Registered Nurse - Renal Unit

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We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse Chiltern Kidney Centre who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This treatment facility opened in October 2021 enabling renal patients living in and around this area to have their treatment in their hometown. You will be joining with an experienced renal team who has extensive experience in developing workforce to manage Renal units. The post will be based in Houghton Regis but managed by the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Spanning over three decades, our experience in dialysis, innovative research and treatment concepts has earned us national and international recognition.
Previous experience is dialysis is not required for the post. The Chiltern Kidney Centre unit is providing an environment with state-of-the-art IT systems and equipment and plenty parking facilities. You will be trained in the delivery of high-quality patient care in a dialysis setting. 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, Bedford, Harlow (PAH) and Chiltern Kidney Centre.
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 In this role you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team in renal. Renal Team will be providing the clinical management of patients requiring dialysis around Luton.
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.
Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, nursing colleagues, the Multidisciplinary Team and all other relevant personnel.
Participate as a member of the nursing team to provide a high standard of research-based care, support the team of staff working in the area to deliver a quality service and support the Sisters / Charge Nurses and Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in the training and development of junior staff.
About us At East and North Hertfordshire 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 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 responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification Qualifications / Training First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level. Willingness to successfully complete clinical post-registration education to include a recognised renal course and mentorship qualification. Commitment to lifelong learning. Relevant post-registration recognised renal course. Recognised mentorship qualification. Evidence of ongoing professional development. Other requirements Motivated to take on increasing responsibilities within sphere of practice. Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff. Previous Experience Previous experience of working in a ward or care environment. Currently working in a renal setting or acute ward environment. Experience of supporting students and/or Clinical Support Workers. Knowledge Awareness of current developments in pre and post registration nursing. Understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues. Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives / innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety. Computer literate - relevant to renal department. Understanding of expenditure and budget management. Skills Ability to communicate effectively - excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrates a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department. Ability to use negotiating skills in a positive manner to influence change within the department. Ability to liaise and work with the multidisciplinary team, making recommendations to enhance the smooth running and management of the unit. Representing Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence. Understanding of scheduling and capacity. Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet department expectations. 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.
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