Staff Nurse - Renal (Dialysis unit)

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

HAEMODIALYSIS STAFF NURSE - BAND 5

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 position to support the newly built Croydon Haemodialysis Unit (CHU)
The new satellite dialysis unit is based at Croydon University Hospital but is managed by the Renal Unit at St Helier Hospital in partnership with Renal Services UK.
The St Helier Renal Unit has been offering renal replacement therapy for over 50 years as a tertiary renal referral centre. The unit is one of the 5 largest in England.
The new Croydon Haemodialysis Unit consists of 28 dialysis stations and can accommodate a capacity of 130 patients to start with.
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Renal Nurse with excellent dialysis and leadership experience.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Demonstrated interest in Renal Nursing
• Supportive to colleagues Demonstrated willingness to learn
  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. We do not accept 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.

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.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Healthcare Assistant Role.