Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
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 14,000 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
We are looking for a motivated and dedicated staff nurse to join our established and friendly nurse led team at the Hayes Renal Satellite Unit.
Hayes Renal Unit is a purpose built, haemodialysis unit with 24 stations, based in a tree lined street opposite the Beck Theatre in Hayes. There is free car parking available for staff.
We are open from 07.00hrs until 23.30hrs 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday). We work a variety of shifts including long and short day shifts and long and short twilight shifts. The successful candidate is, therefore, expected to be flexible and able to work all shift patterns to accommodate the service needs.
You do not need to have haemodialysis experience as we offer on-site training .We are part of Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust and staff have access to all the training facilities they offer, this includes the renal course.
Short listed candidates will be informed of the interview time by email – candidates are strongly advised to check their email regularly. Informal visit highly recommended.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all haemodialysis patients
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
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.
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
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable criteria
- Have an interest in professional development
EDUCATION
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- BSC/MSC
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
- Cherry Manilay
- Job title
- Head Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 383 9801
- Additional information
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