Renal Nurse

Job summary

Ward 124 are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our Renal Team, this includes newly qualified nurses.

You will be supported in developing into an experienced renal nurse including the care of renal transplant patients, chronic kidney disease patients, acute kidney injury and dialysis patients.

You will be given dedicated time to gain competency in both forms of dialysis (haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) within the first year of working on Ward 124.

Main duties of the job

Acute nursing care for unwell patients

Monitoring a patients vital observations in a timely manner

Ability to escalate any concerns

Medication administration

Accurate documentation recording

Accountability

Prioritising workload

Gold standard of care for each individual patient

Haemodialysis competency

Peritoneal dialysis competency

Gain knowledge of renal patients and their needs

Venepuncture/ Cannulation

Adhering to the infection prevention policy

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a band 5 registered nurse.

This will also include haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis training which is a mandatory requirement.

Person specification

Registered nurse application

Essential

• NMC
• Communication skills
• Effective team working

Desirable

• Assessors training
• Experience within renal

Registered nurse

Essential

• Experiance
• communication skills
• Effective team working

Desirable

• Knowledge within renal