Job summary
- Main area
- Haemodialysis
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1676
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Would you like to develop skills in renal nursing, caring for patients who have kidney failure?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Brent Renal Centre for a Staff Nurse to join our team.
Brent Renal Centre provides care for 130 patients requiring maintenance haemodialysis. We have 27 stations and run three shifts, with opening times between 07:00 – Midnight, Mon – Saturday. You will be working a mixture of long and short days.
Ideally you will have 6 months NHS experience in an acute setting, though we will consider newly qualified.
This is a significant opportunity for you to join our established, experienced team. Our unit provides evidence-based care and we participate in research initiatives. You will benefit from both in-house training and the potential to undertake the renal course.
This role requires technical ability as well as sound nursing skills. Haemodialysis experience is not essential but would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision including inpatient wards and units as required.
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care.
- Band 5 Nurses in possession of the renal course will have the ability to be in charge of a shift in the absence of band 8 or 7.
- Organise one’s own work load ensuring most effective use of time.
- Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
- Assist in the teaching and development of nursing assistants and students helping them to achieve their learning outcomes.
- To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence based practice.
- Develop new skills and knowledge pertaining to the speciality as advised by the senior.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum 6 months experience in medical ward or acute care setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in haemodialysis
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Willingness to develop teaching skills
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to learn new technical skills
- Ability to develop own clinical skills
- Competency in medication administration including IV drug administration or willingness and ability to undergo training
- Basic IT skills
- Awareness of current developments in nursing
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Have an interest in professional development
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
- Name
- Lian Liu
- Job title
- Head Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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