Band 5 Staff Nurse - Renal Haemodialysis

Job summary

Here at The Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our team.

As an Staff Nurse, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of safe, effective and high quality care to patients who require haemodialysis.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country.

Main duties of the job

o The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multidisciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.

o To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with supervision from senior staff.

o To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.

o In the absence of the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ward.

o To manage a group of Health Care Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility as appropriate.

o To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Health Care Assistants.

o To ensure a positive focussed service incorporating patients' feedback to maintain and improve patient care.

o To act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.

About us

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.