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Registered Nurse - Basingstoke Dialysis Unit

B. Braun Medical Ltd

Basingstoke

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GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading medical company in Basingstoke is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Dialysis Unit. The role involves providing quality nursing care to patients undergoing dialysis while being part of an innovative team. Candidates must hold an RGN qualification and have a passion for patient care. This full-time role offers a supportive environment for career development, with various benefits including annual leave and professional training opportunities.

Benefits

Annual leave of 35 days

NMC registration paid

Company pension scheme

Paid leave for volunteering

Enhanced family-friendly payments

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

Registered General Nurse qualifications must be maintained.
Experience in renal care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality holistic nursing care.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary team for patient care.
Mentor and empower other staff members.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Clinical skills

Education

RGN with current NMC registration

Renal Course Certification

Registered Nurse - Basingstoke Dialysis Unit

Bringing our expertise as a reliable partner and advocate for our patients through every single step of their dialysis journey is very important to us. By sharing our experience with you, we can offer you the opportunity to become a valued member of our compassionate and innovative team, helping us to improve the quality of life for our patients.

Basingstoke Dialysis Unit is a dynamic 20 station unit providing haemodialysis treatment for 80 patients in partnership with the NHS Trust. The unit operates safe staffing with a protected 4:1 patient to nurse ratio.

You will be fully supported and provided with excellent training and development which will enable you to provide safe, high quality, holistic nursing care to patients undergoing dialysis treatment. We welcome applications from registered general nurses from various backgrounds as well as newly qualified nurses.

Join B.Braun in celebrating diversity! We're committed to an inclusive recruitment process, offering reasonable adjustments for all candidates. From accessible interview rooms to flexible times, we're here to support you. Email us at recruiting.bbmuk@bbraun.com for assistance. Whether you need additional accommodations or have specific requirements, simply reach out - we're here to understand your needs and provide necessary assistance throughout the recruitment process and beyond. At B. Braun, where everyone, everywhere matters.

Main duties of the job

To develop and expand theoretical knowledge and practical skills involved in the care of a dialysis patient

To demonstrate competent and efficient patient assessment care needs, coordinating with the unit link role resources and multidisciplinary team, to ensure patients receive their optimum care

To demonstrate a proactive mentorship approach to the team, acting as a resource in the unit team, empowering patients, qualified nurses, ancillary staff and student nurses to share knowledge and skills.

Hours of work:

Full time role working 37.5 hours per week

3 x 11.5 hour shifts per week plus an additional top up shift every month

Long Day = 07:00 -18:30

Monday to Saturday on a rota'd shift system

No Sunday working

No night shifts

We expect staff to work flexibly and work shifts depending on the need of the business

Please note, salary will be dependent on previous dialysis experience or experience working in acute care.

*Please note, job titles advertised might differ from those offered due to the need for broader appeal in adverts. Upon employment, titles might be adjusted to reflect specific roles and align with internal structures.

About us

In return we will provide the following benefits:

Annual leave 35 days (inclusive of 8 days Bank Holiday)
Enhancements payable for unsocial hours
NMC Registration paid for
Company Pension scheme - employer contribution match up to 7%
Free onsite parking
Paid leave for up to 1 day volunteering time
Christmas Day and New Years Day off
Training and validation support
Life assurance 3 x annual salary
Occupational Sick Pay
Enhanced family friendly payments
Recognition and long service awards
Employee Referral Scheme
Free Uniform
Fruit basket provided once a month
Health and wellbeing activities
Group income protection
Learning and development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme - Confidential Employee Assistance Helpline with qualified counsellors 24/7
Access to our benefits app with fantastic discounts from hundreds of retailers and instant access to your digital payslip

Optional benefits:

Westfield Health Cash Plan
Blue Light Card
Discounted gym membership
Cycle to work scheme
Access to The Company Shop
Costco wholesale membership
WSL 40% off Will writing service

Job responsibilities

As an Avitum employee, you will demonstrate a commitment to abide by the Avitum UK Commitments and Guiding Principles and strive to perform according to these standards at all times.

B Braun Avitum UK as an Organisation and its staff are responsible for the protection of themselves and others, within their care, against all infection risks. All staff, both non clinical and clinical, are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any concerns or problems to the B Braun Avitum UK management team. All staff directly undertaking patient care, will complete a mandatory annual Infection Control Training update as provided by B Braun Avitum UK in coordination with their partner NHS Trusts.

To develop and expand theoretical knowledge and practical skills involved in the care of a dialysis patient:

To complete the Avitum induction programme within 3 days of employment start date.
To undertake the Avitum staff development phased programme. This will be successfully completed within an agreed time frame with the Dialysis Unit Manager.
To complete the Avitum annual mandatory training requirements.
To attend Avitum training and study days as scheduled.
To achieve annual performance management objectives and gateway transitions.
Optional enrolment in the access, renal & management courses.

To demonstrate an active and effective clinical practice, providing a safe, high quality care for patients, achieving compliance with established procedures and codes of conduct and practice at all times, recognising and accepting individual skill and knowledge limitations and reporting when medical intervention is necessary:

To demonstrate commitment to self-development, updating staff development training file.
To provide evidence of postregistration education practice as per Nursing & Midwifery Council requirements to maintain an active registration.
To liaise with Dialysis Unit Manager, unit trainer, mentor and Training & Development Manager to establish appropriate annual performance management objectives.

To demonstrate competent and efficient patient assessment care needs, coordinating with the unit link role resources and multidisciplinary team, to ensure patients receive their optimum care:

To undertake a competent and accurate clinical pre & post dialysis assessment.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate development of patient care plans.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate implementation and evaluation of patient care.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate monthly review of patient clinical data, providing evidence of urea kinetic monitoring and evaluation care to optimise clinical standard achievement.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate monthly review of the patient dialysis prescription, providing evidence of evaluation care to optimise clinical standard achievement.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate review of the patient coagulation management, with activated clotting time monitoring, providing evidence of evaluation care to optimise clinical standard achievement.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate review of the patient anaemia management, providing evidence of evaluation care to optimise clinical standard achievement.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate review of the patient bone disease profile, providing evidence of evaluation care to optimise clinical standard achievement.
To demonstrate a competent and accurate infection control review of the patient and patients access, providing evidence of evaluation care to optimise clinical standard achievement.
To demonstrate accurate and compliant patient assessment documentation.

To demonstrate accurate and competent evidence of the holistic dialysis care provided as a named nurse. To maintain an in-depth knowledge of the patient’s physical, psychological and social state, promoting the patient’s interests as a nurse advocate:

To maintain an awareness of all developments in the patient’s clinical timeline e.g. outpatient appointments, referrals, investigations, multidisciplinary team etc.
To interact with the patient in the planning of their care to optimise empowerment and independence.
To perform documented holistic assessments of the patient at least every 3 months.
To identify problems and potential problems in conjunction with the patient, providing support in developing plans to address any issues.
To competently select the appropriate care pathway for identified problems.
To monitor access management 3 monthly and review results.
To monitor activated clotting time ranges 3 monthly and review anticoagulation.
To seek to interact with the patient’s family in their care, as per patient consent.
To maintain the patient’s documentation in a compliant and legible order.
To manage the monitoring of the patient’s Hepatitis and HIV status as per policy.
To complete, competently and accurately, the patient manual handling assessments as per policy.

To demonstrate a proactive motivation, competence and efficiency in the management of the unit on a daily basis, as per development performance management objectives, to ensure consistency, compliance and organisation are optimised on each shift:

To demonstrate a commitment to take charge of a unit shift as agreed with Dialysis Unit Manager.
To demonstrate a commitment to acquiring the knowledge & skills required to achieve this, coordinating with your mentor and Dialysis Unit Manager.
To demonstrate initiative in shift coordination in the absence of the Senior Dialysis Nurse.
To develop initiative and skill in the compilation of the unit rota schedule.

To promote and maintain professional relationships with both patients and Trust staff to enhance the business excellence and partnership with B Braun Avitum UK Ltd.

To work within the Avitum Policies and Procedures and adhere to the Quality Manual and Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Aptitude for acquiring clinical skill techniques
To be able to demonstrate empathy and sympathy
To demonstrate a willingness to learn
Self‑motivated
To maintain professional and educational development in accordance with Revalidation and NMC registration
Good organisational skills
Good team working skills
Professional
Reliable
Adaptable
Punctual
To undertake a satisfactory DBS check

Qualifications

RGN with current NMC registration
Renal Course Certification

Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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