Job overview

Haemodialysis Nursing Associate –Band 4

Provide optimum quality of care to patients, offering support to the multi-professional team, will take responsibility for an identified area on regular shift.

Administer medications in alignment with NMC standards of proficiency and Trust policy and procedure.

The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of Care Benchmarking activities and Trust specific CQUINS targets and participate in audits

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 position to support the newly built Croydon Dialysis Unit.

The new satellite dialysis unit is based at Croydon University Hospital and is managed by the Renal Unit at St Helier Trust in partnership with Renal Services UK. The unit consists of 28 dialysis stations and has a capacity of 144 patients.

The Renal Unit at St Helier NHS trust has been offering renal replacement therapy for 50 years as a tertiary renal referral Centre; and is one of the largest in England. 

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Nursing Associate with excellent dialysis skill and experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a high standard of care to dialysis patients as well as ensuring an excellent learning environment for patient and staff. With the support of the Clinical Matron and Manager, the new staff will need to provide holistic care to renal dialysis patients and ensure compliance with specific infection and dialysis guidelines.

The post holder must have excellent interpersonal skills and have basic dialysis experience. He/she must also be self-motivated and have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about theNursing Associaterole at Epsom and St Helier.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Foundation Degree in Nursing. GCSE/Functional skills in English & Maths level 2 Trained Nursing Associate Registered with the NMC. Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Has an understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate. Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional. Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation.

Desirable criteria

Professional Portfolio.

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. Wedo notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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

NameHafeez AumeerJob titleRenal MatronEmail addressTelephone number