Registered Nurse Renal Intervention and Treatment Area

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting a Registered Nurse for the Renal Intervention and Treatment Area (RITA) in Stevenage. The post is full time (37.5 hours) with permanent contract and NHS AfC Band 5 salary.

The role involves delivering high-quality renal outpatient care within a dedicated team, adhering to NMC codes, and participating in on-call and shift rotations. Flexible working options are available where possible.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC register (Part 1/2/12).
• Commitment to lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
• Evidence of updating personal professional portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care from admission to discharge with patient/family involvement.
• Maintain high standards of nursing care aligned with NMC code and trust policies.
• Collaborate with MDT to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Participate in day/evening/night/shifts and public holidays according to service needs.
• Participate in on-call rotation for out-of-hours support.
• Assist in procedures such as renal biopsy, tunneled line insertion, and PD catheter insertion.
• Undertake iron clinics and non-oncology chemo clinics.
• Manage vascular access care including cannulation and venepuncture.

Skills

Venipuncture and cannulation

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

NMC Code knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse on NMC Part 1/2/12

Lifelong learning commitment

Continuous professional development

Portfolio maintenance

Mentorship qualification

Specialist qualification evidence

Job description

Registered Nurse Renal Intervention and Treatment Area

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Renal Acute team / RITA Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 361-UPL-8367928

Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse Renal Intervention and Treatment Area who share s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Registered Nurse post is a vital and valued role to support in providing high-quality, compassionate nursing care to patient/clients and their families/carers.

Based in a clinical setting they work closely with the department / ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development within the ward or unit setting.

You will be working in the Renal Intervention and Treatment Area (RITA) as part of a small but experienced team providing outpatient care to a broad base of patients

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include , Respect , and Improve . We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients from admission (or before) to discharge, with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers.

To ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and assists in the review and regular update of these standards in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and trust polices.

Participate within a team of nurses and support workers in providing continuity of patient care, ensuring patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met.

Where required and dependent on the needs of the service, participate in internal shift rotations to cover services during the day, evening, at night, over weekends and on general public holidays.

To participate in the departmental on-call rotation, if required, to support an out-of-hours service.

To assist in procedures such as renal biopsy, tunnelled line insertion, PD catheter insertion'

Undertake iron clinics, non oncology chemo clinics

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with vascular access issues be perficient in cannulation and venepunture

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role .

Person specification

Previous Experience

• Worked within renal department/ward
• Has experience in dialysis or CAPD
• Worked within a ward environment

Qualifications / Training

• Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
• Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
• Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

Skills

• Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Good self-awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
• Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills
• Venipuncture and cannulation

Knowledge

• Infection control strategies
• Knowledge of renal conditions and their nursing management
• Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for Patients, staff and visitors

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
• Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
• Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)

When you apply...

Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts. This means even if you have the right to work currently but will require a new sponsorship to work for our Trust your application will not be considered.

Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us.

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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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.