
Minimum of six months hemodialysis experience as qualified nurse Experience of mentoring junior/unqualified staff
Skills Essential
Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments Ability to prioritise and organize workload Ability to develop own skills and knowledge Demonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend Ability to manage potentially difficult situations Physiological assessment of acutely unwell patient
Desirable
Propose service developments
Knowledge Essential
Awareness of current professional issues Ability to support and mentor learners Patient focused - committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and the relatives/carers
Desirable
Understanding of critical care
Other requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values everyday Include: value the diversity and experience of our community, colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together Respect: create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and re open to listening hearing new ideas and change Improve: committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Chiltern Kidney Centre
Unit 6, Nimbus Park, Houghton Regis
Luton
LU5 5WZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)