Band 5 - Haemodialysis Staff Nurse

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in England seeks a responsible nurse to oversee patient care, ensuring compliance with regulations and managing a team of healthcare assistants. The role requires excellent patient care skills, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and adherence to nursing procedures. This is a great opportunity for those looking to work in a supportive and diverse healthcare environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next-level training

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the UK or meet visa sponsorship criteria.
• Experience in patient care and nursing practices.
• Ability to manage a team of healthcare assistants.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with multidisciplinary team and service users.
• Manage day-to-day ward operations in absence of senior staff.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training for healthcare assistants.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Nursing procedures

Compliance with regulations

Effective communication

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Liaise appropriately with key members of the multidisciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.
• Be responsible for all aspects of patient care including assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with supervision from senior staff.
• Support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.
• In the absence of the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse be responsible for day‑to‑day ward management.
• Manage a group of Health Care Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibilities appropriately.
• Ensure compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Health Care Assistants.
• Ensure a positively focused service incorporating patients' feedback to maintain and improve patient care.
• Act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice, maintain professional behaviour and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in line with World Class Care values.
• Be responsible for unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence‑based care.
• Undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff within own management responsibility.
• Contribute to the development of evidence‑based guidelines/policies relating to the specialty.
• Ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation.
• Collect data and provide essential information in a timely and accurate manner when requested for audits or monitoring CQC standards.

Eligibility and Application Process

• Must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom or meet criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates requiring visa sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Before applying, ensure that both you and the role meet the eligibility requirements under the UKVI points‑based system to avoid disappointment.
• If offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, identity and right‑to‑work documentation will be verified remotely using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details, securely stored to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if the post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
• By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant‑management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or NHS.net e‑mails and will never ask you for any payments.
• For further support on submitting an application please refer to the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit: https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1

About the Trust

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation offers an unprecedented opportunity to continue pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research. 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, promoting good relations and understanding between our staff.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward‑thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next‑level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.