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
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
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
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- BSC/MSC
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
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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