About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for aRegistered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Strathmore Renal Unit was opened in 2025 as an extension of the services provided by the Renal Department enabling renal patients living in Hertfordshire to have their treatment closer to their hometown.
The Strathmore Renal Unit is providing an environment with state-of-the-art IT systems and equipment. Post holders will be trained in the delivery of high-quality patient care in a dialysis setting.
We have a dedicated education team to support you with your professional development. You can take part in masterclasses, e-learning modules, action learning and clinical competency assessments.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect,andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the care of patients undergoing dialysis, assessing individual patient care needs.
Develop, implement and evaluate plans of care for a group of patients dialyzing at an in-centre or at our satellite units in accordance with agreed policies and professional guidelines.
In the absence of senior staff, taking responsibility for the delegation and supervision of appropriate work to other qualified staff, healthcare support workers and students. To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and participate in the haemodialysis on-call rota.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS 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 informationregardingthis role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training and ongoing learning Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable
Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
Previous Experience Essential
Experience as qualified hemodialysis nurse Experience of mentoring junior/unqualified staff
Skills Essential
Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work within multi-disciplinary team Good self-awareness of professional limitation within NMC Code of Conduct Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills Computer literacy
Desirable
Venipuncture and cannulation
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
Desirable
Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)
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 Lister Hospital
Corey's Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)